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SUMMARY:Into the Sanitarium Escape Room
DESCRIPTION: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 patient wing. Like the famed Nelly Bly\, you are a reporter who has gone inside the sanitarium to investigate but find yourself locked inside the doctor’s private office. Your group of up to ten people have one hour before the sanitarium staff return and begin your treatment. \n\n\n\nThis is a great group activity! Wonderful for birthdays\, company activities or a club outing. Fun for the whole family\, this escape room is recommended for children over eight. Children under 15 must be accompanied by an adult.  \n\n\n\nTickets $20 for members\, $25 for non-members. Groups of 2-10 people. Reservations are required\, select your date and time online. Reservations close 48 hours prior to their posted start date. You may make your reservation private for an additional $10 per group.  \n\n\n\nPurchase your tickets online here. To book a private session or use your member discount\, please call the museum at (203)-222-1424.  \n\n\n\nTime slots are available Tuesdays-Thursdays from 11:30 am to 5 pm; on Fridays and Saturdays slots run from 11:30 am through 8 pm. All reservations last for 60 minutes\, with the recommendation of arriving 15 minutes prior to your start time.  \n\n\n\nTickets are nonrefundable. In the event you must cancel\, we will consider your purchase a donation and will happily issue you a donation receipt. Groups arriving 15 minutes after their reservation start time will have their reservation cancelled without a refund.  \n\n\n\nOnline waiver acknowledgment is required prior to entry into the escape room. Those 17 and under must have the waiver signed by a parent or guardian. The room is not suitable for individuals with pacemakers. \n\n\n\nMade possible\, in part\, by generous sponsorship by Cohen & Wolfe 
URL:https://westporthistory.org/event/into-the-sanitarium-escape-room/
LOCATION:Westport Museum for History & Culture\, 25 Avery Place\, Westport\, CT\, 06880\, United States
CATEGORIES:Programs,Spooktober
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SUMMARY:Coney Island: Visions of an American Dreamland\, Part I 
DESCRIPTION: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 place in the history of American art and culture. The curator and author of an acclaimed exhibition and book on Coney Island\, Robin will explore the site’s enduring status as a subject for artists by exploring paintings\, photographs\, films\, carousel animals\, and fun ephemera ranging from postcards to sideshow banners.  \n\n\n\nCalled “America’s Playground\,” Coney Island is a world-famous resort and national cultural symbol that has inspired artists\, musicians\, writers\, and filmmakers. They captured its inception as a watering hole for the wealthy\, transformation into the world’s most famous mechanical amusement center\, evolution into a mecca for the masses\, decline into a disheveled dreamland\, and recent revival. An extraordinary array of artists will be discussed—among them\, William Merritt Chase\, Joseph Stella\, Walker Evans\, Reginald Marsh\, Paul Cadmus\, Yasuo Kuniyoshi\, George Tooker\, Diane Arbus\, Robert Frank\, Patti Smith\, Basquiat\, Red Grooms\, Daze\, and Swoon.   \n\n\n\n\nThe best show is the people themselves. \nReginald Marsh\, Artist\n\n\n\nMany artists perceived this iconic place as a prism through which to view the American experience. Their visions of Coney Island imagined the future and later recalled the past\, conveying changing ideas about leisure\, and exploring the mixing of people of different races\, ethnicities\, and classes\, transcending social boundaries. How artists chose to portray America’s Playground—in tableaux of wonder and menace\, hope and despair\, dreams and nightmares—mirrored the aspirations and disappointments of the era. Their art brings to life the allure and excitement of Coney Island\, which occupies not only a strip of sand in Brooklyn\, but also a singular place in the American imagination.   \n\n\n\nTickets are free for members and $5 for nonmembers. Register online below.   \n\n\n\nPart two of Coney Island: Visions of an American Dreamland\, will be held on April 11th.  \n\n\n\nTickets are nonrefundable. In the event you must cancel\, we will consider your purchase a donation and will happily issue you a donation receipt.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRobin Jaffee Frank\, PhD\, curated the exhibition and authored the accompanying award-winning book Coney Island: Visions of an American Dreamland\, 1861–2008 (Yale University Press\, 2015). The exhibition opened at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art in Hartford\, Connecticut\, and traveled to the San Diego Museum of Art\, Brooklyn Museum\, and McNay Art Museum in San Antonio\, Texas. A version of the exhibition traveled across the country until 2022 through a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities On-the Road program.   \n\n\n\nAn independent curator\, Robin has organized numerous exhibitions at museums throughout the US\, lectured extensively\, and published widely on American visual culture from the colonial through contemporary periods. She formerly served as Chief Curator at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art and Senior Associate Curator at the Yale University Art Gallery. Robin holds a PhD in the history of art from Yale University.  \n\n\n\nEvent Image: Reginald Marsh\, Pip and Flip\, 1932. Tempera on paper mounted on canvas. Terra Foundation for American Art\, Chicago
URL:https://westporthistory.org/event/coney-part-i/
LOCATION:Westport Museum for History & Culture\, 25 Avery Place\, Westport\, CT\, 06880\, United States
CATEGORIES:Programs
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SUMMARY:Dress Construction Viewing 
DESCRIPTION:Ever wanted to know how a dress from your favorite period drama was made? Have questions about fashion from the past?  \n\n\n\nJoin our Director of Programs and Collections\, Nicole Carpenter\, as she creates a reproduction gown based on 18th century examples and techniques. Visitors are encouraged to ask questions about the process of creating a gown\, the history of mantua-makers or dress makers\, and the Museum’s textile collection. Visitors can also try textile art objects like a spinning wheel\, loom\, and embroidery hoops for themselves.  \n\n\n\nThis gown will be displayed and worn during our Colonial Field Day. Interested in attending? Tickets can be purchased with the form below. Tickets are $5 for nonmember adults\, free for members and children under 10.
URL:https://westporthistory.org/event/dress-construction/
CATEGORIES:Programs
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SUMMARY:Dress Construction Viewing 
DESCRIPTION:Ever wanted to know how a dress from your favorite period drama was made? Have questions about fashion from the past?  \n\n\n\nJoin our Director of Programs and Collections\, Nicole Carpenter\, as she creates a reproduction gown based on 18th century examples and techniques. Visitors are encouraged to ask questions about the process of creating a gown\, the history of mantua-makers or dress makers\, and the Museum’s textile collection. Visitors can also try textile art objects like a spinning wheel\, loom\, and embroidery hoops for themselves.  \n\n\n\nThis gown will be displayed and worn during our Colonial Field Day. Interested in attending? Tickets can be purchased with the form below. Tickets are $5 for nonmember adults\, free for members and children under 10.
URL:https://westporthistory.org/event/dress-construction-viewing-2/
CATEGORIES:Programs
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SUMMARY:Coney Island: Visions of an American Dreamland\, Part II
DESCRIPTION: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 and its iconic place in the history of American art and culture. The curator and author of an acclaimed exhibition and book on Coney Island\, Robin will explore the site’s enduring status as a subject for artists by exploring paintings\, photographs\, films\, carousel animals\, and fun ephemera ranging from postcards to sideshow banners.  \n\n\n\nCalled “America’s Playground\,” Coney Island is a world-famous resort and national cultural symbol that has inspired artists\, musicians\, writers\, and filmmakers. They captured its inception as a watering hole for the wealthy\, transformation into the world’s most famous mechanical amusement center\, evolution into a mecca for the masses\, decline into a disheveled dreamland\, and recent revival. An extraordinary array of artists will be discussed—among them\, William Merritt Chase\, Joseph Stella\, Walker Evans\, Reginald Marsh\, Paul Cadmus\, Yasuo Kuniyoshi\, George Tooker\, Diane Arbus\, Robert Frank\, Patti Smith\, Basquiat\, Red Grooms\, Daze\, and Swoon.   \n\n\n\n\nThe best show is the people themselves. \nReginald Marsh\, Artist\n\n\n\nMany artists perceived this iconic place as a prism through which to view the American experience. Their visions of Coney Island imagined the future and later recalled the past\, conveying changing ideas about leisure\, and exploring the mixing of people of different races\, ethnicities\, and classes\, transcending social boundaries. How artists chose to portray America’s Playground—in tableaux of wonder and menace\, hope and despair\, dreams and nightmares—mirrored the aspirations and disappointments of the era. Their art brings to life the allure and excitement of Coney Island\, which occupies not only a strip of sand in Brooklyn\, but also a singular place in the American imagination.   \n\n\n\nTickets are free for members and $5 for nonmembers. Register online below.   \n\n\n\nTickets are nonrefundable. In the event you must cancel\, we will consider your purchase a donation and will happily issue you a donation receipt.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRobin Jaffee Frank\, PhD\, curated the exhibition and authored the accompanying award-winning book Coney Island: Visions of an American Dreamland\, 1861–2008 (Yale University Press\, 2015). The exhibition opened at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art in Hartford\, Connecticut\, and traveled to the San Diego Museum of Art\, Brooklyn Museum\, and McNay Art Museum in San Antonio\, Texas. A version of the exhibition traveled across the country until 2022 through a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities On-the Road program.   \n\n\n\nAn independent curator\, Robin has organized numerous exhibitions at museums throughout the US\, lectured extensively\, and published widely on American visual culture from the colonial through contemporary periods. She formerly served as Chief Curator at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art and Senior Associate Curator at the Yale University Art Gallery. Robin holds a PhD in the history of art from Yale University.  \n\n\n\nEvent Image: Red Grooms\, Weegee 1940\, 1998-99. Acrylic on paper. Private Collection
URL:https://westporthistory.org/event/coney-part-ii/
LOCATION:Westport Museum for History & Culture\, 25 Avery Place\, Westport\, CT\, 06880\, United States
CATEGORIES:Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240421T140000
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SUMMARY:Candle Dipping Workshop
DESCRIPTION: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 and then take your candle home to use and enjoy. Join the Museum today and enjoy this class for free!  \n\n\n\nTickets for our workshops $15 per person for non-members\, $10 for Family members and above. Workshops limited to 12 attendees\, save your spot with the form below. Please note candles are made from bee’s wax and require a hot plate.  \n\n\n\nTickets are nonrefundable. In the event you must cancel\, we will consider your purchase a donation and will happily issue you a donation receipt.  \n\n\n\nInterested in more colonial programs? Join us for our family-friendly Colonial Day to try your hand at other crafts from the period. Or attend our Mock Colonial Wedding\, to see a costumed couple exchange nuptials while enjoying food and drinks from the era. 
URL:https://westporthistory.org/event/candle-dipping/
LOCATION:Westport Museum for History & Culture\, 25 Avery Place\, Westport\, CT\, 06880\, United States
CATEGORIES:Programs
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SUMMARY:Dress Construction Viewing 
DESCRIPTION:Ever wanted to know how a dress from your favorite period drama was made? Have questions about fashion from the past?  \n\n\n\nJoin our Director of Programs and Collections\, Nicole Carpenter\, as she creates a reproduction gown based on 18th century examples and techniques. Visitors are encouraged to ask questions about the process of creating a gown\, the history of mantua-makers or dress makers\, and the Museum’s textile collection. Visitors can also try textile art objects like a spinning wheel\, loom\, and embroidery hoops for themselves.  \n\n\n\nThis gown will be displayed and worn during our Colonial Field Day. Interested in attending? Tickets can be purchased with the form below. Tickets are $5 for nonmember adults\, free for members and children under 10.
URL:https://westporthistory.org/event/dress-construction-viewing-2/
CATEGORIES:Programs
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