Calendar of Events

Programs take place in the museum unless otherwise specified. Click here for public tour registration.
Highlights Tours | Thursdays–Sundays, 12:30 & 2pm
Family Tour: Eyes on Art | Every Second Saturday, 12:15pm

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Artful Conversations for Members with Jennifer Tonkovich and Linda Roth 12:00 pm
Artful Conversations for Members with Jennifer Tonkovich and Linda Roth
Oct 10 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Artful Conversations for Members with Jennifer Tonkovich and Linda Roth
Special guest Jennifer Tonkovich, curator of drawings and prints at the Morgan Library & Museum, joins Linda Roth, Wadsworth curator of European decorative arts, in a conversation about the new book Morgan the Collector (2023).[...]
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Second Saturdays for Families: Latine Heritage Month 12:00 pm
Second Saturdays for Families: Latine Heritage Month
Oct 14 @ 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Second Saturdays for Families: Latine Heritage Month
Celebrate Latine heritage and culture with art making, music, and performances. Work alongside teaching artists from Bomba De Aqui in a vejigante mask-making workshop. Watch Mexican folkloric dancer Tere Luna perform in collaboration with Mariachi[...]
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Member Curator Talk: Mattatuck Museum 3:30 pm
Member Curator Talk: Mattatuck Museum
Oct 18 @ 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Member Curator Talk: Mattatuck Museum
Join us at the Mattatuck Museum for an exclusive tour and conversation about the exhibition Uprooted: Afghanistan to Connecticut led by curatorial fellow Hamid Hemat, and exhibiting artists Alibaba Awrang and Matin Malikzada. Through their[...]
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Gallery Talk: Art and Grief with Melinda Bottone and Lindsey Fyfe 1:00 pm
Gallery Talk: Art and Grief with Melinda Bottone and Lindsey Fyfe
Oct 20 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Gallery Talk: Art and Grief with Melinda Bottone and Lindsey Fyfe
When confronted with the loss of a loved one, art can be a powerful tool to help us acknowledge and work through our grief. Join Melinda Bottone, bereavement coordinator at Masonicare Home Health, Hospice &[...]
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Performance | New England Ballet Theatre presents “The Red Shoes” 7:00 pm
Performance | New England Ballet Theatre presents “The Red Shoes”
Oct 21 @ 7:00 pm
Performance | New England Ballet Theatre presents "The Red Shoes"
New England Ballet Theatre’s contemporary interpretation of the story inspired by the 1948 film is set in Hartford in 1954 where young dancers yearn to become prima ballerinas amidst a flourishing arts scene. A pair[...]
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Performance: New England Ballet Theatre presents “The Red Shoes” 2:00 pm
Performance: New England Ballet Theatre presents “The Red Shoes”
Oct 22 @ 2:00 pm
Performance: New England Ballet Theatre presents "The Red Shoes"
New England Ballet Theatre’s contemporary interpretation of the story inspired by the 1948 film is set in Hartford in 1954 where young dancers yearn to become prima ballerinas amidst a flourishing arts scene. A pair[...]
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Member Morning: Rules & Repetition Preview 11:00 am
Member Morning: Rules & Repetition Preview
Oct 26 @ 11:00 am
Member Morning: Rules & Repetition Preview
11am curator talk with Jared Quinton, noon–5pm gallery viewing Rules & Repetition: Conceptual Art at the Wadsworth Atheneum highlights an underrecognized legacy within the museum’s contemporary art program. Join curator Jared Quinton for a first[...]
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Walking Tour for Members: Founders, Patrons, and Art Makers of the Wadsworth Atheneum 10:00 am
Walking Tour for Members: Founders, Patrons, and Art Makers of the Wadsworth Atheneum
Oct 28 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Walking Tour for Members: Founders, Patrons, and Art Makers of the Wadsworth Atheneum
Old North Cemetery, Hartford Join former Wadsworth curator William Hosley for a walk through Hartford’s Old North and Spring Grove Cemeteries, veritable museums without walls, filled with statuary, folk art, and local history. This tour[...]
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Gallery Talk: Between Life & Death with Director Matthew Hargraves, Vanessa Sigalas, and Carlos Hernandez Chavez 1:00 pm
Gallery Talk: Between Life & Death with Director Matthew Hargraves, Vanessa Sigalas, and Carlos Hernandez Chavez
Oct 29 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Gallery Talk: Between Life & Death with Director Matthew Hargraves, Vanessa Sigalas, and Carlos Hernandez Chavez
Between Life & Death: Art and the Afterlife offers a glimpse into this mysterious passage through American, European, and Mexican works of art from the collection. Join Wadsworth director Matthew Hargraves, curator Vanessa Sigalas, and[...]
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