Corinne Swanson

Embrace the weird at a super silly Free First Saturday! We’ll be creating our own wacky paper clothing and silly hats inspired by the truly weird clothes in the That’s Weird exhibit, and make a jar of mystery slime to play with at home.

Embrace the weird at a super silly Free First Saturday! We’ll be creating our own wacky paper clothing and silly hats inspired by the truly weird clothes in the That’s Weird exhibit, and make a jar of mystery slime to play with at home.

Be an archaeologist for the day! On Wednesday, work with your family on a simulated “box dig.” Learn how archaeologists work on professional digs, use different tools to uncover artifacts, record your finds, and figure out the story that history left behind in your box.

Be an archaeologist for the day! On Wednesday, work with your family on a simulated “box dig.” Learn how archaeologists work on professional digs, use different tools to uncover artifacts, record your finds, and figure out the story that history left behind in your box.

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.

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.

Ahoy mateys! Step aboard the CMCH and learn about Connecticut’s maritime history! See what it was like to be an 18th-century sailor and try your hand at knot tying. Learn about Connecticut’s whaling history and make kid-friendly “scrimshaw” using scratch art.

Ahoy mateys! Step aboard the CMCH and learn about Connecticut’s maritime history! See what it was like to be an 18th-century sailor and try your hand at knot tying. Learn about Connecticut’s whaling history and make kid-friendly “scrimshaw” using scratch art.