Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art

Santa Ana has two finalists for national museum and library medal

2013-02-15 07:00:00

Santa could come early to Santa Ana’s cultural scene this year: the Institute of Museum and Library Services announced Thursday that both the Discovery Science Center and the Santa Public Library are finalists for its 2013 National Medal for...

Near Newtown, U.S. gun ethos on display at museum

2012-12-20 15:21:00

Connecticut's familiarity with weapons manufactured for personal use long predates the horrifying recent mass killing in Newtown, one of the worst outbursts of gun violence in American history. About 50 miles northeast of the village, Hartford's Wadsworth...

Art review: 'Kim Schoenstadt: Matrix 160' at the Wadsworth Atheneum Art Museum

2010-11-30 16:32:43

Monster Mash: Smithsonian removes controversial Jesus video; Thomas Kinkade faces personal problems

2010-12-01 16:32:44

Kim Schoenstadt's many-layered mural at LACE

2011-03-25 16:33:11

Art review: 'Imagining the Past in France: 1250-1500' at the J. Paul Getty Museum

2010-12-04 16:32:56

William Hooker Interprets a Classic Oscar Micheaux Film in New Britain

2013-05-21 13:50:00

The Symbol of the Unconquered Silent Film Screening w/live accompaniment by William Hooker, May 24, 7:30 p.m., Q&A to follow, $5-$12, Trinity-on-Main, 69 Main St., New Britain, (860) 229-2072, trinityonmain.org � Drummer William Hooker's...

READER SUBMITTED: SImsbury Free Library Announces June Events

2013-05-20 16:10:05

In June, the Simsbury Free Library (SFL) is pleased to welcome a special exhibit from the Simsbury Arts Academy and offer a third tour of the A. Everett Austin, Jr. House. In addition, the SFL will continue its monthly Drop-In Book Club and documentary/...

Knitting Groups To 'Knit Hit' Hartford On Sunday

2013-05-17 06:56:00

Several locations in downtown Hartford will be “Knit Hit” on Sunday, May 19, as the Greater Hartford Arts Council, knitting groups and fiber artists go “guerilla knitting” in a series of site-specific yarn installations all over...

Some of the State's Best Singer-Songwriters Join Forces For a Performance on May 18

2013-05-14 12:20:00

CT.com Presents: An Evening with DAS Musicians May 18, 7:30 p.m. doors, $10, Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, 600 Main St., Hartford, thewadsworth.org. � Last year's Connecticut Music Awards was the kind of unifying event the state's fragmented...

A Second Suitor: Brewery Interested In Hartford Times Building

2013-05-13 16:46:00

In the dozen years that the landmark Hartford Times building has stood vacant, there has been only one serious proposal to redevelop the property. And that one didn't work out. Now, in the space of a few months, there are two more. The Thomas Hooker...

Dina Silva Named Director Of Development At Hartford's TheaterWorks

2013-05-09 10:17:00

Hartford’s TheaterWorks has its first full-time development director Dina Silva has more than 10 years experience ten years of fundraising experience, previously working a development manager at both the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art and the...

The legendary British comedy troupe stars in this 1975 comic classic about knights on very silly quest. Thursday, June 6, at Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, 600 Main St. in Hartford, as part of First Thursday Renaissance Faire Block Party. The evening begins at 5 p.m.

2013-05-24 08:06:00

In Hartford, visit the nation's oldest public art museum, the Wadsworth Atheneum. Visitors are allowed to sketch in the permanent collection galleries using a pencil and sketchpad. You will find Hudson River School landscapes, Old Master paintings, contemporary art and more.

2013-04-26 00:00:00

Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, 600 Main St. in Hartford, will presents movies all summer, including "Cape Fear," (pictured) on June 21, with star Polly Bergen in attendance.

2013-04-24 00:00:00