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Exhibition: An Gorta Mór: Selections from Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum
Exhibition organized by Quinnipiac University and the Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum of Fairfield This exhibition presents highlights from the collection of Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum, which explores the impact of the Irish Famine of 1845-1852 through artwork produced by eminent Irish and Irish-American artists of the past 170 years. The works on view in the […]
Purple Up for Military Kids! Storytime and Art Workshop
This April, the Mattatuck Museum proudly joins the nationwide celebration of Military Kids Month by participating in “Purple Up! For Kids.” In a show of support and gratitude for military families, museum staff wore purple on April 1 to recognize the sacrifices and resilience of children in military households. As a proud Blue Star […]
Purple Up: Gallery Tour
This April, the Mattatuck Museum proudly joins the nationwide celebration of Military Kids Month by participating in “Purple Up! For Kids.” In a show of support and gratitude for military families, museum staff wore purple on April 1 to recognize the sacrifices and resilience of children in military households. As a proud Blue Star Museum, […]
Intermediate Art Workshop: Practicing Charcoal
Come enhance your art skills with us! In this art lesson, youth (ages 11- 18) can come join us in the classroom to learn how to use charcoal as a medium and begin to practice with them. Students will practice blending and linework. Students with previous charcoal experience are also welcome to join and use […]
Science Solver: Sculptures
Inspired by our Sculpture Gallery, participants will take on the challenge of creating their own sculptures only using aluminum foil! Science Solvers is a drop-in program designed for children aged four and up and their families. This program is free with general admission and no advanced registration is required. Join us in the Cohen Education […]
Kala Farnham: Connecticut State Troubadour in Concert
Hear Kala Farnham, 18th Connecticut State Troubadour, as she crafts folk songs with roots and wings, weaving age-old truths into modern grooves. Listeners are invited into conversation with an intimate, fireside-style performance. With soul-stirring vocals and mystical folk harp, piano, and guitar, she draws audiences into a transcendent journey—one that lingers long after the final […]
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 […]
All The Unexpressed Love: Works by Miguel A. Aragón
Exhibition Dates: April 13 – May 18, 2025 Through his work, artist Miguel A. Aragón explores subjects of violence, memory, and perception, transforming difficult images into catharsis. This series is a deeply personal collaboration with Aragón’s late mother, whose crochet and personal effects are the foundation of the artwork. It is a conversation between past […]
Kenji Nakahashi: Strange Beauty
Best known for his conceptual and street photography, Kenji Nakahashi (Japanese, 1947–2017) produced a highly experimental body of work grounded in the everyday. Image: Kenji Nakahashi (Japanese, 1947–2017) Time–B, 1980 (printed 1985) Gelatin silver print, 11 x 14 in. Bruce Museum, Anonymous gift in memory of Kenji Nakahashi, 2022.01.33 © Center for Creative Photography, Arizona […]