Family Program: Backyard Barbecues
Get ready for summer barbecues! Families will decorate their own chef hats to wear, and decorate a cookbook filled with refreshing, summery recipes from the CMCH collection.
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Short Attention Span Literary Club
VirtualThis month, we discuss “Bullet in the Brain,” by Tobias Wolfe.
Family Adventure Days: Hats off Connecticut!
Did you know that Connecticut was once home to the "Hat City of the World"? By the 1850s hatting was the biggest industry in Danbury, CT! Families will go on...
Lunch and Learn: The Southern New England Apprenticeship Program
VirtualJoin program manager, Philitha Stemplys-Cowdrey, and SNEAP alumni as they discuss the program and the importance of sustaining traditional arts.
Traditions without Borders
Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth Street, Hartford, CT, United StatesJoin us for the first public viewing of the short film, Traditions without Borders/Tradiciones sin Fronteras. This mini-documentary, directed by Boceto Media’s Maricarmen Cajahuaringa, showcases the cultural traditions surrounding The...
Family Adventure Days: Hats off Connecticut!
Did you know that Connecticut was once home to the "Hat City of the World"? By the 1850s hatting was the biggest industry in Danbury, CT! Families will go on...
Journeys 旅途 : Boys of the Chinese Educational Mission Gallery Talk
Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth St, Hartford, CT, United StatesDrop in to learn more about the stories shared in Journeys 旅途 : Boys of the Chinese Educational Mission.
Family Adventure Days: Learning the Landscape
How did people long ago use Connecticut's landscape and all of its natural resources to provide food, water, clothing, shelter, and transportation? Families will look closely at objects made from...
Summer Concert Series: The Undaunted Professor Harp
Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth Street, Hartford, CT, United StatesJoin us for an outdoor concert featuring music from The Undaunted Professor Harp! About the Artist Hugh Holmes, Jr., is a New England-born specialist in Texas-style blues, alternating between harmonica...
Family Adventure Days: Learning the Landscape
How did people long ago use Connecticut's landscape and all of its natural resources to provide food, water, clothing, shelter, and transportation? Families will look closely at objects made from...
Family Adventure Days: Dressing up the Past
Have you ever wondered how clothes were made long ago? Families will practice the many skills needed to make clothing, including "sewing," carding wool, and using drop spindles to make...
Family Adventure Days: Dressing up the Past
Have you ever wondered how clothes were made long ago? Families will practice the many skills needed to make clothing, including "sewing," carding wool, and using drop spindles to make...