June 2026
Gallery Talk • A Tin Can on a String: Conversations from the Collection
Join artists Kat Murphy and Heidi Johnson for a lively conversation about how they developed the works featured in A Tin Can on a String: Conversations from the Collection. They’ll share how historic objects from the Museum’s collection sparked recurring motifs that are reimagined through painting, collage, and sculpture. A Tin Can on a String: […]
Community Event: Norwich Rose Arts Festival
Find Lyman Allyn team members at the Norwich Rose Arts Festival, on Saturday, June 27, from 11 am- 6 pm at the Chelsea Parade in Norwich! Rose Arts is a movement using interaction, community involvement, emerging music, and public art to motivate, with deep roots in the Rose of New England—Norwich, Connecticut. Location: Chelsea Parade, […]
July 2026
Community Event: Celebrate New London
Find Lyman Allyn team members at Celebrate New London, on Saturday, July 11, from 12 – 8 pm in Downtown New London! ‘Celebrate New London,’ is a celebration of the food, live music, art galleries, unique shops, and waterfront that make the City of New London a diverse, culturally rich attraction. Location: Downtown New London […]
Open Collections Day – July
Open Collections Days provide visitors with an opportunity to see staff at work in the Museum’s Hendel Library. Collections staff engage with visitors while working on research projects. Visitors can gain new access to the Lyman Allyn’s vast collection of original art, artifacts and objects. When: Third Thursday of every month Time: 10 am – […]
Film Screening • OBEY GIANT: The Art and Dissent of Shepard Fairey
Join us for a a special screening of the 2017 documentary OBEY GIANT: The Art and Dissent of Shepard Fairey, an in-depth look at the life and work of renowned street artist, illustrator, graphic designer, activist, and founder of OBEY Clothing, Shepard Fairey. The film explores Fairey’s rise from underground street art culture to international […]
August 2026
Free First Saturday – August 2026
Admission is FREE all day, and from 11 am – 1 pm you can participate in a special project. August 1: Sticker Day Before he made posters, artist Shepard Fairey would make his own art stickers! Take inspiration from his graphic design style before making your own stickers. Time: 11 am – 1 pm Cost: […]
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