Arts & Literature Events
06.16.08 - 12.09.09
Coming Home: Building Community in a Changing World
Mattatuck Museum Arts & History Center
permanent collection of 19th and 20th century Conn. artists, and changing exhibitions of contemporary artists. Ongoing.
Coming Home: Building Community in a Changing World
Mattatuck Museum Arts & History Center
permanent collection of 19th and 20th century Conn. artists, and changing exhibitions of contemporary artists. Ongoing.
09.17.08 - 12.09.09
Permanent Collection
Yale University Art Gallery
works from the African, Asian, early European, modern, and contemporary collections, including new acquisitions, are on view in the Gallery's Louis Kahn building. Works from Greek, Roman, Egyptian, and Near Eastern collections. Ongoing. artgallery.yale.edu
Permanent Collection
Yale University Art Gallery
works from the African, Asian, early European, modern, and contemporary collections, including new acquisitions, are on view in the Gallery's Louis Kahn building. Works from Greek, Roman, Egyptian, and Near Eastern collections. Ongoing. artgallery.yale.edu
11.28.08 - 01.10.10
Mr. Gilbert's Railroad Exhibition
Eli Whitney Museum
hands-on exhibition of running American Flyer model trains made by the A.C. Gilbert Company just after WWII. Starts Nov. 27
Mr. Gilbert's Railroad Exhibition
Eli Whitney Museum
hands-on exhibition of running American Flyer model trains made by the A.C. Gilbert Company just after WWII. Starts Nov. 27
05.01.09 - 11.29.09
Bodies Revealed
Foxwoods Resort Casino
real human specimens, both whole and partial, that have been meticulously dissected and preserved, giving visitors the opportunity to view the complexity of their own organs and systems like never before.
Bodies Revealed
Foxwoods Resort Casino
real human specimens, both whole and partial, that have been meticulously dissected and preserved, giving visitors the opportunity to view the complexity of their own organs and systems like never before.
05.02.09 - 01.31.10
Mapping the Pacific Coast: Coronado to Lewis and Clark, The Quivira Collection
Mystic Seaport
traveling exhibit of more than 30 maps, illustrations and books dating from 1544-1802. Starts May 2
Mapping the Pacific Coast: Coronado to Lewis and Clark, The Quivira Collection
Mystic Seaport
traveling exhibit of more than 30 maps, illustrations and books dating from 1544-1802. Starts May 2
06.26.09 - 12.09.09
Restoring an Icon: The Charles W. Morgan
Mystic Seaport
exhibition features information on the history and significance of the ship, its construction and restoration, and explains types of environmental deterioration. Ongoing. Starts June 26
Restoring an Icon: The Charles W. Morgan
Mystic Seaport
exhibition features information on the history and significance of the ship, its construction and restoration, and explains types of environmental deterioration. Ongoing. Starts June 26
07.06.09 - 12.09.09
Dali Lithographs
White Space Gallery
rare, limited edition and hand-signed lithographs by Salvador Dali, and lithographs by Chagall and Miro. Viewing by appointment only. Ongoing.
Dali Lithographs
White Space Gallery
rare, limited edition and hand-signed lithographs by Salvador Dali, and lithographs by Chagall and Miro. Viewing by appointment only. Ongoing.
07.24.09 - 12.09.09
The Rambles
Florence Griswold Museum
site-specific installation by Patrick Dougherty utilizing native tree saplings. Starts July 24. Ongoing. Through July 2011.
The Rambles
Florence Griswold Museum
site-specific installation by Patrick Dougherty utilizing native tree saplings. Starts July 24. Ongoing. Through July 2011.
09.12.09 - 01.31.10
Untitled (The Hoop Project)
The Lot
installation of oversized basketball backboards and hoops made out of found/repurposed materials by artist William Lamson. Reception and pick-up basketball game: Sat., Sept 12, 2-6 p.m. Starts Sept. 12
Untitled (The Hoop Project)
The Lot
installation of oversized basketball backboards and hoops made out of found/repurposed materials by artist William Lamson. Reception and pick-up basketball game: Sat., Sept 12, 2-6 p.m. Starts Sept. 12
09.12.09 - 02.21.10
Imna Arroyo: Ancestral Passage
Lyman Allyn Art Museum
multi-media installation reaching back into the artist's heritage, a result of her journeys to find out more about her Puerto Rican culture. Reception: Sat., Sept. 12, 1-4 p.m. Artist Talk: Sun., Feb. 7, 2:30 p.m. Starts Sept. 12
Imna Arroyo: Ancestral Passage
Lyman Allyn Art Museum
multi-media installation reaching back into the artist's heritage, a result of her journeys to find out more about her Puerto Rican culture. Reception: Sat., Sept. 12, 1-4 p.m. Artist Talk: Sun., Feb. 7, 2:30 p.m. Starts Sept. 12
Find it Here:
Deliver Us from Evil
Journalist Jeff Sharlet talks about The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power 
Forgotten Renaissance
Author Michael Goldfarb explores the rise of Jewish intellectuals in Europe after Napoleon