Today marks the opening ceremony of the Olympics! Get in the Olympic spirit by visiting our special exhibition, "We're Game! Sports and Community," now in its final month on view. Explore the stories of Connecticut-native Paralympic and Special Olympics athletes, and discover unique community-based sports, like pedestrianism, which may have been the origin for the modern-day race walking featured in today's Olympics. "We're Game!" is on view through August 25. Plan your visit today: https://lnkd.in/eeCinRwD #connecticutmuseum #olympics #hartfordct #ctvisit
Connecticut Museum of Culture and History
Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
Hartford, CT 934 followers
Revisit who we are.
About us
The Connecticut Museum of Culture and History is the go-to-destination for those who want to gain a deeper understanding of Connecticut’s culture and history. Here you will learn more about the critical role Connecticut continues to play in American history — and about the many cultures living in the state today. Through collaborative interactive exhibitions and programs, rooted in our world-class collections, you will explore the resiliency of its diverse communities, the creativity of its cultures, and the impact of its innovations.
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http://www.connecticutmuseum.org
External link for Connecticut Museum of Culture and History
- Industry
- Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Hartford, CT
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1825
- Specialties
- Not-for-profit Museum, Research and Educational Center, and Library
Locations
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Primary
1 Elizabeth St.
Hartford, CT 06105, US
Employees at Connecticut Museum of Culture and History
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Andrea Rapacz
Chief Curator of Collections at Connecticut Museum of Culture and History
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Ashley Rose Malcolm
Arts I Entertainment I Culture
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Philitha Stemplys-Cowdrey
Folk and Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Manager, Department of Cultural Sustainability
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Noel Tomas, EMBA
President & Chief Operating Officer at Museum of Connecticut Glass, Inc.
Updates
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There is one week left to submit your application for the 2024-25 Southern New England Apprenticeship Program (SNEAP)! SNEAP helps communities preserve their cultural knowledge by supporting teaching relationships between a mentor and apprentice. The program provides funding to cross-state apprenticeship teams from Rhode Island, Massachusetts, or Connecticut. We're excited for a new year of sharing the important knowledge and experience of traditional arts, trades, and practices. Applications for the 2024-25 year close on July 31! The talented dancer pictured here is Adithi, SNEAP apprentice who studied Kuchipudi dance during the 2023-24 apprenticeship. Learn how to apply and download the application: https://lnkd.in/ekR7vJKc #makeithere #connecticut #massachusetts #rhodeisland #connecticutmuseum #SNEAP #artsandculture
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Happy Friday from the Connecticut Museum collection, highlighting National Park and Recreation Month! This map from our collection dates back to 1925 and illustrates parks across the state in 1925, originally published by the Connecticut Forest and Park Association. We're pleased to see that many of them are still around today! The photos included depict "City Park," now known as Bushnell Park, taken sometime between 1860-1890. On your way back from the park this weekend, be sure to stop by the Museum to cool down and explore. Connecticut Museum Collection 2012.312.61 | 2012.536.489-.517 #connecticutmuseum #connecticut #ctvisit
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The Connecticut Museum is a proud participant of Museums for All, an initiative that grants free or reduced admission to museums across the U.S. for those with a SNAP EBT card. We're happy to extend a warm welcome into the program to our neighbor, The Mark Twain House & Museum, who now joins us alongside the Harriet Beecher Stowe Center making Hartford officially a Museums for All "Hub City!" There's an abundance of Connecticut culture and centuries of state history to explore in Hartford. Spend the day and find out for yourself! Plan your visit: https://lnkd.in/edEAsnQA #MuseumsforAll #connecticutmuseum #hartfordct
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Our Waterman Research Center is often thriving with visiting professionals, creatives, and community members working on many unique projects! Recently, embroiderer Heidi Lively consulted the Lucy Spalding sampler (Connecticut Museum collection 1859.18.2), to compare stitch work and colors for the reproduction piece she is creating. The sampler is an educational tool she will use for her work as an embroiderer with fellow 5th CT Regiment reenactors. The reproduction kit she is working with was made in collaboration with the Connecticut Museum and The Essemplaire company, and was purchased from our gift shop! Take a look at her work, and it's striking resemblance to the original below: #connecticuthistory #embroidery #connecticut #connecticutmuseum
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Happy Friday from our Museum collection, just in time to celebrate National Picnic Month! These images highlight the timeless delight of a picnic here in Connecticut - although, based on their attire, it was likely not as hot (or rainy) for the Connecticans in the photos as it is for us today! The first image was likely take in the Mystic vicinity. Where are you headed for your next picnic? The map featured here shares the best picnic spots in Connecticut in 1946. After World War II ended, returning servicemen and their families took to the roads in their automobiles. The roadside rests shown on this map provided facilities ranging from simple picnic tables and pit toilets to fireplaces and running water. A remarkable number of these rest areas, maintained by the State Highway Department, were to be found along state roads throughout Connecticut. During the 1940s and 1950s, they were heavily used by daytrippers and picnickers. #ctvisit #connecticuthistory #nationalpicnicmonth #connecticutmuseum
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Today marks the 80th anniversary of the Hartford Circus Fire. Thank you WFSB TV and Cailtin Nuclo for visiting us to uncover some of the details of this tragedy, including insight through some of the artifacts in our collection. Check out the full segment: https://lnkd.in/esjxEtTE
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Happy 4th! The Connecticut Museum is closed today in observance of Independence Day, and will open again on Friday, July 5. Join us this weekend, July 6 & 7 to receive FREE admission for all ages! This includes access to all our galleries, the Inspire Center and Sunday's Family Program, English-Spanish Bilingual Story Time. From our collection: This image, based on the famous scene and popular painting by John Trumbull, was printed through a process called lithography. It was created with printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper, by E.B. and E.C. Kellogg in 1845. The emphasis on red and blue ink throughout the piece add a stylistic touch that makes it especially unique! Connecticut Museum Collection 1995.43.2 Plan your visit: https://lnkd.in/eZARR8WE #connecticutmuseum #fourthofjuly #connecticuthistory #americanhistory #hartfordct #connecticut
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As we near the 80th anniversary of the Hartford Circus Fire, which occurred on July 6, this excerpt from today's CT Public "All Things Considered" episode features an interview with our own Public Programs Manager, who describes the cause of this tragic event, its causes, and the effects it left upon the city of Hartford and beyond. Thank you CT Public for having us. Link to listen below! https://ow.ly/sjjF50Stfzk Image: Connecticut Museum collection
80 years ago, a gas-soaked roof and WWII created a perfect storm for the Hartford circus tragedy
ctpublic.org
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Please note: the Connecticut Museum will be CLOSED on Thursday, July 4 ,in observance of Independence Day. We open once again on Friday, July 5! Looking for a fun way spend the upcoming holiday weekend? Visit the Museum this Saturday and Sunday for Free First Weekend, which includes free admission for all ages to the Museum galleries and the Inspire Center. Plan your visit: https://ow.ly/7nBe50SteTE
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