Upcoming Events

 

  • 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
  • Colonial Field Day

    Ever wondered how to play hoop and stick? Or break flax? What about spinning yarn? Bring the whole family and see for yourself at the museum's Colonial Field Day! Take part ...

    $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
  • Destination Westport: In Gatsby’s Shoes 

    Longshore Club Park 260 Compo Rd. S., Westport

    Imagine 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 ...

    $20 – $25
  • Destination Westport: Path of Patriots

    Greens Farms Lower Cemetery Nyala Farms Road, Westport, Connecticut, United States

    On 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 ...

    $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
  • 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 ...

    Free
  • 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 ...

    $10 – $15
  • 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 ...

    $10 – $15
  • 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 ...

    Free
  • 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 ...

    $125 – $150


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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.