Upcoming Events

 

  • Into the Sanitarium Escape Room

    Westport Museum for History & Culture 25 Avery Place, Westport, CT, United States

    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
  • Playful Pastimes: 1890 to 1910

    Westport Museum for History & Culture 25 Avery Place, Westport, CT, United States

    Playful Pastimes: 1890 to 1910, explores the many aspects of leisure during the turn of the 19th century. The first of two World Wars, women's suffrage, the Spanish Flu outbreak ...

    $5 – $7
  • Playful Pastimes Opening Reception

    Westport Museum for History & Culture 25 Avery Place, Westport, CT, United States

    Join us for the opening of our newest exhibit Playful Pastimes that explores the golden age of “accessible leisure” when everyday folks found themselves with leisure time and extra cash. ...

    Free
  • 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, ...

    Free
  • 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, ...

    Free
  • Coney Island: Visions of an American Dreamland, Part I 

    Westport Museum for History & Culture 25 Avery Place, Westport, CT, United States

    In conjunction with the Westport Museum’s exhibition “Playful Pastimes,” join Dr. Robin Jaffee Frank for a captivating look at Coney Island as the ultimate accessible leisure destination and its iconic ...

    $5
  • 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, ...

    Free
  • 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, ...

    Free
  • Coney Island: Visions of an American Dreamland, Part II

    Westport Museum for History & Culture 25 Avery Place, Westport, CT, United States

    In conjunction with the Westport Museum’s exhibition “Playful Pastimes,” join Dr. Robin Jaffee Frank for part two of her captivating series about Coney Island as the ultimate accessible leisure destination ...

    $5
  • Candle Dipping Workshop

    Westport Museum for History & Culture 25 Avery Place, Westport, CT, United States

    Make your own dipped candle in the colonial way. In our candle-dipping workshop you will learn one of the ways people in the 17th and 18th century American made candles ...

    $10 – $15
  • 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, ...

    Free
  • 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, ...

    Free


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Past Events

Browse recent events hosted by the Westport Museum for History and Culture. For more information about these events, please contact our team.