LIBRARY
Guided Tour: Bibliophilia X Taphophila: The Dead Shall be Read: Grove Street Cemetery New Haven
Two great archives are neighbors in New Haven: Grove Street Cemetery, the nation’s first chartered burial ground, and Beinecke Library, North America’s largest building dedicated exclusively to rare books and and manuscripts. Both exist to make the past accessible in the present for the future, and both offer many encyclopedias of stories to explore and […]
Saturday Introductory Tour of Beinecke Library at Yale
Beinecke Library 121 Wall Street, New HavenAn introductory tour of the Beinecke Library, its mission, history, architecture, collections, and services, led by a library staff or student guide. Tours last approximately 45 minutes. Reservations are not required. Note: see the library’s website (beinecke.library.yale.edu) for current public health protocols and other important visitor information. A reminder the Beinecke Library’s ground floor and […]
Date Night: Sex and Love in the Archives at the Connecticut Museum in Hartford
Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth Street, HartfordSpice up that boring old date night with some historical romance. Bring your sweetie or your bestie to the Museum for a “backstage” look at some of the objects in our collection associated with love and lust through the ages. Then, settle down with some wine and chocolate treats while you draw a miniature framed […]