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Art Adventures: Birthday Party

Inspired by the Bruce Museum’s 2nd birthday, participants will make their own birthday party hats! Art Adventures is a drop-in program designed for children aged 4 and up and their families. This program is free with general admission and no advanced registration is required. Join us in the Cohen Education Wing.

Bruce Museum

Fabulous Fungus!

Mushrooms are a trendy and excellent way to add locally, home-grown ingredients to your garden! We’ll inoculate logs with mushroom spores for you to take home and provide information on how to best get a fruitful harvest! All materials provided! Each ticket includes one adult and one child and materials for one log. Limited to […]

Stamford Museum & Nature Center

History and Hops: US Presidents and their Booze

Join The MATT at Brass Works Brewing Co. for a special afternoon exploring the fascinating relationships between U.S. presidents and their favorite (and least favorite) alcoholic beverages throughout history. This program delves into anecdotes and stories that reveal how these leaders enjoyed their drinks, offering a unique perspective on their personalities and the times they […]

Mattatuck Museum

Adult Comic Illustration Class

Join a museum educator for this introductory course on comic illustration. Students will learn the fundamentals of illustration, as well as how to consider storytelling in your art. Participants are encouraged to attend all 3 sessions as each class will build up the previous week. All supplies provided. 3 Part Series: March 15, 22, 29 […]

Mattatuck Museum

Exhibitions Highlights Tours – Saturdays

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 a first-come, first-served basis. Please check in with the front desk if you wish to join. Tours depart from the bottom of the staircase in […]

Bruce Museum

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 […]

American Mural Project

All In This Together: Highlights from our Printmaking Programs

All In This Together: Highlights from our Printmaking Programs Exhibition Dates: March 4-30, 2025 Over the past 12 months, the Center for Contemporary Printmaking has facilitated the printmaking projects of dozens of artists. We’ve hosted Artists-in-Residence, conducted collaboration and editioning services, offered workshops across a spectrum of printmaking processes, and mentored high school students through […]

Center for Contemporary Printmaking

Sensory Friendly Mornings at the Bruce Museum

On Sunday March 30 from 9:00 am-10:30 am the Bruce Museum is hosting a sensory friendly morning for families. Before the Museum opens to the public on March 30, visitors with sensory sensitivities are welcome to enjoy hands-on, drop-in activities in the Museum’s Cohen Education Wing, a cozy story nook in the Lockhart Lookout, and […]

Bruce Museum

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 […]

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