Special Concert: Soo-Eun Kwak
CHS welcomes Soo-Eun Kwak, internationally recognized performer of the gayageum, for a special Connecticut performance.
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Family Program: Celebrate West Indian Culture
Discover the traditions behind West Indian Carnival costumes! These costumes, or Mas (short for masquerade), represent an important and beloved art form in West Indian communities. Explore our new Mas exhibit, featuring Carnival costumes made by Hartford teens. Then come meet some of the talented young people that made the costumes, and learn how to create mas and about some of the ways West Indian Carnival is celebrated!
Family Program: Celebrate West Indian Culture
Discover the traditions behind West Indian Carnival costumes! These costumes, or Mas (short for masquerade), represent an important and beloved art form in West Indian communities. Explore our new Mas exhibit, featuring Carnival costumes made by Hartford teens. Then come meet some of the talented young people that made the costumes, and learn how to create mas and about some of the ways West Indian Carnival is celebrated!
Winin’ 101: Finding Your Inner Jamette
The Connecticut Cultural Heritage Arts Program welcomes Dr. Adanna Kai Jones to present a lecture/workshop that will address the bodily logic behind the rolling hip dance known as winin'.
Winin’ 101: Finding Your Inner Jamette
The Connecticut Cultural Heritage Arts Program welcomes Dr. Adanna Kai Jones to present a lecture/workshop that will address the bodily logic behind the rolling hip dance known as winin'.
The Second Founding: How the Civil War and Reconstruction Remade the Constitution
Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth Street, Hartford, CT, United StatesPulitzer Prize-winning historian Eric Foner will discuss the wide-ranging effect of the Civil War and Reconstruction in this free lecture.
The Second Founding: How the Civil War and Reconstruction Remade the Constitution
Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth Street, Hartford, CT, United StatesPulitzer Prize-winning historian Eric Foner will discuss the wide-ranging effect of the Civil War and Reconstruction in this free lecture.
“Keep America American”: The Klan In Connecticut
Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth Street, Hartford, CT, United StatesIn the 1920s, membership in the Ku Klux Klan exploded in Connecticut. Why? Join us in the gallery for a deep dive into this topic.
“Keep America American”: The Klan In Connecticut
Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth Street, Hartford, CT, United StatesIn the 1920s, membership in the Ku Klux Klan exploded in Connecticut. Why? Join us in the gallery for a deep dive into this topic.
Smithsonian Museum Day
Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth Street, Hartford, CT, United StatesMuseum Day is an annual celebration of boundless curiosity hosted by Smithsonian magazine. Participating museums and cultural institutions across the country provide entry to anyone presenting a Museum Day ticket.
Smithsonian Museum Day
Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth Street, Hartford, CT, United StatesMuseum Day is an annual celebration of boundless curiosity hosted by Smithsonian magazine. Participating museums and cultural institutions across the country provide entry to anyone presenting a Museum Day ticket.
Member Meet-Up: The Austin House
**We're sorry, this event is sold out!** Join us for a guided tour of the West End home of legendary Wadsworth Atheneum curator A. Everett “Chick” Austin!