Calendar of Events

The lushly colored surfaces and crisp machinelike forms in Matt Paweski’s works often suggest functionality, yet they emerge from an intuitive, manual process of drawing, cutting, painting, reconfiguration, and experimentation. Curator Jared Quinton will discuss[...]

1pm gallery talk and 1:20pm gallery talk 2pm concert—In museum Members of the Hartford Symphony Orchestra present a concert of chamber music at the Wadsworth Atheneum. Join Vanessa Sigalas, associate curator for collections research, for[...]

Vanessa Sigalas, associate curator for collections research, introduces the new acquisition of an extremely rare Vienna Imperial Porcelain Manufactory snuffbox by ivory carver and enfant terrible Johann Christoph Ludwig Lücke (1703–1780). Keep an eye on[...]

SOLD OUT Fridays, March 10 & 24 | $70; $55 seniors, and students with ID; $45 members and Wadsworth Welcome. Explore visual expression through drawing with Connecticut artist Peter Cusack. Two sessions in different galleries[...]

Visit the museum to learn about the trailblazing women artists represented in our collections. Discover their stories and design your own artwork recognizing their impact. Admission is free noon–2pm.  Please note: Due to The Hartford[...]

Meet Ned Lazaro, our new Associate Curator of Costume & Textiles, and Kat Sarris, Costume & Textile Technical Assistant as they embark on a three-year project to catalogue, research, photograph and assess the museum’s extensive[...]

Spot recent changes in the galleries, including new acquisitions like Kudzanai-Violet Hwami’s You are killing my spirit (2021) and more throughout the museum. Keep an eye on your inbox for email invitations and registration links.

SOLD OUT Fridays, March 10 & 24 | $70; $55 seniors, and students with ID; $45 members and Wadsworth Welcome. Explore visual expression through drawing with Connecticut artist Peter Cusack. Two sessions in different galleries[...]

Spot recent changes in the galleries, including new acquisitions like Kudzanai-Violet Hwami’s You are killing my spirit (2021) and more throughout the museum. Keep an eye on your inbox for email invitations and registration links.

Listen to an informal musical performance by members of the Hartford-area Azul String Quartet, cellist Pablo Issa and violist Eugenio Figueroa, while you explore the works on view in Morgan Great Hall. Free with museum[...]

A docent guided tour of collection highlights. Availability is limited to 15 participants and advance registration is recommended. A face mask/covering is encouraged. Same-day admission is included in the price of your tour ticket.