No dessert says “Christmas” quite like plum pudding. This delectably moist, confection, heady with the flavor of brandy, is a Victorian tradition that recalls the charming holidays of yore. Join our Executive Director, Ramin Ganeshram, a trained chef, food historian and award-winning cookbook author to talk about the history of plum pudding and to make ...
Are you looking for a truly unique ornament to celebrate this holiday season? Grab a buddy and join us any time between December 17th and 20th, to create a memory, build a custom ornament and enjoy some hot cocoa in our historic 7-sided cobblestone barn! This is an ideal family fun event. $5 entry includes ...
Are you looking for a truly unique ornament to celebrate this holiday season? Grab a buddy and join us any time between December 17th and 20th, to create a memory, build a custom ornament and enjoy some hot cocoa in our historic 7-sided cobblestone barn! This is an ideal family fun event. $5 entry includes ...
Are you looking for a truly unique ornament to celebrate this holiday season? Grab a buddy and join us any time between December 17th and 20th, to create a memory, build a custom ornament and enjoy some hot cocoa in our historic 7-sided cobblestone barn! This is an ideal family fun event. $5 entry includes ...
Looking for a fun and fashionable way to spend an evening after work? Come down to the Westport Museum’s upcoming Sip and Shop! Enjoy a glass of wine while you browse the unique offerings of our gift shop. Between handcrafted decor from our staff, beautiful coffee table books, and many local artisan creations there is ...
Today, you can listen to your favorite song with a few taps on your smartphone. Even if you’re a little more old-fashioned, you can have a record or CD spinning within a minute or so. However, the earliest lovers of recorded music didn’t have the luxury of such simple mechanisms. Phonograph cylinders were the earliest ...
Don your finest mask, evening wear or costume to join the Westport Museum for History & Culture for our casino, Monte Carlo Masquerade Casino Night. Enjoy casino games, signature cocktails, delicious food, and prize drawings for casino winnings at this special event. Take part in some glamourous fun at our gambling-to-give gaming tables! Try your ...
Drop in and make your own unique card for the sweethearts in your life with a Westport Museum Vintage Valentine Cupid Kit. Each kit includes vintage-themed supplies to create your very own antique-styled greeting cards, a goose feather to make a quill pen and a link to our YouTube tutorial on quill cutting as well ...
Join author Will Mackintosh to discuss Selling the Sights: The Invention of the Tourist in American Culture (New York University Press, 2019). Learn how trends and cultural movements shaped the tourism industry as we know it through the years. Mackintosh is an author and associate professor of history at the University of Mary Washington in ...
Just in time for Valentines Day, learn how to make your very own chocolate in our truffle-making class taught by Alina Dancho, a professional pastry chef and owner of Alina’s Cakes & Cookies with locations in Fairfield and Westport! Enjoy your delicious final product yourself or give it as a gift. Tickets are $35 for ...
Anyone from Connecticut is familiar with the everlasting struggle between Patriots and Giants fans, but imagine if Westport had its very own team? Well, it once did! In the first half of the twentieth century, Westport, and Fairfield County more broadly, was home to a thriving semi-professional football community. Among those teams stood the Westport Owls, ...
Calling all trivia afficionados, fun-fact fiends, and scholars of esoteric information! Come to the Westport Museum’s first Trivia Night! Enjoy a night of challenging questions with your friends as you battle to prove your group are the trivia masters of Westport. Not just a night for history experts. In addition to some general history trivia, ...
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