Calendar of Events
Events
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Family Fun Day: Halloween Spooktacular!
Mattatuck Museum 144 West Main Street, Waterbury, CT, United StatesGet ready for a wonderfully wicked Family Fun Day where you'll create your own pinch-pot cauldron and craft haunted paper stained glass windows. Visit the galleries if you dare for...
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Schools OUT! | Memories in Motion: Photography and Scrapbooking
Mattatuck Museum 144 West Main Street, Waterbury, CT, United StatesEarly drop-off: 8–9:30 AM Late pick-up: 3:30–5 PM $50 General | $35 Members | $25 Kids Adventure Pass Step into the frame and tell your story! Inspired by the work...
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Member Perk
Mattatuck Museum 144 West Main Street, Waterbury, CT, United StatesJoin us this November for a member trip to the Florence Griswold Museum in Old Lyme, where we'll take in Patchwork: Connecticut Artists Consider 250, a special exhibition marking the...
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Cocktails & Conversations: The Language of Art: Expression, Healing & Connection
Mattatuck Museum 144 West Main Street, Waterbury, CT, United StatesHow can art communicate what words sometimes cannot? Join a Curatorial Team member at the Mattatuck Museum, along with Briana Benn Mirandi and Valerie Drake, art therapists from Art and...
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Kid’s Art Workshop: The World I Painted
Mattatuck Museum 144 West Main Street, Waterbury, CT, United StatesInspired by Franne Davids, a painter from Waterbury, artists will be encouraged to use paint and a canvas to reimagine folklore art and create the world as they see from...
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Intermediate Art Workshop: Photography, Cityscapes, and Dreams
Mattatuck Museum 144 West Main Street, Waterbury, CT, United StatesIn this workshop, teens will take cityscape photographs and paint to transform them into dreamlike landscapes. With paint in hand, teens will create blur, movement, light, shadow, and layering onto...
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Schools OUT! | Fractured Fairytales
Mattatuck Museum 144 West Main Street, Waterbury, CT, United StatesEarly drop-off: 8–9:30 AM Late pick-up: 3:30–5 PM $50 General | $35 Members | $25 Kids Adventure Pass Step into a world where stories aren't just written, they're painted, torn...
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Lunch and Learn: Religion in American Federal Indian Law
Mattatuck Museum 144 West Main Street, Waterbury, CT, United StatesJoin us for a delightful afternoon of good food and engaging conversations about local art and history! Order ahead from Sweet Bella @ The MATT or bring your own lunch...
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Reflections in Focus: Ming Smith
Mattatuck Museum 144 West Main Street, Waterbury, CT, United StatesReflections in Focus is a four-part mindfulness and gallery-observation series inviting participants to encounter Ming Smith's photography through intentional attention. Movement, relational care, and embodied awareness. Each session pairs an...
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Mixmaster Submissions Due
Mattatuck Museum 144 West Main Street, Waterbury, CT, United StatesMIXMASTER is an annual juried exhibition that seeks to discover and recognize the talents of the Mattatuck Museum’s artist-members based in New England and the Tri-State region. Initiated in 2015...
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Concert: Just Jazz Quintet: Reflections on Ming Smith
Mattatuck Museum 144 West Main Street, Waterbury, CT, United StatesJoin Just Jazz, CT's only quintet with a chromatic harmonica player, for concert interpreting the photography of Ming Smith. Watch and listen as the band performs musical responses to key...
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Food For Life – Diabetes Initiative: Introduction to How Foods Fight Diabetes
Mattatuck Museum 144 West Main Street, Waterbury, CT, United StatesA growing body of research shows that a new approach to nutrition and diabetes can actually addressthe root cause of diabetes: insulin resistance. Common advice for diabetes management used to...
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Booked & Framed Book Club: The Improbability of Love
Mattatuck Museum 144 West Main Street, Waterbury, CT, United StatesWhat happens when a forgotten painting opens the door to a world of art, intrigue, deception, and unexpected romance? Join the Booked & Framed Book Club for a discussion of...
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Memories at the MATT
Mattatuck Museum 144 West Main Street, Waterbury, CT, United StatesMemories at the MATT is a free program for people living with early-stage dementia and their care partners. Spend time together in a supportive, welcoming environment while connecting with art...
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Schools OUT! Winter Wonders
Mattatuck Museum 144 West Main Street, Waterbury, CT, United StatesLate pick-up: 3:30–5 PM $50 General | $35 Members | $25 Kids Adventure Pass When the weather turns chilly, the creativity heats up at Camp MATT! Campers will dive into...
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Adult Art Workshop: Stars of Tradition: The Art of German Paper Folding
Mattatuck Museum 144 West Main Street, Waterbury, CT, United StatesCraft German Fröbelsterne (Froebel stars) in this relaxing, hands-on workshop. Guided step-by-step through the traditional paper-folding technique, you'll transform strips of paper into intricate, three-dimensional holiday ornaments. Perfect for all...
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Get That Holiday Feeling with the Connecticut Accordion Association
Mattatuck Museum 144 West Main Street, Waterbury, CT, United StatesExperience your holiday favorites like never before! The Connecticut Accordion Association and conductor Peter Peluso deliver a dynamic, full-ensemble performance alongside surprise guest artists. It's a lively seasonal concert designed...
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Lunch & Learn: The Spirit of Christmas Past: Four Centuries of Christmas in America
Mattatuck Museum 144 West Main Street, Waterbury, CT, United StatesJoin us for a delightful afternoon of good food and engaging conversations about local art and history! Order ahead from Sweet Bella @ The MATT or bring your own lunch...
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Van Trip: A Gilded Christmas in Newport
Mattatuck Museum 144 West Main Street, Waterbury, CT, United StatesSpend a day in Newport, RI visiting the famous Gilded Age mansion the Breakers once inhabited by Vanderbilts! Upon arrival, we will enjoy a unique three course prix fixe dining...
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Reflections in Focus: Ming Smith
Mattatuck Museum 144 West Main Street, Waterbury, CT, United StatesReflections in Focus is a four-part mindfulness and gallery-observation series inviting participants to encounter Ming Smith's photography through intentional attention. Movement, relational care, and embodied awareness. Each session pairs an...
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Memories at the MATT
Mattatuck Museum 144 West Main Street, Waterbury, CT, United StatesMemories at the MATT is a free program for people living with early-stage dementia and their care partners. Spend time together in a supportive, welcoming environment while connecting with art...
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Family Fun Day: Winter Wonderland
Mattatuck Museum 144 West Main Street, Waterbury, CT, United StatesCelebrate winter at The MATT with a snowball toss, winter crafts, toy drive, a world holiday tradition stations, scavenger hunt, storytime, and a visit with Santa! FREE Register Here SUPPORT...
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Food For Life – Foods For A Healthy Heart
Mattatuck Museum 144 West Main Street, Waterbury, CT, United StatesResearch shows a plant-based diet doesn’t just prevent heart disease, but it can manage and sometimes even reverse it. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the United...
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Booked & Framed Book Club: The Christmas Promise
Mattatuck Museum 144 West Main Street, Waterbury, CT, United StatesWhat could be better than a charming New England town at Christmas? Join the Booked & Framed Book Club for a festive discussion of The Christmas Promise by Lindsay Gibson....
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Opening Celebration: Winter 2027 Exhibitions
Mattatuck Museum 144 West Main Street, Waterbury, CT, United StatesJoin us Sunday, February 28, 1–4 PM as we celebrate exciting new exhibitions at the Mattatuck Museum, including those that mark the museum's 150th anniversary! Remarks at 1:30 pm $5...