In conjunction with the exhibition Bridgeport at Work: Muralist Robert Lambdin and Bridgeport Brass, Fairfield Museum’s Walt Matis will discuss the industries that grew in Fairfield and Bridgeport. Learn more about companies like Remington Arms, Singer Manufacturing, and Locomobile and the communities that grew around them. Co-presented with the Fairfield Public Library Free     […]

In conjunction with the exhibition Bridgeport at Work, art historian & curator Kathleen Motes Bennewitz Bennewitz will discuss how the Bridgeport Brass Company, a national foundry established in 1865, followed the federal government’s model of civic artistic patronage to grow support for the looming world war. Beginning in 1941, newly appointed Bridgeport Brass president Hermann […]

Over the past ten years, youth activism has picked up significantly on college and university campuses. Recent headlines have highlighted protests to raise awareness for issues such as gun violence, international conflict, and minority rights. Student protest has an interesting and often overlooked history. Kelly Marino will explore student activism for women's rights and civic […]

Join a special guided tour of the Bridgeport at Work exhibition with Curator Chelsea Garth & Program Coordinator Walt Matis. Artists Exploring themes of advertising, truth, and propaganda, the exhibition presents Robert Lambdin’s artwork for Bridgeport Brass within the context of the company’s balancing act between management and the workforce and Bridgeport’s long history of […]

In the spring of 1692 a wave of terror swept Massachusetts and engulfed the New England colonies in tragedy. It was rumored that many had entered into compacts with the Devil and that the practice of witchcraft had reached epidemic proportions. Elizabeth Clawson of Stamford, CT was accused of witchcraft and then held at the […]

Stop by our Research Library to explore manuscripts on the Southport Globe onion and the area’s agricultural and maritime industries. Free with Museum Admission.