• Artist and Author Talks:

  Committed to supporting the work of artists in the region, the museum regularly invites artists to discuss their work on view as part of the collection or in conjunction with a special exhibition. Every quarter the museum invites local and regional authors for presentation about their recent publications or a variety of topics related to the Museum’s collection, special exhibitions, and local topics in history.

• Group Tours and Lectures:

  In conjunction with special exhibitions, each month the museum offers walking tours and lectures led by a variety of guests speakers and scholars.

• Studio @ The MATT:

  The Museum values the artistic process and therefore offers hands-on studio art classes to students of all abilities and skill levels. Classes are led by some of Connecticut’s finest teaching artists and are inspired by the collection and special exhibitions.

• MATT on the Go:

  Bring the Museum to your site virtually. Tours include a presentation of historical artifacts by a trained museum educator. Sponsored by the Connecticut Community Foundation.

• Day Art Trips:

  Organized every three months, the museum develops chartered bus trips to area museums and other cultural heritage destinations within a 2 to 2.5 hour drive.

• Wellness @ The MATT:

  An initiative designed to reduce anxiety and stress by offering tai chi and yoga in the museum surrounded by art and history.

Community Partnership

• Memories @ The MATT is a collaboration between the Museum and the Alzheimer’s Association, Connecticut Chapter. The program involves engaging gallery tours developed for people with early-to-mid-stage dementia and their caregivers, at no cost. Medical researchers have found that people with early-to-mid-stage Alzheimer’s disease are positively impacted by the therapeutic effects of viewing historical artifacts and discussing art. Complimentary lunch is included. Supported in part by the Alzheimer’s Association, CT Chapter.

• School Tours:

  • PreK – Grade 2 | Please contact Lillian Hayward lillian@mattmuseum.org for offerings. 

  • Grade 3 | Then and Now (60 minutes) – Students visit the history exhibit to learn how and why the city of Waterbury has grown and changed over time.  

  • Grade 4 | Learning to Look (60 minutes) – Using Visual Thinking Strategies students will discover the Museum’s Early American art collection, Modern and Contemporary art collection. 

  • Grade 5 | Peoples of Waterbury (60 minutes) – Students will explore Waterbury’s transformation from an agricultural center in the 1600s to an industrial leader during the 19th and 20th centuries. 

  • Grade 6 – 12 | Please contact Lillian Hayward lillian@mattmuseum.org for offerings. 

• Homeschool Programs (Individual and Coops)

• Add-on Art Programs for Schools

• After-School Programs for Schools/Organizations