Come out to the Museum to hear storytellers tell true stories about lived experiences, led by 45-time Moth StorySLAM champion and 6-time GrandSLAM champion Matthew Dicks. Tonight's theme is "Stimulated: Stories About Hype, Energy, and the Jitters."
Join a museum educator for a guided tour of our newest exhibition, Coffee: A Connecticut Story.
In a freewheeling conversation, two leading scholars in the field of disaster studies will consider events in Connecticut history and beyond, thinking out loud together about why some kinds of bad news are considered disasters while others are not, and what difference it makes.
See our new Coffee exhibit, and experience a coffee tasting with our community partner Giv Coffee. What could be better?
Join a museum educator for a guided tour of our newest exhibition, Wide Awakes: Campaigning for Lincoln.
You're invited the 200th Anniversary opening celebration of the Connecticut Museum of Culture and History! This event will feature: Iconic items from the Museum collection on view only at this...
Connecticut shoemaker Andrew Rowand will utilize historic shoes from the CMCH collection to showcase the living craft and tradition of shoemaking from the 18th century to the present day.
This month’s story is “Everyday Use,” by Alice Walker.
Join a museum educator for a guided tour of our newest exhibition, Coffee: A Connecticut Story.
Spice up that boring old date night with some historical romance. Bring your beau, gal, or best pal to the CMCH for a “backstage” look at some of the objects in our collection associated with love and lust through the ages. Then, settle down with some wine and chocolate treats while you draw a miniature framed portrait of your partner to take home as a romantic (or just amusing) keepsake.
River Bend Bookshop and the Connecticut Museum are pairing up to present an evening with best-selling author Ann Hood, the editor of a new anthology, Life's Short, Talk Fast: Fifteen Writers on Why We Can't Stop Watching the Gilmore Girls.
Join a museum educator for a guided tour of our newest exhibition, Wide Awakes: Campaigning for Lincoln.
