CT Open House Day

Join this day-long, state-wide celebration of everything that makes Connecticut great! Attractions, museums, galleries and organizations in towns and cities all across Connecticut will be opening their doors and welcoming visitors with discounted or free admission, giveaways, special offers, hands-on activities for the kids and more. It’s a great way to discover or rediscover all that is happening in our state. Admission will be FREE all day Saturday, June 8th at the Mattatuck Museum.

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June 8, 2024 @ 11:00 am - 5:00 pm

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Join this day-long, state-wide celebration of everything that makes Connecticut great!
Attractions, museums, galleries and organizations in towns and cities all across Connecticut will be opening their doors and welcoming visitors with discounted or free admission, giveaways, special offers, hands-on activities for the kids and more. It’s a great way to discover or rediscover all that is happening in our state.
Admission will be FREE all day Saturday, June 8th at the Mattatuck Museum.

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AMERICA ABROAD: Art, Architecture, and Diplomacy – Works from the FAPE Collection

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…

The Onera Foundation

Studio Beginnings

Our youngest artists, designers, and builders are invited into the Arts Studio to have fun making art inspired by the River building and surrounding landscape. Learning through art, children will think, play, create, and experiment with texture, form, line, color and space. Led by Grace Farms Arts Educator Nancy Jameson, Studio Beginnings provides a new prompt weekly. This session is recommended for ages 1-5 and their caretakers. Thursdays | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Grace Farms

Imagination Playground

Children can build skills, solve problems, and make friends in the Court using an innovative system of large-scale, lightweight blocks designed to encourage fun and learning through curiosity-driven play. For ages 8 and under with adult caregivers. Available throughout September and October: Tues, Wed, Thur, Fri and Sat | 10:00 am – 5:00 pm Sundays | 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Grace Farms

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