Family Day: Animals in Art

Join us on Saturday, October 26 in the Bellarmine Hall, Museum Classroom for a Family Day inspired by horses, cats, birds, and more! The first session will begin promptly at 12:30 p.m. and the second at 2:30 p.m. During this Family Day event, kids ages 4-10 will get to challenge their creativity as participate in a range of hands-on projects, a scavenger hunt, and more! Nicolaes Berchem, Group of Horses, 1643, etching. Courtesy of the Wetmore Collection, Connecticut College

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October 26, 2024 @ 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm

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1073 North Benson Rd
Fairfield, CT 06824 United States

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Free

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Fairfield University Art Museum

203.254.4000 ext. 2726

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Join us on Saturday, October 26 in the Bellarmine Hall, Museum Classroom for a Family Day inspired by horses, cats, birds, and more!
The first session will begin promptly at 12:30 p.m. and the second at 2:30 p.m.
During this Family Day event, kids ages 4-10 will get to challenge their creativity as participate in a range of hands-on projects, a scavenger hunt, and more!
Nicolaes Berchem, Group of Horses, 1643, etching. Courtesy of the Wetmore Collection, Connecticut College

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Presented on the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the United States and the 40th anniversary of the Foundation for Art and Preservation in Embassies (FAPE), the exhibition offers rare public access to artworks typically seen only at US embassies—spaces not generally open to the public—and explores how art and architecture have shaped the United States’ diplomatic presence abroad from the Cold War to today. It draws from FAPE’s Site-Specific, Print, and Photography collections and includes maquettes of sculptures commissioned…

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