FEATURED EVENTS

Meet Mary Pope Osborne, author of the Magic Tree House series, the No. 1 best-selling chapter book series of all time! Guests can get books stamped with Mary’s signature and take photos with her.

Join us for our March 1 Home School Day! For this first Home School Day of the 2019 season, we’ll be exploring women’s history through hands-on activities and in-Village activities. Participants will learn about well-known women of the 1830s as well as the not so well-known. Bake a cake with maple sugar and explore the contributions women made to the abolitionist movement, imitate the style of women artists, and more. In the Village, engage with the stories of 19th-century ladies and see women’s journals and books from the museum’s library up close!

“Families Cook” is a 19th-century interactive food experience that the whole family can enjoy. Children and adults alike will learn to prepare an entire hearth-cooked meal with the added benefit of being able to sit down and enjoy the fruits of their labor.

Animals often leave behind clues regarding their daily habits. Together, we will learn to “read” the story that these animals are trying to tell us by touching bird nests, smelling faux scat, and looking at bones. Perfect fr kids ages 2 - 5.

Spectacular Saturdays (K-12) Make the most of your weekends with our four-week half days (K-3) or six-week full days (4-8) Saturday programs*, which provide hands-on discovery, exploration and research with guidance and skill building from Talcott scientists.

Family Day: Bring the fam, your kid, or just yourself! Muse Family Days can be enjoyed by all. Arrive 11:30-12 Bar/Kitchen Open @ 11:30 All ages welcome!

All scientists have one thing in common… they ask questions! Come answer your own questions by participating in hands-on experiments that explore the various fields of natural science. Perfect for ages 5 - 10.

Love Pancakes with Penguins? You’ll be crazy about this event! While anchovies won’t make this menu, kids and adults alike will love all the options on the pizza buffet and beverage bar! Our fan-favorite penguins make a special dinner-time appearance in the Main Gallery from 7:00pm-8: 00 pm.

Fill the winter months with color as we look at flowers and artifacts from the museum up close and make creative interpretations through various materials including collage, painting, colored pencils, and more. Perfect for 5- 10 year olds.

Bring your kids and their friends to the fastest game in town as your Hartford Wolf Pack takes on opponents from around the AAL! You'll all have fun and enjoy great music, fun food, epic intermission entertainment, zambonis and, of course, HOCKEY! **Kids 12 and under receive a $7 discount in each price level when purchasing tickets in advance of a game day.