Upcoming Events

 

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

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

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
Event Series Free First Saturdays

Free First Saturdays

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

First Saturdays are a great opportunity to experience what we have to offer at the Westport Museum free of charge on the first Saturday of each month.  Young visitors can ...

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

Event Series Free First Saturdays

Free First Saturdays

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

First Saturdays are a great opportunity to experience what we have to offer at the Westport Museum free of charge on the first Saturday of each month.  Young visitors can ...

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.