Calendar of Events

Halloween comes but once a year – start the scary season off right with a tour of spiritual, surreal, and supernatural artwork. We will take you through our galleries and beyond the beyond in this special tour focused entirely on traditions of death, burial, and the afterlife. Availability is limited. Email invitations will be sent with registration links.

Halloween comes but once a year – start the scary season off right with a tour of spiritual, surreal, and supernatural artwork. We will take you through our galleries and beyond the beyond in this special tour focused entirely on traditions of death, burial, and the afterlife. Availability is limited. Email invitations will be sent with registration links.

Hear about newly discovered early photographs from the collection from the 1840s through the 1940s in a conversation between Allen Phillips, Collection Imaging and Publications Manager, and Director Dr. Matthew Hargraves. Virtual program. Email invitations will be sent with registration links.

Curator Brandy Culp shows off the glorious new installation of historic silver objects in our brand new Silver Vault. Domestic silver objects from the 19th and 19th centuries reveal their secrets! Availability is limited. Email invitations will be sent with registration links.

Glass is a medium full of magic and possibility, especially in the hands of artists pushing themselves to innovate with technique, material, and inspiration. See the exhibition with curator Brandy Culp for a closer look at the art form and the stories glass objects can tell. Availability is limited. Email invitations will be sent with registration links.

Balthus (1908–2001) is one of the most controversial European painters of the twentieth century. Little known during the 1930s, his status as a leading modern artist advanced with the Wadsworth’s crucial help. Join curator Oliver Tostmann as he explores the fascinating story behind the artist’s career and his reception on both sides of the Atlantic. Keep an eye on your inbox for an email invitation and registration link.

Get here before the public and spend time in Fired Up: Glass Today before the exhibition closes on February 5. Not a member yet? Join today!

Get here before the public and spend time in Fired Up: Glass Today before the exhibition closes on February 5. Not a member yet? Join today!