June 3 - September 6, 2016 - Ceramicist Renee Iacone’s nature-inflected sculptures include geological stacks that reference constructed piles of stones called cairns and figures made of clay and steel. A multi-site installation of her work moves the viewer in and out of the Museum’s Courtyard.

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June 3 - July 24, 2016 - Among the first wave of American modernists, James Daugherty (1887-1974) explored the possibilities of pure color employed in the use, first, of abstract painting, then, in naturalistic compositions that focused on the figure. This exhibition, made possible by a generous gift of the artist’s estate, covers the breadth of Daugherty’s career and showcases early m...

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June 3 - July 24, 2016 - More than fifty of Faith Stewart-Gordon’s boldly colored paintings are incorporated into this salon-style installation. Subjects drawn from her life in both New York City and Connecticut and her travels are accompanied by portraits of her friends and her pets. These small-scale works are lively, vibrant, and charming.

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June 3 – October 30, 2016 - American screen actress Rosalind Russell lived in Waterbury, Connecticut from birth through graduation from high school. This exhibition covers her childhood in Waterbury, her career, and displays several costumes from her films and personal wardrobe. Film clips, movie ephemera and personal archives will also be on view.

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June 3–September 18, 2016 - The Artist’s Garden is the first exhibition to situate discussions of the growth of the Garden Movement within the politics of the Progressive era, with which it overlapped at the turn of the twentieth century. The Progressive era was marked by intense political and social change. Along with the surge of nationalism and patriotic optimism came growing concer...

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June 6, 2016 - January 16, 2017 - This exhibition showcases a broad selection of the finely detailed and innovative porcelain sculptures Kaendler designed over his 44 years at the Meissen Porcelain Factory in Germany, featuring examples of his animals, crinoline figures, exotic representations, and court and peasant figures.

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June 9, 2016–September 4, 2016 - For the exhibition, German will transform the gallery into an underground site of a cavern excavation. Minimally illuminated by several strings of bare light bulbs, a powerful army of approximately 30 of the artist’s black figurative sculptures will be installed in military formation on an earthen floor. The presentation was inspired by one of the most ...

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June 12 -  September 4, 2016 - Women in gauzy dresses and wide-brimmed hats, men in blazers and flannels mingled in the annual garden parties hosted by the Lyme Art Association. A 1931 painting, Tea Day, by LAA artist Edward Volkert is the instigation for this exhibition which, like a snapshot in time, will focus on the art of this period in Old Lyme Connecticut. Artists include Eugene H...

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June 16 - August 21, 2016 - This exhibition will explore the works of William Shakespeare from a fresh perspective, placing the literary giant within a tradition of fine craftsmanship on a completely different scale. Nearly one hundred exquisitely bound miniature editions of plays, sonnets, and books inspired by Shakespeare, each measuring three inches high or less and selected from the singular c...

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June 16 - June 19, 2016 - Inspired by select artworks in the permanent collection, the Museum’s galleries will display floral arrangements created by members of the Garden Club and National Council Accredited Judges from The Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut. The Front Desk will carry a self-guided tour that will walk visitors through the Museum-wide exhibition and give insight into the ...

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