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Family Fun Day: Spring Time Fun!

The Mattatuck Museum invites the community to Family Fun Day on Saturday, April 12, 2025, from 1 PM – 5 PM, a free event celebrating the joys of art, history, and springtime fun. Families can enjoy games, crafts, and interactive activities while exploring the museum’s two exciting new exhibitions: The Art of Leisure and The Art of Elizabeth Catlett: From the Collection of Samella Lewis. Opening remarks will take place at 1 pm. Families, art lovers, and history enthusiasts alike…

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April 12, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

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144 W Main St
Waterbury, CT United States

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The Mattatuck Museum invites the community to Family Fun Day on Saturday, April 12, 2025, from 1 PM – 5 PM, a free event celebrating the joys of art, history, and springtime fun. Families can enjoy games, crafts, and interactive activities while exploring the museum’s two exciting new exhibitions: The Art of Leisure and The Art of Elizabeth Catlett: From the Collection of Samella Lewis. Opening remarks will take place at 1 pm. Families, art lovers, and history enthusiasts alike are invited to experience this special celebration. Explore two world-class exhibitions, take part in engaging activities, and enjoy a day of creativity and discovery—all free of charge!
This Spring Family Fun Day is packed with hands-on activities and outdoor games to welcome the spring season. Visitors can hop into a scavenger hunt, try their hand at an egg toss, decorate wooden eggs, create colorful suncatchers, and more! The event is free for all, thanks to the generous support of the Access for All Initiative by the Art Bridges Foundation.
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Access for All Initiative is Sponsored by the Art Bridges Foundation

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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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2025 MattaTrek

Join us for our 3rd Annual MattaTrek Challenge! Venture forth with Director Bob Burns as he hikes the Litchfield Hills, or join us on Saturday, May 10th on our final 5k hike at the White Memorial Conservation Center in Litchfield! 5K family-friendly hike beginning in White Memorial Conservation Center through the picturesque nature preserve and ending at the nearby Litchfield Distillery. The MattaTrek is rain or shine! Hikers do so at their own risk and pace. More Info

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LAYERED COLOR WOODCUT/MONOTYPE

Examine the bold and direct capabilities of woodcut and monotype in combination with instructor Jim Lee. Print multiple layers of transparent inks and observe how images develop with lush color relationships and luminous surfaces. Participants will develop skills in color ink mixing, registration, printing, and stencil. Five Points Members get 10% off. Jim Lee was born in the Mid-west, received a B.A. from Bethany College in studio arts and a M.F.A. in printmaking from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1980.…

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