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Exhibitions Highlights Tours – Tuesdays

Experience the highlights of the Bruce Museum’s exhibitions during a guided tour that is free with museum admission. No reservations are required but capacity is limited to twenty people on […]

Bruce Museum

WHEEL THROWING

With instructor, Jill Van Slooten, this evening workshop will focus on the fundamentals of wheel throwing. Develop skills in centering, trimming, and glaze application. Whether you are a new or […]

Five Points Art Center

From the Porch: Opera Connecticut

REGISTER HERE Join us on Tuesday, June 3, 2025 from 6:00-7:00pm for an evening with Opera Connecticut!  Opera Connecticut believes in enriching the lives of our community by offering high […]

Hill-Stead Museum

15th Biennial Miniature Print International Exhibition

15th Biennial Miniature Print International Exhibition Exhibition Dates: June 1 – August 24, 2025 The Center for Contemporary Printmaking is delighted to announce the 15th Biennial International Miniature Print Competition […]

Center for Contemporary Printmaking

On Thin Ice: Alaska’s Warming Wilderness

On Thin Ice: Alaska’s Warming Wilderness transports visitors to the Arctic to confront the startling impacts of climate change. Remarkable animals from the Bruce’s natural history collections are paired with […]

Bruce Museum

OIL PAINTING: EXPLORATIONS IN STILL LIFE

Open to all levels of experience, this workshop with instructor Sarah Paolucci offers an in-depth exploration of oil painting techniques and traditional still life. Develop foundational painting skills, including glazing […]

Five Points Art Center

Isamu Noguchi: Metal the Mirror

“Here is where finally opposites come together, I see a surprising purity. Stone is the depth, metal the mirror. They do not conflict…” —Isamu Noguchi While the renowned sculptor Isamu […]

Bruce Museum

The Art of Work: Painting Labor in Nineteenth-Century Denmark

One hundred and fifty years ago a group of French artists staged their first independent exhibition in Paris and a radical movement called Impressionism was born. In July of that […]

Bruce Museum

Bruce Beginnings, Junior: Dinosaur Friends

Learn all about dinosaurs through song, movement, and a hands-on sensory activity. Explore the Museum and its collection with a fun and interactive experience. This program is specifically designed for […]

Bruce Museum