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• Bruce Beginnings Junior: Fall Leaves

  Wed, Oct 21 · 10:00 AM · Bruce Museum · Greenwich

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• Teen Art Studio

  Wed, Oct 21 · 3:00 PM · Yale University Art Gallery · New Haven

  FreeworkshopDrop-inAges 13–19

• Public Lecture | Conserving Artemisia Gentileschi’s Hercules and Omphale

  Thu, Oct 22 · 6:00 PM · Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art · Hartford

  Freelecture

• Public Lecture | Conserving Artemisia Gentileschi’s “Hercules and Omphale”

  Thu, Oct 22 · 6:00 PM · Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art · Hartford

  Freelecture

• Sensory Saturday

  Sat, Oct 24 · 10:30 AM · The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum · Ridgefield

  workshopRegistration requiredAges 4–12

• Art Adventures! – Saturday 10/24 Drop-In Art Class for Kids

  Sat, Oct 24 · 12:00 PM · MoCA CT · Westport

  workshopDrop-inRegistration required

• Gallery Talk | Ocean Vuong / MATRIX 199 / I’m Sorry I Love You

  Sat, Oct 24 · 2:00 PM · Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art · Hartford

  Freetalk

• The CORA Foundation Community Conversation with Rick Shaefer

  Sat, Oct 24 · 4:00 PM · MoCA CT · Westport

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• Intuitive Abstract Expressionism: an immersive art experience with Melissa Benedek

  Sun, Oct 25 · 12:00 PM · MoCA CT · Westport

  workshopRegistration required

• Science Solvers: Chemical Reaction Paintings

  Sun, Oct 25 · 1:00 PM · Bruce Museum · Greenwich

  activityDrop-inRegistration requiredAges 4+

• Bruce Beginnings Junior: Spider Webs

  Wed, Oct 28 · 10:00 AM · Bruce Museum · Greenwich

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• Art History Mini-series • Looking Back, Looking Forward: The Genesis of Abstract Expressionism

  Wed, Oct 28 · 1:30 PM · Lyman Allyn Art Museum · New London

  talkRegistration required

• Teen Art Studio

  Wed, Oct 28 · 3:00 PM · Yale University Art Gallery · New Haven

  FreeworkshopDrop-inAges 13–19

• Lifetime of Looking

  Thu, Oct 29 · 2:00 PM · Bruce Museum · Greenwich

  activityRegistration required

• Lecture: New Media, Old Tropes? The Rebirth of Ancient Egypt in Video Games

  Thu, Oct 29 · 5:30 PM · Fairfield University Art Museum · Fairfield

  FreetalkRegistration required

• Livestream Lecture: New Media, Old Tropes?

  Thu, Oct 29 · 5:30 PM · Fairfield University Art Museum · Fairfield

  FreetalkRegistration required

• Artist Conversation | The Aldrich Decennial

  Fri, Oct 30 · 5:30 PM · The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum · Ridgefield

  talkRegistration required

• In-Person and Virtual Artist Conversation | The Aldrich Decennial

  Fri, Oct 30 · 5:30 PM · The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum · Ridgefield

  talkRegistration required

• Art Adventures! – Saturday 10/31 Drop-In Art Class for Kids

  Sat, Oct 31 · 12:00 PM · MoCA CT · Westport

  workshopDrop-inRegistration required

• Stories and Art

  Sun, Nov 1 · 1:00 PM · Yale University Art Gallery · New Haven

  Freeworkshop

• Art Teachers’ Day

  Tue, Nov 3 · 8:45 AM · Florence Griswold Museum · Old Lyme

  talkRegistration required

• Election Day Workshop | Artful Wellness: Creativity in the Museum

  Tue, Nov 3 · 9:00 AM · Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art · Hartford

  classRegistration required

• Bruce Beginnings Junior: Moving Shapes & Mobile Play

  Wed, Nov 4 · 10:00 AM · Bruce Museum · Greenwich

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• MultiBowl Pottery Workshop with Leah Corbett

  Wed, Nov 4 · 12:00 PM · MoCA CT · Westport

  workshopRegistration required

• Art History Mini-series • The Rise of Consumer Culture: Assemblage, Pop, Graffiti and Performance Art

  Wed, Nov 4 · 12:30 PM · Lyman Allyn Art Museum · New London

  talkRegistration required

• Teen Art Studio

  Wed, Nov 4 · 3:00 PM · Yale University Art Gallery · New Haven

  FreeworkshopDrop-inAges 13–19

• CORA Foundation Community Conversation with Michael Borders

  Thu, Nov 5 · 8:00 AM · MoCA CT · Westport

  talkRegistration required

• Lecture: Egyptian Antiquities as Archeological Ambassadors in New York

  Thu, Nov 5 · 5:30 PM · Fairfield University Art Museum · Fairfield

  FreetalkRegistration required

• Lecture: "Would You Like an Obelisk or, Perhaps, a Temple?"

  Thu, Nov 5 · 5:30 PM · Fairfield University Art Museum · Fairfield

  FreetalkRegistration required

• Art•Bar Happy Hour: Paint the Masters #1

  Thu, Nov 5 · 5:30 PM · Florence Griswold Museum · Old Lyme

  classRegistration required

• Lecture series : Remember the 5th of November

  Thu, Nov 5 · 6:00 PM · Slater Memorial Museum · Norwich

  Freetalk

• Co-Create, A Family Art Adventure

  Sat, Nov 7 · 10:30 AM · The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum · Ridgefield

  talkRegistration requiredAges 4+

• Free First Saturday - November 2026

  Sat, Nov 7 · 11:00 AM · Lyman Allyn Art Museum · New London

  Freeworkshop

• Art Workshop • Indigenous Voice in Urban Lettering

  Sat, Nov 7 · 2:00 PM · Lyman Allyn Art Museum · New London

  talkRegistration requiredAges 16+

• Gallery Talk: James Welling: Cento

  Sat, Nov 7 · 3:00 PM · Fairfield University Art Museum · Fairfield

  FreetalkRegistration required

• Bruce Visionary Awards 2026

  Tue, Nov 10 · 6:00 PM · Bruce Museum · Greenwich

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• Bruce Visionary Awards

  Tue, Nov 10 · 6:00 PM · Bruce Museum · Greenwich

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• Bruce Beginnings Junior: So Long Birds

  Wed, Nov 11 · 10:00 AM · Bruce Museum · Greenwich

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• Art History Mini-series • Mixt Meanings: Minimal, Conceptual, Post-minimal and Earth Art; Neo-expressionism and the Resurgence of Narrative

  Wed, Nov 11 · 12:30 PM · Lyman Allyn Art Museum · New London

  talkRegistration required

• Teen Art Studio

  Wed, Nov 11 · 3:00 PM · Yale University Art Gallery · New Haven

  FreeworkshopDrop-inAges 13–19

• Art•Bar Happy Hour: Paint the Masters #2

  Thu, Nov 12 · 5:30 PM · Florence Griswold Museum · Old Lyme

  classRegistration required

• Family Day: Spectacular Space

  Sat, Nov 14 · 10:00 AM · Bruce Museum · Greenwich

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• Family Fun Day at MoCA/CT – November 14

  Sat, Nov 14 · 10:00 AM · MoCA CT · Westport

  workshopRegistration required

• Getting StARTed

  Sat, Nov 14 · 11:15 AM · Yale University Art Gallery · New Haven

  Freeworkshop

• Family Day: Leaf It to Your Imagination

  Sat, Nov 14 · 12:30 PM · Fairfield University Art Museum · Fairfield

  FreeworkshopRegistration required

• Cultural Intelligence Workshop

  Sat, Nov 14 · 2:00 PM · Lyman Allyn Art Museum · New London

  FreeworkshopRegistration requiredAges 16+

• SOLD OUT - Bow Making and Wreath Decorating (Blooms and Bows at the Benton, Class #3)

  Sun, Nov 15 · 2:00 PM · William Benton Museum of Art · Storrs

  workshopRegistration required

• Gallery Talk: Wrapped for Eternity: Ancient Egyptian “Mummies”

  Tue, Nov 17 · 12:00 PM · Fairfield University Art Museum · Fairfield

  FreetalkRegistration required

• Bruce Beginnings Junior: Sticky Walls Collage

  Wed, Nov 18 · 10:00 AM · Bruce Museum · Greenwich

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• Art History Mini-series • ‘Fire and Ice’: Art in the Time of Crisis

  Wed, Nov 18 · 12:30 PM · Lyman Allyn Art Museum · New London

  talkRegistration required

• Teen Art Studio

  Wed, Nov 18 · 3:00 PM · Yale University Art Gallery · New Haven

  FreeworkshopDrop-inAges 13–19

• ANNUAL SAMUEL THORNE MEMORIAL LECTURE 2026

  Sat, Nov 21 · 1:00 PM · Florence Griswold Museum · Old Saybrook

  FreetalkRegistration required

• Experiences at the Bruce Behind the Frame: Curating American Art at The Newark Museum of Art

  Sat, Nov 21 · 2:00 PM · Bruce Museum · Greenwich

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• Bruce Beginnings Junior: Grateful Hearts and Hands

  Wed, Nov 25 · 10:00 AM · Bruce Museum · Greenwich

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• Teen Art Studio

  Wed, Nov 25 · 3:00 PM · Yale University Art Gallery · New Haven

  FreeworkshopDrop-inAges 13–19

• Teen Art Studio

  Wed, Dec 2 · 3:00 PM · Yale University Art Gallery · New Haven

  FreeworkshopDrop-inAges 13–19

• Free First Saturday - Winter Wonder Day 2026

  Sat, Dec 5 · 11:00 AM · Lyman Allyn Art Museum · New London

  Freeworkshop

• Stories and Art

  Sun, Dec 6 · 1:00 PM · Yale University Art Gallery · New Haven

  Freeworkshop

• Teen Art Studio

  Wed, Dec 9 · 3:00 PM · Yale University Art Gallery · New Haven

  FreeworkshopDrop-inAges 13–19

• Art•Bar Happy Hour: Festive Holiday Crafting #1

  Thu, Dec 10 · 5:30 PM · Florence Griswold Museum · Old Lyme

  workshopRegistration required

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Art museums in Connecticut

• Yale University Art GalleryNew Haven, CT15 upcoming · 15 freeOfficial site
• Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of ArtHartford, CT4 upcoming · 3 freeOfficial site
• Bruce MuseumGreenwich, CT12 upcomingOfficial site
• The Aldrich Contemporary Art MuseumRidgefield, CT4 upcomingOfficial site
• Florence Griswold MuseumOld Lyme, CT6 upcoming · 1 freeOfficial site
• Florence Griswold MuseumOld Saybrook, CT6 upcoming · 1 freeOfficial site
• Fairfield University Art MuseumFairfield, CT7 upcoming · 7 freeOfficial site
• MoCA CTWestport, CT8 upcomingOfficial site
• Lyman Allyn Art MuseumNew London, CT8 upcoming · 3 freeOfficial site
• Slater Memorial MuseumNorwich, CT1 upcoming · 1 freeOfficial site
• William Benton Museum of ArtStorrs, CT1 upcomingOfficial site