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Blue Star Museum Kick Off

Mattatuck Museum will join museums nationwide in the Blue Star Museums initiative, a program that provides free admission to currently-serving U.S. military personnel and their families this summer. The 2024 program will begin on Armed Forces Day, Saturday, May 18, 2024, and end on Labor Day, Monday, September 2, 2024. Find the list of other participating museums at arts.gov/bluestarmuseums. Blue Star Museums is a partnership between the National Endowment for the Arts and Blue Star Families, in collaboration with the…

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May 18, 2024 @ 11:00 am - 5:00 pm

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Mattatuck Museum will join museums nationwide in the Blue Star Museums initiative, a program that provides free admission to currently-serving U.S. military personnel and their families this summer. The 2024 program will begin on Armed Forces Day, Saturday, May 18, 2024, and end on Labor Day, Monday, September 2, 2024. Find the list of other participating museums at arts.gov/bluestarmuseums.
Blue Star Museums is a partnership between the National Endowment for the Arts and Blue Star Families, in collaboration with the Department of Defense and participating museums across America.
Blue Star Museums include children’s museums, art, science, and history museums, zoos, gardens, lighthouses, and more, and hail from all 50 states, District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The current list of participating museums will continue to develop over the summer as organizations are welcome to register to be a Blue Star Museum throughout the summer.
The free admission program is available for those currently serving in the United States Military—Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, Navy, and Space Force, members of the Reserves, National Guard, U.S. Public Health Commissioned Corps, NOAA Commissioned Corps, and up to five family members. Qualified members must show a Geneva Convention common access card (CAC), DD Form 1173 ID card (dependent ID), DD Form 1173-1 ID card or the Next Generation Uniformed Services (Real) ID card for entrance into a participating Blue Star Museum.

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American Mural Project Extends Its Family-Day Programming To Weekends throughout September

The American Mural Project (AMP) has extended its Family Day programming to weekends through September 29. Families can now participate in art activities any time during open hours. All art activities are included with admission. This month’s activities include Making Art with Fire: Fire Tiles and making Fire Prevention posters. Fourth and fifth graders can enter their posters in the statewide CT Fire Prevention Poster Recognition Program.  For more information: https://www.americanmuralproject.org/family-days

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6th Annual Knitting in the Company of Sheep

Register Calling all knitters! Join our friends from Clatter Ridge Farm outdoors at the sheep pasture at Hill-Stead to help us defend (or break!) our own record for “The Most People Knitting in the Company of Sheep” of 230 knitters. If you’re a knitter and you’d like to join, we are asking participants to please register and kindly donate $10 to support Hill-Stead. The event takes place outdoors. Please bring your own knitting needles and a chair. Carpooling is encouraged.…

History, Hops & Honey!

  This program will be joy for your senses as we see, smell, and taste a selection of locally made honey and beer! Hear from Cathy Wolko of Humble Bee Honey Co. on how her honeys pair with selections of brews from Brass Works Brewing Company, and learn about what makes a perfect pair!       Register Here Cost $25.00 per Adult $20.00 per Member Adult Become a Member

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