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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 year, Danish artist Michael Ancher (1849–1927) joined Karl Madsen (1855–1938) in Skagen, Denmark, a fishing village located on the country’s northernmost point. As with the […]
iCreate 2025: Annual Juried Exhibition of High School Talent
The Bruce Museum proudly presents iCreate 2025, our annual juried exhibition showcasing exceptional artistic talent from high school students across the region. Now in its 17th year, this celebrated exhibition transforms our gallery into a vibrant showcase of emerging creativity, featuring works selected from hundreds of submissions representing dozens of schools throughout Connecticut, New Jersey, […]
Studio Beginnings
Our youngest artists, designers, and builders are invited step into the arts studio to have fun making art inspired by the River building and surrounding landscape! Think, play, create, and experiment with texture, form, line, color and space. This session is recommended for ages 1-5 and their caretakers.
Monuments: Commemoration and Controversy
Monuments: Commemoration and Controversy (organized by The New York Historical) explores monuments and their representations in public spaces as flashpoints of fierce debate over national identity, politics, and race that have raged for centuries. Offering a historical foundation for understanding today’s controversies, the exhibition features fragments of a statue of King George III torn down […]
Stitching Time: The Social Justice Collaboration Quilts Project and Give Me Life: CPA Prison Arts Program
Stitching Time features 12 quilts created by men who are incarcerated in the Louisiana State Penitentiary, also known as Angola Prison. These works of art, and accompanying recorded interviews, tell the story of a unique inside-outside quilt collaboration. The exhibition focuses our attention on the quilt creators, people often forgotten by society when discussing the […]
Special Themed Tour: Keepsakes & Curiosities
REGISTER HERE Special Tour: Hill-Stead’s Keepsakes & Curiosities Limit 10 people Offered July 31 and November 20 at 2:30PM Natural artifacts, souvenirs from faraway lands, and personal mementoes abound at Hill-Stead. These intriguing, and sometimes weird, tiny treasures illuminate a different collecting mentality than the world-renown artworks in the museum. In this tour visitors will […]
Special Themed Tour: Keepsakes & Curiosities
REGISTER HERE Special Tour: Hill-Stead’s Keepsakes & Curiosities Limit 10 people Offered July 31 and November 20 at 2:30PM Natural artifacts, souvenirs from faraway lands, and personal mementoes abound at Hill-Stead. These intriguing, and sometimes weird, tiny treasures illuminate a different collecting mentality than the world-renown artworks in the museum. In this tour visitors will […]
Special Themed Tour: Keepsakes & Curiosities
REGISTER HERE Special Tour: Hill-Stead’s Keepsakes & Curiosities Limit 10 people Offered July 31 and November 20 at 2:30PM Natural artifacts, souvenirs from faraway lands, and personal mementoes abound at Hill-Stead. These intriguing, and sometimes weird, tiny treasures illuminate a different collecting mentality than the world-renown artworks in the museum. In this tour visitors will […]
Open Arts Studio
Drop into the Arts Studio for a facilitated series designed by artists, curators, and educators that invites families to play, create, and experiment with sensory-rich materials and different modes of artmaking. For ages 4–11 with adult caregivers.