Connecticut 29th Plaque Dedication
Westport Museum and Saugatuck Church will be dedicating a temporary plaque honoring the service of the Connecticut 29th Regiment, and that of their Commander, Lt. Louis McDonough, who is buried ...
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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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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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Film Screening and Celebration
Celebrate Juneteenth with a screening of the short documentary film The 29th Connecticut about the African American soldiers who enlisted in Connecticut during the American Civil War, specifically eleven men ...
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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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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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