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Upcoming Events
October 2022
SOLD OUT: Stuffed Animal Slumber Party: Sculpture Spooktacular
$5 Adults | $10 Child FREE Slots available to Waterbury Public School Students. Use code ENRICH22 at checkout. Wear your Halloween costume or pjs, bring a stuffed friend and experience a fun-filled evening at The MATT! Take a short tour of our galleries and then create a mini-sculpture of your stuffed friend that we place in spooky scenes! When you pick up your stuffed friend the next morning they’ll have photos and mementos of their late night adventuring at The…
Find out more ›Cocktails and Curators: Work It!
$10 General and Members Spend the evening at the Mattatuck Museum with Curator Keffie Feldman and women artists featured in Work It!, one of the Museum's fall exhibitions on view through the end of the year. Explore their pieces and hear about the process of creating the exhibition Work It! while enjoying themed cocktails created by a talented bartender from Litchfield Distillery. Support provided by Art Bridges and Litchfield Distillery. Register here
Find out more ›SOLD OUT: School’s Out!: Phenomenal Photographers
$40 per day Members | $45 per day General Quick-Apply Scholarships Available FREE Slots available to Waterbury Public School Students. Use code ENRICH22 at checkout. School might be out for the day, but the fun is still IN at The MATT! Drop-off your child for these fun-filled single-day experiences. Children will be immersed in the Museum’s galleries and special exhibitions while learning about history and developing their art skills with unique materials and techniques. Join us for this fun,…
Find out more ›Home Away From Homeschool: Collage Portraits
Join us each week as we study different artists and art styles. After learning about an artist and viewing their art, children ages 5 - 18 are invited to create their own personal works using the techniques of that particular artist. The first two kids in a family are $15 for a single class or $50 for the package and the third child and up in a family is $10 for a single class or $35 for the package October…
Find out more ›TAI CHI with Joe Atkins
Price: $8 Members | $12 General Improve your energy and stamina as you move to the music with certified Tai Chi instructor Joe Atkins. Joe will teach gentle movements that improve balance, flexibility, and mobility and reduce stiffness and soreness. Wear comfortable clothes. All levels welcome! Support provided by the Connecticut Community Foundation. Register for this single class
Find out more ›Adult Art Class: Learning to See Photographically
$15 Members | $20 General for two classes Join local photographer, artist, and teacher Michael Gallagher at the Mattatuck Museum for a two-part course on how to maximize your photographs by first learning how to see like a photographer. Participants will learn about the techniques and principles that can elevate any photograph. All levels of skill are welcome, from phone camera users to DSLR owners. Register for one class Register for both classes
Find out more ›Museum Minis
$8 for program and museum admission We invite our youngest explorers and their caregivers to meet up in the Museum galleries for some art and history fun while practicing developmental, social, and mobility skills. A museum educator will facilitate 30 minutes of playtime in the galleries with an opportunity to mingle with other parents and caregivers, followed by a 15-minute themed story, and a small art activity in the classroom that can be taken home. Support provided by the American…
Find out more ›Home Away From Homeschool: Environmental Abstract Art
Join us each week as we study different artists and art styles. After learning about an artist and viewing their art, children ages 5 - 18 are invited to create their own personal works using the techniques of that particular artist. The first two kids in a family are $15 for a single class or $50 for the package and the third child and up in a family is $10 for a single class or $35 for the package October…
Find out more ›TAI CHI with Joe Atkins
Price: $8 Members | $12 General Improve your energy and stamina as you move to the music with certified Tai Chi instructor Joe Atkins. Joe will teach gentle movements that improve balance, flexibility, and mobility and reduce stiffness and soreness. Wear comfortable clothes. All levels welcome! Support provided by the Connecticut Community Foundation. Register for this single class
Find out more ›Walking Tour: The Waterbury Green and The MATT
$10 Members and General Join Education Coordinator Angel Bleggi on a walking tour focused around the eclectic mix of buildings along the Waterbury Green. Finish your experience by exploring the architectural history of the Mattatuck Museum in a behind-the-scenes tour of the building. Support provided by the George A. and Grace L. Long Foundation Register here
Find out more ›Van Trip: Worchester POW! WOW!
$115 Members | $125 General Meet Up Option: $50 Members | $60 General Depart at 8:30 AM, Return ~ 5:00 PM This trip to POW! WOW! Worcester will engage and immerse participants in the largest collection of murals in New England. Join the Mattatuck and the winning artist of our Immersive Street Art installation, Emida Roller, for a day full of stimulating tours through art that responds to economic, cultural, and societal shifts in Worcester, MA. Start the day off with a…
Find out more ›Adult Art Class: Learning to See Photographically
$15 Members | $20 General for two classes Join local photographer, artist, and teacher Michael Gallagher at the Mattatuck Museum for a two-part course on how to maximize your photographs by first learning how to see like a photographer. Participants will learn about the techniques and principles that can elevate any photograph. All levels of skill are welcome, from phone camera users to DSLR owners. Register for one class Register for both classes
Find out more ›Art + Yoga = Relaxation
$8 Members | $12 General FREE Slots available to Waterbury Public School Students. Use code ENRICH22 at checkout. We as a society often turn to art to alleviate stress. People enjoy practicing physical exercise such as yoga to relax, but how many times have you been having a bad day, and picked up a book, paintbrush, or remote control to uplift your mood? Come to this yoga class on Saturday morning that combines physical exercise and art to shake off…
Find out more ›Story Time @ The MATT
Wonderfall Written by Michael Hall Join the Mattatuck Museum for a reading of Wonderfall by Michael Hall. This beautiful and informative picture book follows a single tree through the fall season, from the end of summer to winter’s first snowfall. A great read-aloud story by the New York Times–bestselling creator of My Heart Is Like a Zoo and Red: A Crayon’s Story Included with Admission Support provided by the American Savings Foundation. Register here
Find out more ›Kids’ Workshop: Wax Resistant Leaf Paintings
$10 Member Child | $15 General FREE Slots available to Waterbury Public School Students. Use code ENRICH22 at checkout. Science and art come together in this fun workshop where kids will have the opportunity to create leaf impressions on paper with wax, learning about new techniques to view nature. Afterwards, kids will be encouraged to paint their impressions- but where the wax is, the paint won’t stay! Support provided by the American Savings Foundation. Register here
Find out more ›Virtual Lecture: Bringing Images to Life
Virtual Only Free for Museum Members | $5 General FREE Slots available to Waterbury Public School Students. Use code ENRICH22 at checkout. Join the students from the SALT Institute to learn about their partnership and process with the Portland Museum of Art that resulted in the soundscapes experienced in the Walker Evans exhibition. Support provided by Art Bridges. Register here
Find out more ›Home Away From Homeschool: Plaster Cast Hands
Join us each week as we study different artists and art styles. After learning about an artist and viewing their art, children ages 5 - 18 are invited to create their own personal works using the techniques of that particular artist. The first two kids in a family are $15 for a single class or $50 for the package and the third child and up in a family is $10 for a single class or $35 for the package October…
Find out more ›SOLD OUT: School’s Out!: All About Fall
$40 per day Members | $45 per day General Quick-Apply Scholarships Available FREE Slots available to Waterbury Public School Students. Use code ENRICH22 at checkout. School might be out for the day, but the fun is still IN at The MATT! Drop-off your child for these fun-filled single-day experiences. Children will be immersed in the Museum’s galleries and special exhibitions while learning about history and developing their art skills with unique materials and techniques. Join us for this fun, safe,…
Find out more ›TAI CHI with Joe Atkins
Price: $8 Members | $12 General Improve your energy and stamina as you move to the music with certified Tai Chi instructor Joe Atkins. Joe will teach gentle movements that improve balance, flexibility, and mobility and reduce stiffness and soreness. Wear comfortable clothes. All levels welcome! Support provided by the Connecticut Community Foundation. Register for this single class
Find out more ›Exhibition Reception: Walker Evans to Waterbury: Immersive Street Art
Admission: Free for Members and Children (5 & under) |$5 FREE Slots available to Waterbury Public School Students. Use code ENRICH22 at checkout. Join us for an evening celebrating the opening of Walker Evans to Waterbury: Immersive Street Art. This installation was created specifically for the Mattatuck Museum by Connecticut based muralist, Emida Roller, connecting the work of Walker Evans to the resiliency of Waterbury. The Art of Yum Café will be open with delicious meals, snacks, coffees, and sweet treats available…
Find out more ›Family Fun Dayz: Halloween
Included with admission FREE Slots available to Waterbury Public School Students. Use code ENRICH22 at checkout. Join us for a day full of spooky fun! Headlined by special effects artist Tyler Green (2-4 PM) this event will also include mask-making, costume contest, picture frame making, a gallery-wide scavenger hunt and a screening of Disney's Coco (4-6 PM). Support provided by the American Savings Foundation. Register here
Find out more ›November 2022
TAI CHI with Joe Atkins
Price: $8 Members | $12 General Improve your energy and stamina as you move to the music with certified Tai Chi instructor Joe Atkins. Joe will teach gentle movements that improve balance, flexibility, and mobility and reduce stiffness and soreness. Wear comfortable clothes. All levels welcome! Support provided by the Connecticut Community Foundation. Register for this single class
Find out more ›Lunch and Learn Series: Fractured Facades
$5 Members | $10 General Join Schandra Singh, the 2022 Mixmaster artist in a retrospective discussion of her exhibition Schandra Singh: Fractured Facades including her 9/11 experience that led her to create the painting “Untitled”. Participants may either order lunch from The Art of Yum or enjoy their own. Support provided by the George A. and Grace L. Long Foundation. Register here
Find out more ›Community Scrapbook Day
$5 per family FREE Slots available to Waterbury Public School Students. Use code ENRICH22 at checkout. Scrapbooker Alyse Castonguay and museum educators will lead families and individuals through the process of creating scrapbook pages that reflect the story they want to tell about their family. Once families complete their pages they will be added to the Community Scrapbook which will be placed in the archives at the Mattatuck Museum as a snapshot of our community. Support provided by Art Bridges…
Find out more ›Activist Graphic Design Class
$10 Members & General Ages 14+ FREE Slots available to Waterbury Public School Students. Use code ENRICH22 at checkout. Saturdays, November 5 and 12 Join a local graphic design artist, Andy Orio, on a journey to create a graphic design that highlights an aspect of your life or community you want to advocate for through art. When the design is complete, you will have the opportunity to have your design printed on shirts, hats, tote bags and more! All materials…
Find out more ›Slow Read Book Club 2/3
To Read: Chapters 11-20 Join esteemed English professor Christine Shugrue for an enlightening discussion and examination of The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck. Winner of the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize in fiction, The Grapes of Wrath is set during The Great Depression and tackles topics from community and perseverance to dehumanization and guilt. This slow reading opportunity will pair with the Walker Evans American Photographs exhibition. If possible, please read chapters 11-20 of the book before…
Find out more ›Great Depression Era Cooking Class
$10 per class FREE Slots available to Waterbury Public School Students (Ages 14+). Use code ENRICH22 at checkout. October 3: Carlos Ortiz November 7: Donte Jones November 14: Michone Arrington December 5: Devon Perry OFF SITE: Class will be held at W.F. Kaynor Technical High School. Meet at 43 Tompkins St, Waterbury, CT 06708. Join local and international chefs for a hands on cooking experience where recipes from the Great Depression will be recreated with modern twists and personal touches.…
Find out more ›SOLD OUT: School’s Out!: Work It!
$40 per day Members | $45 per day General Quick-Apply Scholarships Available FREE Slots available to Waterbury Public School Students. Use code ENRICH22 at checkout. School might be out for the day, but the fun is still IN at The MATT! Drop-off your child for these fun-filled single-day experiences. Children will be immersed in the Museum’s galleries and special exhibitions while learning about history and developing their art skills with unique materials and techniques. Join us for this fun, safe,…
Find out more ›TAI CHI with Joe Atkins
Price: $8 Members | $12 General Improve your energy and stamina as you move to the music with certified Tai Chi instructor Joe Atkins. Joe will teach gentle movements that improve balance, flexibility, and mobility and reduce stiffness and soreness. Wear comfortable clothes. All levels welcome! Support provided by the Connecticut Community Foundation. Register for this single class
Find out more ›SOLD OUT: School’s Out!: Art and Advocacy
$40 per day Members | $45 per day General Quick-Apply Scholarships Available FREE Slots available to Waterbury Public School Students. Use code ENRICH22 at checkout. School might be out for the day, but the fun is still IN at The MATT! Drop-off your child for these fun-filled single-day experiences. Children will be immersed in the Museum’s galleries and special exhibitions while learning about history and developing their art skills with unique materials and techniques. Join us for this fun, safe,…
Find out more ›History and Hops: History of Photography in Waterbury
OFF SITE: Brass Works Brewing Co. $10 tickets First 30 pre-registrants receive a free beer flight After first 30 pre-registrants - $10 beer flight At the door - $16 beer flight From photographic societies to professional photography studios, Waterbury residents were greatly affected by the development of photography. Join The MATT at Brass Works Brewing Co. for a special evening about the history of photography in Waterbury. Support provided by Art Bridges. Register here
Find out more ›Great Depression Era Cooking Class
$10 per class FREE Slots available to Waterbury Public School Students (Ages 14+). Use code ENRICH22 at checkout. October 3: Carlos Ortiz November 7: Donte Jones November 14: Michone Arrington December 5: Devon Perry OFF SITE: Class will be held at W.F. Kaynor Technical High School. Meet at 43 Tompkins St, Waterbury, CT 06708. Join local and international chefs for a hands on cooking experience where recipes from the Great Depression will be recreated with modern twists and personal touches.…
Find out more ›TAI CHI with Joe Atkins
Price: $8 Members | $12 General Improve your energy and stamina as you move to the music with certified Tai Chi instructor Joe Atkins. Joe will teach gentle movements that improve balance, flexibility, and mobility and reduce stiffness and soreness. Wear comfortable clothes. All levels welcome! Support provided by the Connecticut Community Foundation. Register for this single class
Find out more ›Artist Talk with Emida Roller
Price: $5 Members | $10 General Join us for an evening celebrating Walker Evans to Waterbury: Immersive Street Art with artist, Emida Roller. Listen to Emida speak about her education, artistic path, and inspiration for this piece created specifically for the Mattatuck Museum. The Art of Yum Café will be open with delicious meals, snacks, coffees, and sweet treats available for purchase. Support provided by Art Bridges Foundation. Register here
Find out more ›Museum Minis
$8 for program and museum admission We invite our youngest explorers and their caregivers to meet up in the Museum galleries for some art and history fun while practicing developmental, social, and mobility skills. A museum educator will facilitate 30 minutes of playtime in the galleries with an opportunity to mingle with other parents and caregivers, followed by a 15-minute themed story, and a small art activity in the classroom that can be taken home. Support provided by the American…
Find out more ›Story Time @ The MATT
Included with museum admission Come to the Mattatuck Museum for a reading of Fry Bread. Told in lively and powerful verse by debut author Kevin Noble Maillard, Fry Bread is an evocative depiction of a modern Native American family, vibrantly illustrated by Pura Belpre Award winner and Caldecott Honoree Juana Martinez-Neal. After story time, join in on the kid’s workshop at 11:15 AM celebrating Native American Heritage Month. Support provided by the American Savings Foundation. Register here
Find out more ›Kids’ Workshop: Native American Heritage Month
$10 Member Child | $15 General FREE Slots available to Waterbury Public School Students. Use code ENRICH22 at checkout. In this workshop we’ll be joined by Golden Hill Paugussett Tribe, kids will be learning and celebrating Native American Heritage Month through art, history, and other engaging activities! Kids will have the opportunity to hear about different cultures and appreciate how everyone is important to a community. Support provided by the American Savings Foundation. Register here
Find out more ›TAI CHI with Joe Atkins
Price: $8 Members | $12 General Improve your energy and stamina as you move to the music with certified Tai Chi instructor Joe Atkins. Joe will teach gentle movements that improve balance, flexibility, and mobility and reduce stiffness and soreness. Wear comfortable clothes. All levels welcome! Support provided by the Connecticut Community Foundation. Register for this single class
Find out more ›SOLD OUT: School’s Out!: Planet Heroes
$40 per day Members | $45 per day General Quick-Apply Scholarships Available FREE Slots available to Waterbury Public School Students. Use code ENRICH22 at checkout. School might be out for the day, but the fun is still IN at The MATT! Drop-off your child for these fun-filled single-day experiences. Children will be immersed in the Museum’s galleries and special exhibitions while learning about history and developing their art skills with unique materials and techniques. Join us for this fun, safe,…
Find out more ›TAI CHI with Joe Atkins
Price: $8 Members | $12 General Improve your energy and stamina as you move to the music with certified Tai Chi instructor Joe Atkins. Joe will teach gentle movements that improve balance, flexibility, and mobility and reduce stiffness and soreness. Wear comfortable clothes. All levels welcome! Support provided by the Connecticut Community Foundation. Register for this single class
Find out more ›December 2022
Slow Read Book Club 3/3
To Read: Chapters 21-30 Join esteemed English professor Christine Shugrue for an enlightening discussion and examination of The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck. Winner of the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize in fiction, The Grapes of Wrath is set during The Great Depression and tackles topics from community and perseverance to dehumanization and guilt. This slow reading opportunity will pair with the Walker Evans American Photographs exhibition. If possible, please read chapters 21-30 of the book before…
Find out more ›Great Depression Era Cooking Class
$10 per class FREE Slots available to Waterbury Public School Students (Ages 14+). Use code ENRICH22 at checkout. October 3: Carlos Ortiz November 7: Donte Jones November 14: Michone Arrington December 5: Devon Perry OFF SITE: Class will be held at W.F. Kaynor Technical High School. Meet at 43 Tompkins St, Waterbury, CT 06708. Join local and international chefs for a hands on cooking experience where recipes from the Great Depression will be recreated with modern twists and personal touches.…
Find out more ›Home Away From Homeschool: Photography
Join us each week as we study different artists and art styles. After learning about an artist and viewing their art, children ages 5 - 18 are invited to create their own personal works using the techniques of that particular artist. The first two kids in a family are $15 for a single class or $25 for the package and the third child and up in a family is $10 for a single class or $15 for the package December…
Find out more ›TAI CHI with Joe Atkins
Price: $8 Members | $12 General Improve your energy and stamina as you move to the music with certified Tai Chi instructor Joe Atkins. Joe will teach gentle movements that improve balance, flexibility, and mobility and reduce stiffness and soreness. Wear comfortable clothes. All levels welcome! Support provided by the Connecticut Community Foundation. Register for this single class
Find out more ›Family Fun Dayz: Winter Wonderland
Included with admission FREE Slots available to Waterbury Public School Students. Use code ENRICH22 at checkout. Celebrate winter at The MATT with a snowball toss, toy drive, ornament making, a Waterbury cultural traditions scavenger hunt, a visit with Santa and a holiday performance by the CT Accordion Association! Support provided by the American Savings Foundation. Register here
Find out more ›Home Away From Homeschool: Ornaments
Join us each week as we study different artists and art styles. After learning about an artist and viewing their art, children ages 5 - 18 are invited to create their own personal works using the techniques of that particular artist. The first two kids in a family are $15 for a single class or $25 for the package and the third child and up in a family is $10 for a single class or $15 for the package December…
Find out more ›TAI CHI with Joe Atkins
Price: $8 Members | $12 General Improve your energy and stamina as you move to the music with certified Tai Chi instructor Joe Atkins. Joe will teach gentle movements that improve balance, flexibility, and mobility and reduce stiffness and soreness. Wear comfortable clothes. All levels welcome! Support provided by the Connecticut Community Foundation. Register for this single class
Find out more ›Stuffed Animal Slumber Party: It’s Cold Outside
$5 Adults | $10 Child FREE Slots available to Waterbury Public School Students. Use code ENRICH22 at checkout. Wear your pj’s, bring a stuffed friend and experience a fun-filled evening at The MATT! Take a short tour of our galleries and then create a picture frame ornament with your stuffed friend. You’ll head home while your stuffed friends party the night away with a whole lot of fun activities. When you pick up your stuffed friend the next morning they’ll…
Find out more ›Museum Minis
$8 for program and museum admission We invite our youngest explorers and their caregivers to meet up in the Museum galleries for some art and history fun while practicing developmental, social, and mobility skills. A museum educator will facilitate 30 minutes of playtime in the galleries with an opportunity to mingle with other parents and caregivers, followed by a 15-minute themed story, and a small art activity in the classroom that can be taken home. Support provided by the American…
Find out more ›Storytime @ The MATT
Included with museum admission Come to the Mattatuck Museum for a reading of Gingerbread Baby. A young boy and his mother bake a gingerbread baby that escapes from their oven and leads a crowd on a chase like the one in the familiar tale about a not-so-clever gingerbread man. After Storytime, make cinnamon applesauce ornaments at the kid’s workshop at 11:15 AM! Support provided by the American Savings Foundation. Register here
Find out more ›Kids’ Workshop: Cinnamon Applesauce Ornaments
$10 Member Child | $15 General FREE Slots available to Waterbury Public School Students. Use code ENRICH22 at checkout. In this winter wonderland themed workshop, kids will have the chance to design, decorate, and take home holiday shaped ornaments. Ornaments will be 100% natural, consisting of a dough made from applesauce and cinnamon. Support provided by the American Savings Foundation. Register here
Find out more ›Adult Art Workshop: Empowered Self-Sculpture
$30 Members | $35 General Take an afternoon to reflect on your life and identity in this self-reflective art workshop in conjunction with the exhibition Work It!. Using quick-dry clay, participants will create small sculptures of themselves that represent their struggles or successes in life. Support provided by Art Bridges. Register here
Find out more ›Paint N’ Sip: Pet Portraits
Members $45 | General $50 With art, good drinks and great friends anything is paw-sible. Bring a photo of your pet and join artist Francis Philibert for a purr-fect evening creating pet portraits! 2 drinks included with your admission with other drinks and food available for purchase. Support provided by the George A. and Grace L. Long Foundation. Register here
Find out more ›TAI CHI with Joe Atkins
Price: $8 Members | $12 General Improve your energy and stamina as you move to the music with certified Tai Chi instructor Joe Atkins. Joe will teach gentle movements that improve balance, flexibility, and mobility and reduce stiffness and soreness. Wear comfortable clothes. All levels welcome! Support provided by the Connecticut Community Foundation. Register for this single class
Find out more ›TAI CHI with Joe Atkins
Price: $8 Members | $12 General Improve your energy and stamina as you move to the music with certified Tai Chi instructor Joe Atkins. Joe will teach gentle movements that improve balance, flexibility, and mobility and reduce stiffness and soreness. Wear comfortable clothes. All levels welcome! Support provided by the Connecticut Community Foundation. Register for this single class
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