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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.
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, […]
Holiday Boutique 2025
Registration Requested Join us for a seasonal shopping experience with uniquely crafted gifts from local artisans! Stop in on Saturday, December 6 and Sunday, December 7 from 10am to 4pm to find that special gift for everyone on your holiday list. Registration is requested. Tickets do not include admission to the house, which is available […]
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 […]
Family Day: Snow and Songbirds
Join us on Saturday, December 6, 2025 in the Bellarmine Hall, Museum Classroom for a Family Day inspired by Snow and Songbirds! The first session will begin promptly at 12:30 p.m. and the second at 2:30 p.m. Learn more about our current exhibitions at fairfield.edu/museum. During this Family Day event, kids ages 4-10 will creat […]
Family Day: Snow and Songbirds
Join us on Saturday, December 6, 2025 in the Bellarmine Hall, Museum Classroom for a Family Day inspired by Snow and Songbirds! The first session will begin promptly at 12:30 p.m. and the second at 2:30 p.m. Learn more about our current exhibitions here! During this Family Day event, kids ages 4-10 will creat crafts […]
Quilting Bee Demo with Peace by Piece: The Norwalk Community Quilt Project
On Saturday, December 6, from 2-4 p.m., members of Peace by Piece: The Norwalk Community Quilt Project will host a live quilting bee demo in the Walsh Gallery, inspired by the quilts on view in the exhibition Stitching Time. Participants will also be invited to contribute squares to our community quilting project (supplies provided). About […]
Performance: Sarah Hennies and Tristan Kasten-Krause
Saturday, December 6, 2025 | 7 pm $10 Members and Students; $15 General Admission Join us for an intimate duo performance by composer and percussionist Sarah Hennies and bassist Tristan Kasten-Krause, presented in connection with Zak Prekop: Durations. Hennies and Kasten-Krause will present a 40-60 minute set of experimental music within the Museum’s galleries, offering […]