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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				1 Highlights Tour 2:00 pm Highlights Tour Sep 1 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets A docent guided tour of collection highlights. Availability is limited to 15 participants and advance registration is required. Visitors are required to wear a face mask/covering and encouraged to observe a safe social distance from[...] Theme Tour: Connecticut Connections 3:30 pm Theme Tour: Connecticut Connections Sep 1 @ 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm Tickets Discover artworks that feature Connecticut landmarks or were made by people who had connections to the state. Availability is limited to 15 participants and advance registration is recommended. Visitors are required to wear a face[...]	2 Highlights Tour 2:00 pm Highlights Tour Sep 2 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets A docent guided tour of collection highlights. Availability is limited to 15 participants and advance registration is required. Visitors are required to wear a face mask/covering and encouraged to observe a safe social distance from[...] Theme Tour: Connecticut Connections 3:30 pm Theme Tour: Connecticut Connections Sep 2 @ 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm Tickets Discover artworks that feature Connecticut landmarks or were made by people who had connections to the state. Availability is limited to 15 participants and advance registration is recommended. Visitors are required to wear a face[...]	3 Highlights Tour 12:30 pm Highlights Tour Sep 3 @ 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm Tickets A docent guided tour of collection highlights. Availability is limited to 15 participants and advance registration is required. Visitors are required to wear a face mask/covering and encouraged to observe a safe social distance from[...] Highlights Tour 2:00 pm Highlights Tour Sep 3 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets A docent guided tour of collection highlights. Availability is limited to 15 participants and advance registration is required. Visitors are required to wear a face mask/covering and encouraged to observe a safe social distance from[...] Theme Tour: Connecticut Connections 3:30 pm Theme Tour: Connecticut Connections Sep 3 @ 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm Tickets Discover artworks that feature Connecticut landmarks or were made by people who had connections to the state. Availability is limited to 15 participants and advance registration is recommended. Visitors are required to wear a face[...]
4 Highlights Tour 12:30 pm Highlights Tour Sep 4 @ 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm Tickets A docent guided tour of collection highlights. Availability is limited to 15 participants and advance registration is required. Visitors are required to wear a face mask/covering and encouraged to observe a safe social distance from[...] Highlights Tour 2:00 pm Highlights Tour Sep 4 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets A docent guided tour of collection highlights. Availability is limited to 15 participants and advance registration is required. Visitors are required to wear a face mask/covering and encouraged to observe a safe social distance from[...] Theme Tour: Connecticut Connections 3:30 pm Theme Tour: Connecticut Connections Sep 4 @ 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm Tickets Discover artworks that feature Connecticut landmarks or were made by people who had connections to the state. Availability is limited to 15 participants and advance registration is recommended. Visitors are required to wear a face[...]	5	6	7	8 Highlights Tour 2:00 pm Highlights Tour Sep 8 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets A docent guided tour of collection highlights. Availability is limited to 15 participants and advance registration is required. Visitors are required to wear a face mask/covering and encouraged to observe a safe social distance from[...] Theme Tour: Connecticut Connections 3:30 pm Theme Tour: Connecticut Connections Sep 8 @ 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm Tickets Discover artworks that feature Connecticut landmarks or were made by people who had connections to the state. Availability is limited to 15 participants and advance registration is recommended. Visitors are required to wear a face[...]	9 Conservator Talk with Casey Mallinckrodt and Kat Sarris: Dighton’s Silver Punch Bowl 1:00 pm Conservator Talk with Casey Mallinckrodt and Kat Sarris: Dighton’s Silver Punch Bowl Sep 9 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Tickets English silversmith Isaac Dighton fashioned silver objects for London’s well-to-do at the end of the seventeenth century, including an ornately decorated punch bowl housed in the Wadsworth’s collection. Objects conservator Casey Mallinckrodt and conservation assistant[...] Highlights Tour 2:00 pm Highlights Tour Sep 9 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets A docent guided tour of collection highlights. Availability is limited to 15 participants and advance registration is required. Visitors are required to wear a face mask/covering and encouraged to observe a safe social distance from[...] Theme Tour: Connecticut Connections 3:30 pm Theme Tour: Connecticut Connections Sep 9 @ 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm Tickets Discover artworks that feature Connecticut landmarks or were made by people who had connections to the state. Availability is limited to 15 participants and advance registration is recommended. Visitors are required to wear a face[...]	10 Second Saturdays for Families: Silver Elements 12:00 pm Second Saturdays for Families: Silver Elements Sep 10 @ 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm Tickets Preview our new Silver Vault and discover how artisans transformed the material into innovative drinking vessels and other decorative artworks. Watch while master silversmith Stephen P. Smithers demonstrates colonial American silversmithing techniques. Afterward, design your[...] Family Tour: Eyes on Art 12:15 pm Family Tour: Eyes on Art Sep 10 @ 12:15 pm – 1:00 pm Tickets Eyes on Art Family Tours take place every second and fourth Saturday and are reserved for families and adults with children. Little ones, strollers, and intergenerational bonding expected! Availability is limited to 15 participants and advance[...] Highlights Tour 12:30 pm Highlights Tour Sep 10 @ 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm Tickets A docent guided tour of collection highlights. Availability is limited to 15 participants and advance registration is required. Visitors are required to wear a face mask/covering and encouraged to observe a safe social distance from[...] Family Tour \| ABC’s: Art, Books, Connections 1:30 pm Family Tour \| ABC’s: Art, Books, Connections Sep 10 @ 1:30 pm – 2:00 pm Tickets Make connections between art and books during this docent-guided tour for young children and accompanying adults. Little ones, strollers, and intergenerational bonding expected! Recommended for ages 6 and under. Availability is limited to 15 participants and[...] CANCELED \| Performance: Melodies of Certain Damage (Opus 6) 2:00 pm CANCELED \| Performance: Melodies of Certain Damage (Opus 6) Sep 10 @ 2:00 pm Tickets Melodies of Certain Damage (Opus 6) performances are canceled due to unforeseen circumstances. Ticket purchases will be refunded automatically. Ticket-holders may present their original email confirmation for complementary same-day admission. Tsabar’s Melodies of Certain Damage[...] CANCELED \| Performance: Melodies of Certain Damage (Opus 6) 4:00 pm CANCELED \| Performance: Melodies of Certain Damage (Opus 6) Sep 10 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Tickets Melodies of Certain Damage (Opus 6) performances are canceled due to unforeseen circumstances. Ticket purchases will be refunded automatically. Ticket-holders may present their original email confirmation for complementary same-day admission. Tsabar’s Melodies of Certain Damage[...]
11 Highlights Tour 12:30 pm Highlights Tour Sep 11 @ 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm Tickets A docent guided tour of collection highlights. Availability is limited to 15 participants and advance registration is required. Visitors are required to wear a face mask/covering and encouraged to observe a safe social distance from[...] CANCELED \| Performance: Melodies of Certain Damage (Opus 6) 2:00 pm CANCELED \| Performance: Melodies of Certain Damage (Opus 6) Sep 11 @ 2:00 pm Tickets Melodies of Certain Damage (Opus 6) performances are canceled due to unforeseen circumstances. Ticket purchases will be refunded automatically. Ticket-holders may present their original email confirmation for complementary same-day admission. Tsabar’s Melodies of Certain Damage[...] CANCELED \| Performance: Melodies of Certain Damage (Opus 6) 4:00 pm CANCELED \| Performance: Melodies of Certain Damage (Opus 6) Sep 11 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Tickets Melodies of Certain Damage (Opus 6) performances are canceled due to unforeseen circumstances. Ticket purchases will be refunded automatically. Ticket-holders may present their original email confirmation for complementary same-day admission. Tsabar’s Melodies of Certain Damage[...]	12	13 Premier Member Reception \| Fired Up: Glass Today 6:00 pm Premier Member Reception \| Fired Up: Glass Today Sep 13 @ 6:00 pm Tickets Celebrate the opening of Fired Up: Glass Today and the people who support the Wadsworth. Open to Society of Daniel Wadsworth and Atheneum Associates members.	14 Premier Member Preview Day \| Fired Up: Glass Today 12:00 pm Premier Member Preview Day \| Fired Up: Glass Today Sep 14 @ 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm Tickets A major showing of contemporary glass created out of the artists’ desire to connect with their material and engage greater conversations surrounding community. Discover over 50 glassmakers who are pushing boundaries, forging new paths, and[...]	15 Member Preview Day \| Fired Up: Glass Today 12:00 pm Member Preview Day \| Fired Up: Glass Today Sep 15 @ 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm Tickets Wadsworth members enjoy a first look at Fired Up: Glass Today before the exhibition opens to the public on September 16, 2022. Not a member? Join today! Highlights Tour 2:00 pm Highlights Tour Sep 15 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets A docent guided tour of collection highlights. Availability is limited to 15 participants and advance registration is required. Visitors are required to wear a face mask/covering and encouraged to observe a safe social distance from[...] Theme Tour: Connecticut Connections 3:30 pm Theme Tour: Connecticut Connections Sep 15 @ 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm Tickets Discover artworks that feature Connecticut landmarks or were made by people who had connections to the state. Availability is limited to 15 participants and advance registration is recommended. Visitors are required to wear a face[...]	16 Member Tour \| Fired Up: Glass Today with Brandy Culp 11:00 am Member Tour \| Fired Up: Glass Today with Brandy Culp Sep 16 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Tickets Wadsworth members enjoy a special look at Fired Up: Glass Today with curator Brandy Culp. Availability is limited. Email invitations will be sent with registration links. The Hot Shop \| Joseph Ivacic, Phil Vinson, and Moshe Bursuker 12:00 pm The Hot Shop \| Joseph Ivacic, Phil Vinson, and Moshe Bursuker Sep 16 @ 12:00 pm – 4:30 pm Tickets Demonstrations: 1-2:30pm Drop-in: noon-4:30pm A temporary glass-working studio at the museum. Experience this magical art form live and get a firsthand look at the tools, techniques, and processes used in creating art from molten glass.[...] Highlights Tour 2:00 pm Highlights Tour Sep 16 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets A docent guided tour of collection highlights. Availability is limited to 15 participants and advance registration is required. Visitors are required to wear a face mask/covering and encouraged to observe a safe social distance from[...] Theme Tour: Connecticut Connections 3:30 pm Theme Tour: Connecticut Connections Sep 16 @ 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm Tickets Discover artworks that feature Connecticut landmarks or were made by people who had connections to the state. Availability is limited to 15 participants and advance registration is recommended. Visitors are required to wear a face[...]	17 Member Tour \| Fired Up: Glass Today with Brandy Culp 11:00 am Member Tour \| Fired Up: Glass Today with Brandy Culp Sep 17 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Tickets Wadsworth members enjoy a special look at Fired Up: Glass Today with curator Brandy Culp. Availability is limited. Email invitations will be sent with registration links. The Hot Shop \| Joseph Ivacic, Phil Vinson, and Moshe Bursuker 12:00 pm The Hot Shop \| Joseph Ivacic, Phil Vinson, and Moshe Bursuker Sep 17 @ 12:00 pm – 4:30 pm Tickets Demonstrations: 1-2:30pm Drop-in: noon-4:30pm A temporary glass-working studio at the museum. Experience this magical art form live and get a firsthand look at the tools, techniques, and processes used in creating art from molten glass.[...] Highlights Tour 12:30 pm Highlights Tour Sep 17 @ 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm Tickets A docent guided tour of collection highlights. Availability is limited to 15 participants and advance registration is required. Visitors are required to wear a face mask/covering and encouraged to observe a safe social distance from[...] Highlights Tour 2:00 pm Highlights Tour Sep 17 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets A docent guided tour of collection highlights. Availability is limited to 15 participants and advance registration is required. Visitors are required to wear a face mask/covering and encouraged to observe a safe social distance from[...] Theme Tour: Connecticut Connections 3:30 pm Theme Tour: Connecticut Connections Sep 17 @ 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm Tickets Discover artworks that feature Connecticut landmarks or were made by people who had connections to the state. Availability is limited to 15 participants and advance registration is recommended. Visitors are required to wear a face[...]
18 The Hot Shop \| Joseph Ivacic, Phil Vinson, and Moshe Bursuker 12:00 pm The Hot Shop \| Joseph Ivacic, Phil Vinson, and Moshe Bursuker Sep 18 @ 12:00 pm – 4:30 pm Tickets Demonstrations: 1-2:30pm Drop-in: noon-4:30pm A temporary glass-working studio at the museum. Experience this magical art form live and get a firsthand look at the tools, techniques, and processes used in creating art from molten glass.[...] Highlights Tour 12:30 pm Highlights Tour Sep 18 @ 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm Tickets A docent guided tour of collection highlights. Availability is limited to 15 participants and advance registration is required. Visitors are required to wear a face mask/covering and encouraged to observe a safe social distance from[...] Highlights Tour 2:00 pm Highlights Tour Sep 18 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets A docent guided tour of collection highlights. Availability is limited to 15 participants and advance registration is required. Visitors are required to wear a face mask/covering and encouraged to observe a safe social distance from[...] Theme Tour: Connecticut Connections 3:30 pm Theme Tour: Connecticut Connections Sep 18 @ 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm Tickets Discover artworks that feature Connecticut landmarks or were made by people who had connections to the state. Availability is limited to 15 participants and advance registration is recommended. Visitors are required to wear a face[...]	19	20	21	22 Highlights Tour 2:00 pm Highlights Tour Sep 22 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets A docent guided tour of collection highlights. Availability is limited to 15 participants and advance registration is required. Visitors are required to wear a face mask/covering and encouraged to observe a safe social distance from[...] Theme Tour \| Fired Up: Glass Today 3:30 pm Theme Tour \| Fired Up: Glass Today Sep 22 @ 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm Tickets An inside look at the works of art and stories presented in the special exhibition. Availability is limited to 15 participants and advance registration is recommended. Visitors are required to wear a face mask/covering and encouraged to[...]	23 The Hot Shop \| Caroline Landau and Jason McDonald 1:00 pm The Hot Shop \| Caroline Landau and Jason McDonald Sep 23 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Tickets Demonstrations: 1-2:30pm Drop-in: noon-4:30pm A temporary glass-working studio at the museum. Experience this magical art form live and get a firsthand look at the tools, techniques, and processes used in creating art from molten glass.[...] Highlights Tour 2:00 pm Highlights Tour Sep 23 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets A docent guided tour of collection highlights. Availability is limited to 15 participants and advance registration is required. Visitors are required to wear a face mask/covering and encouraged to observe a safe social distance from[...] Theme Tour \| Fired Up: Glass Today 3:30 pm Theme Tour \| Fired Up: Glass Today Sep 23 @ 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm Tickets An inside look at the works of art and stories presented in the special exhibition. Availability is limited to 15 participants and advance registration is recommended. Visitors are required to wear a face mask/covering and encouraged to[...]	24 Family Tour: Eyes on Art 12:15 pm Family Tour: Eyes on Art Sep 24 @ 12:15 pm – 1:00 pm Tickets Eyes on Art Family Tours take place every second and fourth Saturday and are reserved for families and adults with children. Little ones, strollers, and intergenerational bonding expected! Availability is limited to 15 participants and advance[...] Theme Tour \| Art, Innovation, & Tradition 12:30 pm Theme Tour \| Art, Innovation, & Tradition Sep 24 @ 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm Tickets Explore artworks throughout history that were groundbreaking in their medium, subjects, or style. Availability is limited to 15 participants and advance registration is required. Visitors are required to wear a face mask/covering and encouraged to[...] The Hot Shop \| Caroline Landau and Jason McDonald 1:00 pm The Hot Shop \| Caroline Landau and Jason McDonald Sep 24 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Tickets Demonstrations: 1-2:30pm Drop-in: noon-4:30pm A temporary glass-working studio at the museum. Experience this magical art form live and get a firsthand look at the tools, techniques, and processes used in creating art from molten glass.[...] Highlights Tour 2:00 pm Highlights Tour Sep 24 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets A docent guided tour of collection highlights. Availability is limited to 15 participants and advance registration is required. Visitors are required to wear a face mask/covering and encouraged to observe a safe social distance from[...] Theme Tour \| Fired Up: Glass Today 3:30 pm Theme Tour \| Fired Up: Glass Today Sep 24 @ 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm Tickets An inside look at the works of art and stories presented in the special exhibition. Availability is limited to 15 participants and advance registration is recommended. Visitors are required to wear a face mask/covering and encouraged to[...]
25 Theme Tour \| Art, Innovation, & Tradition 12:30 pm Theme Tour \| Art, Innovation, & Tradition Sep 25 @ 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm Tickets Explore artworks throughout history that were groundbreaking in their medium, subjects, or style. Availability is limited to 15 participants and advance registration is required. Visitors are required to wear a face mask/covering and encouraged to[...] The Hot Shop \| Caroline Landau and Jason McDonald 1:00 pm The Hot Shop \| Caroline Landau and Jason McDonald Sep 25 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Tickets Demonstrations: 1-2:30pm Drop-in: noon-4:30pm A temporary glass-working studio at the museum. Experience this magical art form live and get a firsthand look at the tools, techniques, and processes used in creating art from molten glass.[...] Highlights Tour 2:00 pm Highlights Tour Sep 25 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets A docent guided tour of collection highlights. Availability is limited to 15 participants and advance registration is required. Visitors are required to wear a face mask/covering and encouraged to observe a safe social distance from[...] Theme Tour \| Fired Up: Glass Today 3:30 pm Theme Tour \| Fired Up: Glass Today Sep 25 @ 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm Tickets An inside look at the works of art and stories presented in the special exhibition. Availability is limited to 15 participants and advance registration is recommended. Visitors are required to wear a face mask/covering and encouraged to[...]	26	27	28	29 Highlights Tour 2:00 pm Highlights Tour Sep 29 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets A docent guided tour of collection highlights. Availability is limited to 15 participants and advance registration is required. Visitors are required to wear a face mask/covering and encouraged to observe a safe social distance from[...] Theme Tour \| Fired Up: Glass Today 3:30 pm Theme Tour \| Fired Up: Glass Today Sep 29 @ 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm Tickets An inside look at the works of art and stories presented in the special exhibition. Availability is limited to 15 participants and advance registration is recommended. Visitors are required to wear a face mask/covering and encouraged to[...]	30 Curator Talk with Brandy Culp \| Fired Up: Glass Today 1:00 pm Curator Talk with Brandy Culp \| Fired Up: Glass Today Sep 30 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Tickets Glass is a medium full of magic and possibility, championed by artists who are innovating through techniques, materials, and personal inspirations. Follow Brandy Culp, curator of Fired Up: Glass Today, as she sheds light on[...] The Hot Shop \| Pearl Dick and Grace Whiteside 1:00 pm The Hot Shop \| Pearl Dick and Grace Whiteside Sep 30 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Tickets Demonstrations: 1-2:30pm Drop-in: noon-4:30pm A temporary glass-working studio at the museum. Experience this magical art form live and get a firsthand look at the tools, techniques, and processes used in creating art from molten glass.[...] Highlights Tour 2:00 pm Highlights Tour Sep 30 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets A docent guided tour of collection highlights. Availability is limited to 15 participants and advance registration is required. Visitors are required to wear a face mask/covering and encouraged to observe a safe social distance from[...] Theme Tour \| Fired Up: Glass Today 3:30 pm Theme Tour \| Fired Up: Glass Today Sep 30 @ 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm Tickets An inside look at the works of art and stories presented in the special exhibition. Availability is limited to 15 participants and advance registration is recommended. Visitors are required to wear a face mask/covering and encouraged to[...]

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