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Gain fresh perspective through a variety of educational programs for all audiences.

Join workshops, lectures, and art courses offered throughout the year.

Upcoming Events

July 2025

Lecture with Eric Jay Dolin – China from China: Porcelain and Stories of Early American Trade

Explore the fascinating characters, adventures, and tales of early American and Chinese trade with award-winning history author Eric Jay Dolin. This talk derives from Dolin’s award-winning book When America First Met China. Dolin traces our fraught relationship with China back to its roots: the unforgiving nineteenth-century seas that separated a brash, rising naval power from […]
26 Jul
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
August 2025

Free First Saturday – August 2025

Admission is FREE all day, and from 11 am – 1 pm you can participate in a special project. Fan Painting Take some time to cool down on a hot summer day by painting your own paper fan. Take inspiration from the painted fans and images presented in China from China. Time: 11 am – 1 […]
02 Aug
11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Members’ Summer Celebration

We are delighted to invite you to our Members’ Summer Celebration Thursday, August 7, 2025 5 – 6:30 PM Join us for a special evening featuring great food, drinks, music, and celebration! With exciting changes happening on our grounds for Lyman Allyn Park, our annual Members’ Party will take place inside the Museum. We look […]
07 Aug
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Movies in the Park: With the New London Arts Council

Presented by the New London Arts Council Sponsored by the Lyman Allyn Art Museum and the Garde Arts Center New London Arts Council’s Movies in the Park is a free, family-friendly outdoor movie event designed to bring the community together. The goal is to offer residents a unique opportunity to enjoy blockbuster films under the […]
15 Aug
8:00 pm - 11:00 pm

Build a Figurehead with New London Community Boatworks

Learn about the art of boatbuilding from the local nonprofit New London Community Boatworks (NLCBW). While you’re here, get creative by designing your own two-dimensional ship figurehead, inspired by the spirit and history of the City of New London. Your design could help NLCBW develop a three-dimensional model that will later be added to one […]
16 Aug
11:00 am - 3:00 pm

Virtual Conversation – China from China: Porcelain and Stories of Early American Trade

Join us for a virtual discussion to explore China from China: Porcelain and Stories of Early American Trade with collectors H. Richard Dietrich III and Edward Tiedemann, in partnership with Lyman Allyn curator Tanya Pohrt. A collaboration between the Lyman Allyn and the Dietrich American Foundation, China from China: Porcelain and Stories of Early American Trade showcases […]
20 Aug
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
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