Join decorative art expert Genevieve Wheeler Brown for an illustrated book talk uncovering the hidden women behind Delftware's iconic blue and white ceramics.
Join WDS and America's Tapestry to learn about the prominent role needle art is playing in our nation’s upcoming 250th anniversary. America’s Tapestry founder and director Stefan Romero will discuss the creation of this collaborative community embroidery project highlighting lesser-known stories from the American Revolution.
For the first time, the Webb Deane Stevens Museum brings live dance into its historic barn. Experience an in-the-round performance by The Hartford Dance Collective featuring new and established works that explore strength, resilience, and self-expression. Inspired by America's 250th anniversary, these bold dances amplify women's voices—in a space where the courage to claim one's own has always mattered. Seating is limited.
For the first time, the Webb Deane Stevens Museum brings live dance into its historic barn. Experience an in-the-round performance by The Hartford Dance Collective featuring new and established works that explore strength, resilience, and self-expression. Inspired by America's 250th anniversary, these bold dances amplify women's voices—in a space where the courage to claim one's own has always mattered. Seating is limited.
Join textile historian Ned Lazaro, Associate Curator of Textiles and Costumes at The Wadsworth Atheneum and former curator of textiles at Historic Deerfield for a moderated discussion on the history of collecting schoolgirl samplers and other forms of needlepoint in the United States.
This companion lecture to the exhibition American Girlhood by guest curator Emily Whitted will explore the larger history of needlework as part of early American education for girls. Tickets include viewing of the exhibition American Girlhood: Needlework, Memory, and the Making of a Nation
The Revolution wasn’t won by generals alone. In this companion lecture to the Webb Deane Stevens Museum's exhibition Remember the Ladies: Women of the Revolution, Zara Anishanslin introduces us to the women who shaped the war for independence. Now at 6:00 PM.
Travel between Hartford and Wethersfield the way people did in the 18th century—on the Connecticut River! Thanks to a partnership with the City of Hartford, Town of Wethersfield, and Slipaway Tours, you can catch a water taxi as part of your Friday evening plans.