Bittersweet: Chocolate in the American Colonies
Westport Museum for History & Culture 25 Avery Place, Westport, CT, United StatesExperience the growing, harvesting, and historical process of making cocoa in Westport Museum’s hands-on exhibition that explores the connection between chocolate and Westport’s mercantile past in the 18th and 19th century. Learn more about the history of the cocoa industry in the American colonies and how the Saugatuck River and other regional waterways supported this ...
I Thee Wed: Bridal Fashion from the Collections
Westport Museum for History & Culture 25 Avery Place, Westport, CT, United StatesVisitors can explore several examples of wedding gowns—both white and the less traditional—in the Museum’s collection in I Thee Wed: Western Bridal Fashion from the Collection. Discover how these iconic dresses and their place in the world of fashion relate to wealth, class, gender, and women’s rights. Or try creating your own wedding dress with ...
Legacy: the Adairs of Westport
Westport Museum for History & Culture 25 Avery Place, Westport, CT, United StatesFor nearly one hundred years Benjamin Adair and his descendants called Westport home. Likely born into slavery in North Carolina, Adair built a prosperous life through a series of smart investments and his association with financier Morris Ketchum. Married to Ursula Mingo of Long Island’s Shinnecock nation, for decades Adair’s daughters became prominent educators and ...
“Who Was Accused in the Salem Witch Trials?: Tituba” with Illustrator Rowan MacColl
Westport Museum for History & Culture 25 Avery Place, Westport, CT, United StatesJoin us for an in-person discussion with the illustrator of Who Was Accused in the Salem Witch Trials?: Tituba, a graphic novel exploring the Salem witch trials through the eyes of Tituba, one of the first women to be accused of witchcraft. Follow the terrifying events of the 1692 Salem witch trials from the perspective ...
Destination Westport: Art from the Beyond Walking Tour
Greens Farm Lower Cemetery Nyala Farms Rd, Westport, Connecticut, United StatesEver wondered why you shouldn’t walk on a grave or why there are so many skulls on tombstones? Do you know the story of Connecticut’s witch trials? Join Westport Museums Programs & Collections Director Nicole Carpenter at the Greens Farms Lower Cemetery to discuss the 18th and 19th century superstitions associated with cemeteries and the ...
Free First Saturdays
Westport Museum for History & Culture 25 Avery Place, Westport, CT, United StatesFirst Saturdays are a great opportunity to experience what we have to offer at the Westport Museum free of charge on the first Saturday of each month. Young visitors can enjoy a scavenger hunt in the museum, the diorama of Westport featuring an audio tour by Joanne Woodward, coloring pages, colonial games and more. Adult ...
Destination Westport: Westport Sanitarium Walking Tour
Winslow Dog Park 25 CT-136, Westport, Connecticut, United StatesThough the buildings are long gone, the site of the Westport Sanitarium—one of two in Westport—stood in what is, today, Winslow Park. Follow our docent through the park and discover the tales of the administrators, doctors and patients that lived and worked in the sanitariums. See images from the time and ear tales of heartbreak, ...
Into the Sanitarium Escape Room
Westport Museum for History & Culture 25 Avery Place, Westport, CT, United StatesCan you go into the Sanitarium escape room and make it out? Can you uncover the truth of the Westport Sanitarium? Rumors have spread of strange goings on inside the patient wing. Like the famed Nelly Bly, you are a reporter who has gone inside the sanitarium to investigate but find yourself locked inside the ...
Destination Westport: Dark History
Westport Museum for History & Culture 25 Avery Place, Westport, CT, United StatesSneak along the paths of downtown as you hear curious tales from the darker side of Westport’s past. Care for a stroll along the waters that once contained the runoff of the Embalmers Supply Company? Peek into the windows of the former Coffin Tack factory, rest at a speakeasy, and hear about the Westport Museum’s ...
Cocktails & Collections
Westport Museum for History & Culture 25 Avery Place, Westport, CT, United StatesCome sip a cocktail and view special pieces from the museum’s collection! This event is for members to enjoy private access to our newly renovated historic barn space and never-seen-before collections. Registration is recommended for members. Cocktails and Collections is an exclusive, 21+ members-only event. Interested in joining? Become a member now!
Free First Saturdays
Westport Museum for History & Culture 25 Avery Place, Westport, CT, United StatesFirst Saturdays are a great opportunity to experience what we have to offer at the Westport Museum free of charge on the first Saturday of each month. Young visitors can enjoy a scavenger hunt in the museum, the diorama of Westport featuring an audio tour by Joanne Woodward, coloring pages, colonial games and more. Adult ...
Master of Stone: A Bus Tour of Frazier Peters Homes in Westport
Westport Museum for History & Culture 25 Avery Place, Westport, CT, United StatesJoin us on a bus tour with HisTOURy to see and learn about a collection of this Connecticut icon’s works! Architect Frazier Forman Peters, had a signature stone style. Between 1924 and 1936 he designed and built over 40 such stone homes in Westport alone, and many more in surrounding towns. We will see a ...
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