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Spring Vacation Program: Rock History!

Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth St, Hartford, CT, United States

Try out different activities during spring break to see how museums discover historic artifacts left in the ground. On Friday, join us as guest archaeologist Bonnie Plourde shows us why stone artifacts rock! Watch as an average stone is transformed into an functional tool, try cutting materials with different sharpened rocks, compare stone tools used thousands of years ago by Native Americans in Connecticut, and make a rock craft to take home.

Spring Vacation Program: Rock History!

Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth St, Hartford, CT, United States

Try out different activities during spring break to see how museums discover historic artifacts left in the ground. On Friday, join us as guest archaeologist Bonnie Plourde shows us why stone artifacts rock! Watch as an average stone is transformed into an functional tool, try cutting materials with different sharpened rocks, compare stone tools used thousands of years ago by Native Americans in Connecticut, and make a rock craft to take home.

The Unexpected History Of American Food

Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth St, Hartford

What’s the weirdest thing you’ve ever eaten? Your answer depends on what you define as “weird”. Culinary historian Sarah Lohman will reveal how fashions and trends affect the way Americans eat, turning yesterday’s “yum” into tomorrow’s “yuck” – or vice versa!

The Unexpected History Of American Food

Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth St, Hartford

What’s the weirdest thing you’ve ever eaten? Your answer depends on what you define as “weird”. Culinary historian Sarah Lohman will reveal how fashions and trends affect the way Americans eat, turning yesterday’s “yum” into tomorrow’s “yuck” – or vice versa!

Behind-the-Scenes Tour: G. Fox & Co., Hartford’s Iconic Department Store

Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth St, Hartford

SOLD OUT! -- G. Fox is gone, but its memory lives on. Come to the CMCH to see our collection of G. Fox memorabilia, store displays, and G. Fox & Co. branded products, from scotch to toilet paper! Visit storage and collection areas not normally open to the public, and learn how the CMCH preserves the stories of Connecticut.

Behind-the-Scenes Tour: G. Fox & Co., Hartford’s Iconic Department Store

Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth St, Hartford

SOLD OUT! -- G. Fox is gone, but its memory lives on. Come to the CMCH to see our collection of G. Fox memorabilia, store displays, and G. Fox & Co. branded products, from scotch to toilet paper! Visit storage and collection areas not normally open to the public, and learn how the CMCH preserves the stories of Connecticut.

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Behind-the-Scenes Tour: G. Fox & Co., Hartford’s Iconic Department Store

Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth St, Hartford

SOLD OUT! -- G. Fox is gone, but its memory lives on. Come to the CMCH to see our collection of G. Fox memorabilia, store displays, and G. Fox & Co. branded products, from scotch to toilet paper! Visit storage and collection areas not normally open to the public, and learn how the CMCH preserves the stories of Connecticut.

Recurring

Behind-the-Scenes Tour: G. Fox & Co., Hartford’s Iconic Department Store

Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth St, Hartford

SOLD OUT! -- G. Fox is gone, but its memory lives on. Come to the CMCH to see our collection of G. Fox memorabilia, store displays, and G. Fox & Co. branded products, from scotch to toilet paper! Visit storage and collection areas not normally open to the public, and learn how the CMCH preserves the stories of Connecticut.

Behind-the-Scenes Tour: G. Fox & Co., Hartford’s Iconic Department Store

Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth St, Hartford

G. Fox is gone, but its memory lives on. Come to the CMCH to see our collection of G. Fox memorabilia, store displays, and G. Fox & Co. branded products, from scotch to toilet paper! Visit storage and collection areas not normally open to the public, and learn how the CMCH preserves the stories of Connecticut.

Behind-the-Scenes Tour: G. Fox & Co., Hartford’s Iconic Department Store

Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth St, Hartford

G. Fox is gone, but its memory lives on. Come to the CMCH to see our collection of G. Fox memorabilia, store displays, and G. Fox & Co. branded products, from scotch to toilet paper! Visit storage and collection areas not normally open to the public, and learn how the CMCH preserves the stories of Connecticut.

Free First Saturday

Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth St, Hartford, CT, United States

Free admission to the museum galleries all day. Please note that free admission does not include the Waterman Research Center.

Free First Saturday

Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth St, Hartford, CT, United States

Free admission to the museum galleries all day. Please note that free admission does not include the Waterman Research Center.