August 2026
Members’ Summer Celebration 2026
We are delighted to invite you to our Members’ Summer Celebration Thursday, August 6, 2026 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 […]
Open Collections Day – August
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 – […]
September 2026
Free First Saturday – September 2026
Admission is FREE all day, and from 11 am – 1 pm you can participate in a special project. September 5: The Golden Ratio Artist Howard McCaleb is inspired by the mathematical quantities of The Golden Ratio when making his 2D and 3D artwork. Create your own artwork using the principles of the Golden Ratio! Time: […]
Gallery Talk • Howard McCalebb: The Golden Mean
Join artist Howard McCalebb for a talk exploring his exhibition The Golden Mean. Over a long and productive career in sculpture, artist Howard McCalebb (American, b. 1947) has been inspired by the myriad shapes and forms that emerge from the matrix of the Golden Ratio. This exhibition features a selection of the artist’s small and […]
September 11 Remembrance Ceremony
Please join us for a remembrance ceremony on September 11, 2026. Gather with us to honor the memory of those lost on September 11, 2001, and reflect on the strength, compassion, and resilience that continue to shape our communities. Ceremony: 9:30 am, McCourt 9/11 Memorial Garden Remarks: 10 am, Hendel Library RSVP by September 5th […]
Opening Reception • Isaac Sheffield: Portraits from New London’s Whaling Era
Celebrate the opening of Isaac Sheffield: Portraits from New London’s Whaling Era with an evening reception at the Museum. This exhibition, the first to focus on the work of artist Isaac Sheffield, examines his portraits and portrait miniatures of the 1830s and 1840s, a time of growth, innovation, and change at the height of New […]
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