Mattatuck Museum

Adventures in Art and History

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				0 events 1 0 events, 1	0 events 2 0 events, 2	2 events 3 2 events, 3 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM Chess October 3 @ 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM Chess Chess Lessons all ages and skill levels welcome. Learn chess or refresh your skills with private or semi-private lessons. Open to all. Every Saturday. Register Here Support provided by Connecticut... Free + 1 More
2 events 4 2 events, 4 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM Museums on Us October 4 @ 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM Museums on Us Bank of America Museums on Us (1st full weekend of the month) Bank of America offers their cardholders free general admission – during the first full weekend of every month –... + 1 More	0 events 5 0 events, 5	0 events 6 0 events, 6	2 events 7 2 events, 7 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Tai Chi October 7 @ 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Tai Chi Improve your energy and stamina as you move to the music with certified Tai Chi instructor Matt Dempsey. Matt will teach gentle movements that improve balance, flexibility, and mobility and... Free + 1 More	1 event 8 1 event, 8 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM October Member Perk October 8 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM October Member Perk Join the Mattatuck Museum’s Chief Curator, Rebecca McNamara, for a behind-the-scenes look at the installation of Franne Davids and the World She Painted. This exclusive member tour offers a sneak... Free	0 events 9 0 events, 9	2 events 10 2 events, 10 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM FREE Admission – Access for All October 10 @ 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM FREE Admission – Access for All Free admission and programming on the Second Saturday of each month. Support provided by the Art Bridges Foundation Free + 1 More
1 event 11 1 event, 11 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM Opening Celebration: Fall 2026 Exhibitions October 11 @ 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM Opening Celebration: Fall 2026 Exhibitions Join us Sunday, October 11, from 1–4 PM as we celebrate three exciting new exhibitions at the Mattatuck Museum! Remarks at 1:30 pm $5 general admission; reduced for the day.... $5	1 event 12 1 event, 12 2026-10-12 School’s Out: Mixed Media Medicine School’s Out: Mixed Media Medicine October 12 School’s Out: Mixed Media Medicine 9:30 AM -3:30 PM Early drop off 8-9:30 \| Late pick up 3:30-5:00 PM0 $50 General, $35 Members, $25 Kids Adventure Pass Using the art of Sonja Langford as a...	0 events 13 0 events, 13	3 events 14 3 events, 14 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Tai Chi October 14 @ 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Tai Chi Improve your energy and stamina as you move to the music with certified Tai Chi instructor Matt Dempsey. Matt will teach gentle movements that improve balance, flexibility, and mobility and... Free + 2 More	1 event 15 1 event, 15 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Reflections in Focus October 15 @ 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Reflections in Focus Reflections 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...	0 events 16 0 events, 16	1 event 17 1 event, 17 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM Chess October 17 @ 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM Chess Chess Lessons all ages and skill levels welcome. Learn chess or refresh your skills with private or semi-private lessons. Open to all. Every Saturday. Register Here Support provided by Connecticut... Free
1 event 18 1 event, 18 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Booked and Framed Book Club: The Goldfinch October 18 @ 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Booked and Framed Book Club: The Goldfinch Book: The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt After surviving a tragic accident that changes his life forever, thirteen-year-old Theo Decker clings to a small painting that becomes both his greatest comfort...	1 event 19 1 event, 19 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM History Hike: Indian Well State Park October 19 @ 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM History Hike: Indian Well State Park Time: 10 AM–12 PM Price: Free Join us at Indian Well State Park for a scenic hike of the Woodsend and Paugussett Trail Loop (2 miles). Along the way, we will pass...	0 events 20 0 events, 20	2 events 21 2 events, 21 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Tai Chi October 21 @ 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Tai Chi Improve your energy and stamina as you move to the music with certified Tai Chi instructor Matt Dempsey. Matt will teach gentle movements that improve balance, flexibility, and mobility and... Free + 1 More	0 events 22 0 events, 22	0 events 23 0 events, 23	1 event 24 1 event, 24 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM Chess October 24 @ 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM Chess Chess Lessons all ages and skill levels welcome. Learn chess or refresh your skills with private or semi-private lessons. Open to all. Every Saturday. Register Here Support provided by Connecticut... Free
1 event 25 1 event, 25 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Food for Life: Breast Cancer Prevention & Survival October 25 @ 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Food for Life: Breast Cancer Prevention & Survival The classes in this series will bring into focus the undeniable connection between diet and cancer risk. Here we will focus more specifically on foods that have been shown to...	0 events 26 0 events, 26	0 events 27 0 events, 27	1 event 28 1 event, 28 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM Senior Mornings October 28 @ 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM Senior Mornings Senior Mornings: every Wednesday between 9:30-11:00 AM Enjoy the Museum’s collection and special changing exhibitions in a quiet and comfortable environment before the Museum opens.	1 event 29 1 event, 29 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Memories at the MATT October 29 @ 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Memories at the MATT Time: 11:30 AM–1 PM Price: Free A supportive program for people living with early-stage dementia and their care partners featuring an in-gallery tour, art activity, and complimentary lunch. Memories at the MATT...	0 events 30 0 events, 30	2 events 31 2 events, 31 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM Chess October 31 @ 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM Chess Chess Lessons all ages and skill levels welcome. Learn chess or refresh your skills with private or semi-private lessons. Open to all. Every Saturday. Register Here Support provided by Connecticut... Free + 1 More

September 27

September 27 @ 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

POSTPONED: Annual Julia Q. Keggi Lecture

September 28

September 28 @ 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

CANCELLED: History Hike

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September 30

All day

Schools OUT! Living Traditions

September 30 @ 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Tai Chi

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There are no events on this day.

October 3

October 3 @ 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Chess

October 4

October 4 @ 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Museums on Us

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There are no events on this day.

October 7

October 7 @ 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Tai Chi

October 8

October 8 @ 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

October Member Perk

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October 10

October 10 @ 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM

FREE Admission – Access for All

October 11

October 11 @ 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Opening Celebration: Fall 2026 Exhibitions

October 12

All day

School’s Out: Mixed Media Medicine

There are no events on this day.

October 14

October 14 @ 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Tai Chi

October 15

October 15 @ 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Reflections in Focus

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October 17

October 17 @ 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Chess

October 18

October 18 @ 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Booked and Framed Book Club: The Goldfinch

October 19

October 19 @ 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

History Hike: Indian Well State Park

There are no events on this day.

October 21

October 21 @ 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Tai Chi

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There are no events on this day.

October 24

October 24 @ 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Chess

October 25

October 25 @ 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Food for Life: Breast Cancer Prevention & Survival

There are no events on this day.

There are no events on this day.

October 28

October 28 @ 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Senior Mornings

October 29

October 29 @ 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Memories at the MATT

There are no events on this day.

October 31

October 31 @ 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Chess

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Special Fundraising Events | Mattatuck Museum CT

Upcoming Events

Past Events

Brass Button Award and 3rd Annual Waterbury Clock Award- June 17

A Grateful Gathering: Mystic Dead Benefit Fundraiser- June 11, 2026

Heat the Heart HVAC Fundraiser

Nevermore Masquerade- February 14, 2026

Ponte Club Dinner – February 5, 2026

16th Annual Brass Button Award, June 26, 2025

MattaTrek 2025, May 9 and 10, 2025

Giving Tree, December 2024

Summer Send-Off, September 19, 2024

15th Annual Brass Button Award, June 27, 2024

2nd Annual MattaTrek Hiking Event, April 13, 2024

2nd Annual Brass City Bake Off, February 28, 2024

Italian Dinner at La Bella Vista, January 11, 2024

14th Annual Brass Button Award, September 21, 2023

Brass City Bake Off, May 2, 2023

MattaTrek Hiking Event, May 20, 2023

Summer Fling: Andy Warhol Factory Party, June 1, 2023

13th Annual Brass Button, September 14, 2022

Summer Fling, June 24, 2022

9th Annual Febtoberfest, February 24, 2022

An Evening in the Caribbean, October 14, 2021

MATT-Toberfest, August 19, 2021

Under the Strawberry Moon, June 24, 2021

Harvest Mask-erade, October 10, 2020

Febtoberfest, February 6, 2020

Matt by Night

EAT, DRINK, AND GATHER with greater Waterbury's artistic community and young professionals (21+) for live music and art projects.

Rentals

MAKE YOUR WEDDING or special event a masterpiece - rent the Mattatuck Museum or grounds for a unique and sophisticated setting.