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The exhibition reveals Blume’s central role in the development of American modernism and examines the artist’s impact on late 20th-century narrative painting. In addition to the paintings and drawings by Blume that appear in Nature and Metamorphosis, the Wadsworth Atheneum will present a selection of works from its permanent collection titled, Visions from Homr: Surrealism in Connecticut—a compani...

June 27, 2015 - July 31, 2016 - We are very pleased to announce the exhibition of one of Yale University’s most iconic objects: the Double Elephant folio of John James Audubon’s The Birds of America. On loan from Yale’s Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, two of the Beinecke’s four volumes will be on view on the Museum’s third floor, adjacent to Birds of Connecticut.

This exhibition is part of a groundbreaking collaboration between the seven cultural institutions of the Fairfield/Westchester Museum Alliance (FWMA). Each museum in the alliance will concurrently present an exhibition that explores one of the Seven Deadly Sins. Pride, the sin of arrogance - Join us as we explore the dazzling, dizzying heights of mankind’s hubris and vanity -- as well as the resul...

We are eager to announce a brand new one day outdoor antiques market. The show will feature a variety of antiques, from furniture to jewelry, decorative objects and folk art. Garden architecture and decorations will be included too.

The exhibit invites visitors to try their hand at drawing, sketching either a companion’s portrait or a self-portrait with the aid of a mirror. Works in the exhibit will range from 16th century Italian and Flemish paintings to modern American photographic portraits and will include paintings by 18th and 19th century southeastern Connecticut portraitists Mary Way and Isaac Sheffield. Sunday: 1 pm —...

The exhibition celebrates five decades of the O’Neill, charting its journey from past to present to future with drawings, interviews, videos, photographs, original scripts, and sound. Since its founding, the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center has shaped the course of American and world theater, launching the careers of some of the most talented artists and most recognizable plays and musicals. Sunday: ...

This exhibit showcases one of the museum’s newest additions—a collection of drawings by Italian, Dutch and French artists of the 17th and 18th centuries recently donated by a local collector. These sketches, generally made as studies for oil paintings or theatrical sets, show the fine line between fine art and commercial art that most artists of the period walked. Sunday: 1 pm — 5 pm Closed Monday...

June 14 - November 20, 2016 - The exhibition features many rare and authentic items from that community—furniture, small crafts, textiles, and works on paper. There are significant gifts of objects from several generous donors including nine objects from the widow of a direct descendant of the Enfield Shakers; all these initially came from Eldress Caroline Tate, the last leader of the community.

The New Britain Museum of American Art thrilled to exhibit NEW/NOW: Katja Loher: Are yellow tangs the bees of the sea? this spring. We continue to delve into the realm of New Media, encouraging the discussion between art and technology. Through her wall-mounted video portals and hand-blown glass bubbles, the viewer enters a parallel universe in which Loher displays costumed dancers in choreographe...

This summer the Museum presents an exhibition that honors Connecticut and New York’s contributions to the history of maritime travel and trade with the exhibition, "All the Sea Knows: Marine Art from the Museum of the City of New York." Sunday hours 1:00am - 5:00pm Closed major holidays