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Connecticut Lafayette Trail: Lafayette’s Bicentennial Tour of Connecticut in 2024
August 7- September 8, 2024 Connecticut Welcomes Lafayette – AGAIN! A statewide calendar of events in honor of the Marquis de Lafayette. In 1824-1825, as part of a nationwide tour […]
Symposium: Revolutionary and Human Rights Champion: Lafayette and his Legacy: Fairfield University
Fairfield University 1073 N Benson Rd, FairfieldSeptember 7, 2024 Join The American Friends of Lafayette for a day-long symposium sponsored by Fairfield University at the Fairfield University Campus on Saturday, September 7, 2024. Registration and ticket information […]
Capitol America: Book Talk and Luncheon the Connecticut State Capitol
Connecticut State Capitol 210 Capitol Ave., HartfordA project 11 years in the making, Capitol America: A Photographic Portrait of the Fifty State Capitols, offers a unique look inside each of America's State Capitols. Connecticut photographers Robert Lisak and […]
Conquer the Current 2024 at Connecticut River Museum
Connecticut River Museum 67 Main Street, Essex, CTJoin us for the Connecticut River Museum’s Sixth annual downriver paddle regatta, which benefits the Museum’s education programs! This is a One Way 9 Mile Race, Point A to Point […]
Good Stories Well Told: The Marine Paintings of Russ Kramer ~ Inspirations, Adventures, & Methods at La Grua
La Grua Center 32 Water St, StoningtonJoin marine artist Russ Kramer for a presentation of his dynamic oil paintings, depicting historic America’s Cup races and other yachting scenes. The discussion focuses on the stories behind the […]
Ocean House Author Series: In Conversation with Stephen Lash: The Wadsworth Atheneum
Ocean House 1 Bluff Avenue, Watch Hill, Rhode IslandJoin us to hear stories and stimulating conversation of America’s oldest art museum, the Wadsworth Atheneum, with Stephen Lash and Dr. Oliver Tostmann, Curator at the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford […]
Gallery Talk • Marvin Espy: Up from the Asphalt at Lyman Allyn
Lyman Allyn Art Museum 625 Williams Street, New LondonJoin us for a gallery talk with artist Marvin Espy and Curator Tanya Pohrt as they explore the images and ideas presented in Up from the Asphalt. For more information
Inheriting Freedom an Intergenerational Tour at Harriet Beecher Stowe Center
Harriet Beecher Stowe Center 77 Forest Street, HartfordThe goal of our intergenerational tour is to encourage conversations about justice between all visitors. We provide an interactive, conversation-based tour experience where we welcome questions and curiosity from adults […]
Talk: Lafayette in Norwalk: The Farewell Tour 1824-25
Norwalk Town House Museum 2 East Wall Street, NorwalkCommemorating the Marquis de Lafayette’s 1824 visit to Norwalk As a part of Lafayette’s Bicentennial Tour of Connecticut, the Norwalk Historical Society is collaborating with the Connecticut Bicentennial Committee to […]
GALLERY TALK: Fresh Impressions: New Research on American Impressionism: Florence Griswold Museum
Florence Griswold Museum 96 Lyme Street, Old LymeJoin the curator to discuss some of the ways art historians are reframing American Impressionist paintings through the lenses of race, gender, and the environment. “Impressionism 150: From Paris to […]
Virtual Lecture: Art History Study Group—Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion: The Met
"The Met Museum, OpenAI Created an AI Chatbot With the Persona of a 1930s Socialite for a New Exhibit" Join Met senior research associate Stephanie Kramer to gain insight into […]
American Revolution Hero Lafayette Returns at New Haven Museum
New Haven Museum 114 Whitney Avenue, New HavenOn August 21, 2024, beginning at 5 p.m., New Haven Museum (NHM) and The American Friends of Lafayette will host a two-part welcoming celebration for the Marquis de Lafayette when he returns (in full […]