Into the Sanitarium Escape Room
Can 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 ...
$20 – $25
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Westport Museum for History & Culture 25 Avery Place, Westport, CT, United States
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Caribbean Cooking Class
Celebrate Caribbean Heritage month by learning to cook iconic heritage dishes from different islands. Chef Kashia Cave, a noted Trinidadian trained chef and founder of My City Kitchen, a nonprofit ...
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Dress Construction Viewing
Ever wanted to know how a dress from your favorite period drama was made? Have questions about fashion from the past? Join our Director of Programs and Collections, Nicole Carpenter, ...
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Destination Westport: Path of Patriots
Greens Farms Lower Cemetery Nyala Farms Road, Westport, Connecticut, United StatesOn July 8, 1779, during the war for Independence, British soldiers attacked Green’s Farms, burning buildings to the ground. Learn about Westport’s role in the American Revolution, by visiting the ...
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Destination Westport: In Gatsby’s Shoes
Longshore Club Park 260 Compo Rd. S., WestportImagine it’s the summer of 1920. Westport is a sleepy farm community that lures New York’s most glamorous couple-F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald—to its shores. Seeking respite from their whirlwind ...
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Destination Westport: Saugatuck Stories
Explore diverse experiences as you stroll through the riverside neighborhood of Saugatuck. Situated at the mouth of the Saugatuck River at the Long Island Sound, the area has been historically ...
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Chats on the Past: Waite “Schoolboy” Hoyt
In conjunction with the Westport Museum’s exhibition “Playful Pastimes,” join Westport author Tim Manners to discuss Schoolboy: The Untold Journey of a Yankees Hero (University of Nebraska Press 2024). Waite ...
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Exhibition Curator Tour: “Playful Pastimes”
Join our curators for a behind the scenes tour of our newest exhibit Playful Pastimes that explores the golden age of “accessible leisure” when everyday folks found themselves with leisure ...
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Chats on the Past: Marilyn Chambers
Join author Jared Stearns to discuss Pure: The Sexual Revolutions of Marilyn Chambers (Headpress 2024). The untold story of the world’s most famous X-rated star, the Westport native who rose ...
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“Dragon From Chicago” Short-Film Preview
FeaturedWhen the rise of the German Third Reich menaced the world, American journalist Sigrid Schultz risked it all to out-scoop her male rivals and give readers the unvarnished truth - ...
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Destination Westport: Black Stories
Traverse downtown Westport and learn the hidden African American history of Westport, based on the Museum’s award-winning exhibit Remembered: The History of African Americans in Westport. Trained guides reveal the ...
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Exclusive Behind-the-Scenes Tour of the Barnum Museum
FeaturedBarnum Museum 820 Main Street, Bridgeport, Connecticut, United StatesA tornado closed the doors of the Barnum Museum in 2010. Since then, extensive repair and reconstruction have taken place at the Nationally Registered landmark. Now, for the first time ...
$75
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Past Events
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