Spring 2024 Hours: Open on Tuesdays from 10 am to 12 pm between March 5 through June 11, 2024 The Victorian Cottage is the Fairfield Museum’s early childhood education space designed for kids to create, explore, and play. Free with Museum Admission. Please check in at the front desk before heading over to the Victorian Cottage. […]
Join us every Tuesday between 3/19 and 5/7 on the Museum Commons to enjoy a fun way to develop early literacy skills in young children with dancing, singing, and stories that incorporate music. For children ages 0-5 and their adult caregiver. NOTE: No Sing Me a Story on April 16th. There will be another story […]
Join IMAGES 2024 Featured Photographer Isabel Chenoweth for a discussion on her inspiration and process. In particular, she will share more about using vision and intent to convey a sense of place and tell a visual story through compositional and design elements – light, color, texture, rhythm, shape, angle, balance, and proportion. Free with Museum […]
Stop by the Research Library to meet our Research Librarian Ed Surato and explore select manuscripts related to the Gilded Age in Fairfield. Free with Museum Admission Image: Postcard of Sunnieholme and its gardens, c. 1910-1930. Fairfield Museum Postcard Collection.
Our 2024 Spring Speaker Series starts with an exploration of the origins of eastern North America’s Indigenous ceremonial stone landscapes. Dr. Lucianne Lavin, Research Director Emerita at The Institute for American Indian Studies, recently compiled research from a plethora of Native American culture bearers, anthropologists, and archaeologists that provides an important new lens for interpreting […]
Spring 2024 Hours: Open on Tuesdays from 10 am to 12 pm between March 5 through June 11, 2024 The Victorian Cottage is the Fairfield Museum’s early childhood education space designed for kids to create, explore, and play. Free with Museum Admission. Please check in at the front desk before heading over to the Victorian Cottage. […]
Join us every Tuesday between 3/19 and 5/7 on the Museum Commons to enjoy a fun way to develop early literacy skills in young children with dancing, singing, and stories that incorporate music. For children ages 0-5 and their adult caregiver. NOTE: No Sing Me a Story on April 16th. There will be another story […]
Immigrant labor and innovative businessmen. Domestic servants and wealthy vacationers. Growing public need and local benefactors. Contradictions characterize the Gilded Age in Fairfield. The “Gilded Age” (1865-1912) was a period of immense growth in America known for lavish expressions of wealth and cavernous class distinctions. In 1873, Mark Twain gave the era its name with […]
Using inspiration from Isabel Chenoweth’s photographs of coastal scenes, create reflection paintings of tidal pools with watercolor paint. Then, visit the artist’s exhibition to learn more about conservation and natural habitats. Recommended for ages 3+. Free with Museum admission. Program Details This is not a drop-off program. Adults must sign in and stay […]
Calling all photographers! Join us for a special roundtable discussion to learn more about the business and creative aspects of photography featuring esteemed photographers and photo editors: Maureen Cavanagh, Photo Editor, The New York Times; David Gunn, local freelance photographer; Jade-Snow Joachim, Director of Photography, POLITICO; and Brad Smith, Vice President for Photography, WWE. Discover […]
Experience the glamour of the Gilded Age and get a rare glimpse inside two extraordinary Fairfield mansions: the Sturges "White" House (1855) and the Sturges Cottage (1840) located on Mill Plain Green. In conjunction with Fairfield Museum’s special exhibition Money Talks: The Gilded Age in Fairfield, join us anytime between 12 and 4 pm to […]
Spring 2024 Hours: Open on Tuesdays from 10 am to 12 pm between March 5 through June 11, 2024 The Victorian Cottage is the Fairfield Museum’s early childhood education space designed for kids to create, explore, and play. Free with Museum Admission. Please check in at the front desk before heading over to the Victorian Cottage. […]
Using inspiration from Isabel Chenoweth’s photographs of birds along the Connecticut coastline, build your own paper kite that looks like a flying bird. Recommended for ages 5+. Free with Museum admission. Program Details This is not a drop-off program. Adults must sign in and stay on premises at all times. Generously sponsored by […]
Local author Letitia Burton will read two of her books, Guthrie and Gretzy and Austin, that feature some of our favorite bird friends sharing themes of friendship and kindness. Free with Museum admission About the Author Letitia B. Burton—or “B.B.,” as her young readers call her—believes that one of the most important things […]
Join IMAGES 2024 Featured Photographer Isabel Chenoweth to make seascapes using natural materials and recreate the beach or shoreline. Decorate your seascapes with sand, seashells, seaweed, and more. Recommended for ages 5+. Free with Museum admission. Program Details This is not a drop-off program. Adults must sign in and stay on premises at all […]
Join the Fairfield Forestry Committee & Fairfield Pollinator Pathway for a walk surrounded by spring blooms on the Museum Commons. Learn how to identify trees on the Museum Commons and discover their stories. Recommended for ages 10+. Free with Museum Admission. Rain Date: April 18, 2024 Program Details Meet in the lobby of the […]
Come celebrate the return of Fairfield’s dogwood blooms by making a dogwood flower out of paper. Fill out your bouquet with other paper flowers for spring. Recommended for ages 5+. Free with Museum admission. Program Details This is not a drop-off program. Adults must sign in and stay on premises at all times. […]
Join the Fairfield Museum's Walt Matis for a special guided tour of current exhibitions to explore the Gilded Age in Fairfield. Walk-ins are welcome. $5 for Members, $10 for Non-Members. Image: Postcard of Sunnieholme and its gardens, c. 1910-1930. Fairfield Museum Postcard Collection.
Connecticut’s modern landscape is the product of our fascinating geologic past. The geologic history of our state is preserved in the bedrock and landforms of the region and spans approximately one billion years of Earth’s history. In this talk, we will explore the processes of mountain building and continental rifting that formed the bedrock of […]
Spring 2024 Hours: Open on Tuesdays from 10 am to 12 pm between March 5 through June 11, 2024 The Victorian Cottage is the Fairfield Museum’s early childhood education space designed for kids to create, explore, and play. Free with Museum Admission. Please check in at the front desk before heading over to the Victorian Cottage. […]
Join us every Tuesday between 3/19 and 5/7 on the Museum Commons to enjoy a fun way to develop early literacy skills in young children with dancing, singing, and stories that incorporate music. For children ages 0-5 and their adult caregiver. NOTE: No Sing Me a Story on April 16th. There will be another story […]
The exhibition IMAGES Featured Photographer: Isabel Chenoweth pulls from the artist's series of photographs, Connecticut’s Tidal Zones, where she explores the state’s wetlands and tidal areas, delicate ecosystems critical to the conservation of animals like shorebirds and the preservation of natural resources. In conjunction with the exhibition, join us for a special shorebird walk led […]
Spring 2024 Hours: Open on Tuesdays from 10 am to 12 pm between March 5 through June 11, 2024 The Victorian Cottage is the Fairfield Museum’s early childhood education space designed for kids to create, explore, and play. Free with Museum Admission. Please check in at the front desk before heading over to the Victorian Cottage. […]
Join us every Tuesday between 3/19 and 5/7 on the Museum Commons to enjoy a fun way to develop early literacy skills in young children with dancing, singing, and stories that incorporate music. For children ages 0-5 and their adult caregiver. NOTE: No Sing Me a Story on April 16th. There will be another story […]