Behind-the-Scenes Tour: Tories, Spies, and Traitors: Connecticut and the Revolutionary War

Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth St, Hartford

Come see uniforms, letters, and weapons from the fight to determine whether Connecticut would become part of an independent nation or remain a loyal colony. Visit storage and collection areas not normally open to the public, and learn how the CMCH preserves the stories of Connecticut.

Bus Trip to the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City

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

Join members of CMCH's Fashion & Textile Council for a special trip to the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City. Participants will enjoy a special tour of the Force of Nature exhibit and a behind-the-scenes tour of the museum's costume collection.

Bus Trip to the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City

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

Join members of CMCH's Fashion & Textile Council for a special trip to the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology, New York City. Participants will enjoy a special tour of the Force of Nature exhibit and a behind-the-scenes tour of the museum's costume collection.

Clashing Cultures: Chinese Boys in Connecticut Homes

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

Join visiting Seattle Author Dori Jones Yang for fascinating insights into what she learned about Chinese and American cultural values in researching her new book, The Forbidden Temptation of Baseball, which imagines the experience of two fictional Chinese brothers as they try to adapt to life in small-town Connecticut in 1875.

Clashing Cultures: Chinese Boys in Connecticut Homes

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

Join visiting Seattle Author Dori Jones Yang for fascinating insights into what she learned about Chinese and American cultural values in researching her new book, The Forbidden Temptation of Baseball, which imagines the experience of two fictional Chinese brothers as they try to adapt to life in small-town Connecticut in 1875.

Decorative Arts Council Annual Lecture: When America Went Modern: Design in the 1920s and 1930s, presented by John Stuart Gordon

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

John Stuart Gordon (Benjamin Attmore Hewitt Associate Curator of American Decorative Arts at the Yale University Art Gallery) will explore the varied influences and myths surrounding the appearance of modern decorative arts during the Jazz Age and the popularization of the style during the Depression.

Decorative Arts Council Annual Lecture: When America Went Modern: Design in the 1920s and 1930s, presented by John Stuart Gordon

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

John Stuart Gordon (Benjamin Attmore Hewitt Associate Curator of American Decorative Arts at the Yale University Art Gallery) will explore the varied influences and myths surrounding the appearance of modern decorative arts during the Jazz Age and the popularization of the style during the Depression.

Exhibit Opening Reception: That’s Weird

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

We invite CMCH members and special guests to join us for the Opening Reception of That's Weird.