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 ...
$10
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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 ...
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Daring Dinner Escape Room
FeaturedAs a famous reporter investigating the rising National Socialist German Workers' Party in Germany, you’re not surprised to receive an invitation at the home of a top German General for ...
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Daring Dinner Escape Room
FeaturedAs a famous reporter investigating the rising National Socialist German Workers' Party in Germany, you’re not surprised to receive an invitation at the home of a top German General for ...
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Daring Dinner Escape Room
FeaturedAs a famous reporter investigating the rising National Socialist German Workers' Party in Germany, you’re not surprised to receive an invitation at the home of a top German General for ...
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Real and Genuine, Faked and Forged: Fantastical Stories and Objects from the Barnum Museum Collection
Westport Museum for History & Culture 25 Avery Place, Westport, CT, United StatesThe Barnum Museum holds a world of wonders. From Tom Thumb’s miniature boots and carriages to ethnographic materials from cultures the world over, the museum’s collection is a veritable cabinet ...
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Reading by Washington Irving
Westport Museum for History & Culture 25 Avery Place, Westport, CT, United StatesThe ghostly apparition of Washington Irving, author of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, has been resurrected for a special reading of his frightful tale about the Headless Horseman. Audiences of ...
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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 ...
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Native American Healing Workshop
Westport Museum for History & Culture 25 Avery Place, Westport, CT, United StatesJoin the Westport Museum as we welcome Clan Mother Shoran Waupatukuay Piper of the Golden Hill Paugussett tribe for a one-of-a-kind workshop about traditional Native healing techniques. Learn how to ...
$65
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