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Felt Pumpkin Kits

Westport Museum for History & Culture 25 Avery Place, Westport, CT, United States

Our felt pumpkin kits are the perfect craft to celebrate the spooky season. Celebrate a spooktacular Halloween with your own miniature pumpkin creation!  Miniature pumpkin kits will include one felt pumpkin, stuffing, felt face pieces, coloring book and a lollipop.  Participants may drop in anytime between 11am and 5pm to decorate a miniature pumpkin. Can’t ...

$5

“Who Was Accused in the Salem Witch Trials?: Tituba” with Illustrator Rowan MacColl

Westport Museum for History & Culture 25 Avery Place, Westport, CT, United States

Join us for an in-person discussion with the illustrator of Who Was Accused in the Salem Witch Trials?: Tituba, a graphic novel exploring the Salem witch trials through the eyes of Tituba, one of the first women to be accused of witchcraft. Follow the terrifying events of the 1692 Salem witch trials from the perspective ...

Free

Thursday Treasure: Dolls

Westport Museum for History & Culture 25 Avery Place, Westport, CT, United States

Whether you find them creepy or cute, dolls remain popular toys and collectibles amongst children and adults. From the sweet to the sinister, take a look at dolls housed in the museum’s collection. Just as the famous Annabelle doll calls Connecticut home, you may find some... hauntingly beautiful dolls right here in Westport. Make sure ...

Free

Destination Westport: Art from the Beyond Walking Tour

Greens Farm Lower Cemetery Nyala Farms Rd, Westport, Connecticut, United States

Ever wondered why you shouldn’t walk on a grave or why there are so many skulls on tombstones? Do you know the story of Connecticut’s witch trials? Join Westport Museums Programs & Collections Director Nicole Carpenter at the Greens Farms Lower Cemetery to discuss the 18th and 19th century superstitions associated with cemeteries and the ...

$10 – $15

Free First Saturdays

Westport Museum for History & Culture 25 Avery Place, Westport, CT, United States

First Saturdays are a great opportunity to experience what we have to offer at the Westport Museum free of charge on the first Saturday of each month.  Young visitors can enjoy a scavenger hunt in the museum, the diorama of Westport featuring an audio tour by Joanne Woodward, coloring pages, colonial games and more. Adult ...

Darkness, Inside the Mind of Connecticut’s Witches

Westport Museum for History & Culture 25 Avery Place, Westport, CT, United States

Darkness, Inside the Mind of Connecticut’s Witches is a unique Halloween experience. Enter 1647 and witness the witch trials that European colonists experienced through their own words, in the darkness that pervaded their everyday lives. Sit with us in the dark and hear about superstitions of witchcraft and the belief that danger—both physical and supernatural—was ...

$10 – $15

Destination Westport: Westport Sanitarium Walking Tour

Winslow Dog Park 25 CT-136, Westport, Connecticut, United States

Though the buildings are long gone, the site of the Westport Sanitarium—one of two in Westport—stood in what is, today, Winslow Park. Follow our docent through the park and discover the tales of the administrators, doctors and patients that lived and worked in the sanitariums. See images from the time and ear tales of heartbreak, ...

$10 – $15

Into the Sanitarium Escape Room

Westport Museum for History & Culture 25 Avery Place, Westport, CT, United States

Can you go into the Sanitarium escape room and make it out? Can you uncover the truth of the Westport Sanitarium? Rumors have spread of strange goings on inside the patient wing. Like the famed Nelly Bly, you are a reporter who has gone inside the sanitarium to investigate but find yourself locked inside the ...

$20 – $25

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Reading by Washington Irving

Westport Museum for History & Culture 25 Avery Place, Westport, CT, United States

The ghostly apparition of Washington Irving, author of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, has been resurrected for a special reading of his frightful tale about the Headless Horseman. Audiences of all ages are encouraged to hear an abbreviated version of his famous story in our historic barn. Enjoy light refreshments while you listen.  Tickets free ...

$5

Destination Westport: Dark History

Westport Museum for History & Culture 25 Avery Place, Westport, CT, United States

Sneak along the paths of downtown as you hear curious tales from the darker side of Westport’s past. Care for a stroll along the waters that once contained the runoff of the Embalmers Supply Company? Peek into the windows of the former Coffin Tack factory, rest at a speakeasy, and hear about the Westport Museum’s ...

$10 – $15

Cocktails & Collections

Westport Museum for History & Culture 25 Avery Place, Westport, CT, United States

Come sip a cocktail and view special pieces from the museum’s collection! This event is for members to enjoy private access to our newly renovated historic barn space and never-seen-before collections. Registration is recommended for members. Cocktails and Collections is an exclusive, 21+ members-only event. Interested in joining? Become a member now!

Free

Free First Saturdays

Westport Museum for History & Culture 25 Avery Place, Westport, CT, United States

First Saturdays are a great opportunity to experience what we have to offer at the Westport Museum free of charge on the first Saturday of each month.  Young visitors can enjoy a scavenger hunt in the museum, the diorama of Westport featuring an audio tour by Joanne Woodward, coloring pages, colonial games and more. Adult ...


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