Micro-Exhibit Opening and Concert:
Songs Along the Way: Music, Songs, and Images from Migratory Bird Species of the Park River Watershed

Friday, March 9 | 5:00 - 7:00 pm
FREE | refreshments will be served

Songs Along the Way is the second installation in the "micro-gallery" at the CHS, created by students in the New Media Collaborative at the University of Hartford, under the direction of Ken Steen, Professor of Composition and Theory at the Hartt School of Music. This "crowd-sourced" sound and image installation features music and sound composed from birdsongs and other sounds and noises collected from the Park River Watershed along with video, photographic images, migration maps, and text. The opening reception will feature live "bird music" in a variety of genres performed by students from the Hartt School of Music. Works by Robert Carl, Claude Debussy, Olivier Messiaen, and Joe Zawinul are planned. For more information, call (860) 236-5621 x209 or email Mary Muller.

Behind-the-Scenes Tours

Saturday, March 10
FREE with general admission
Space is limited | Advance tickets recommended

Join us each second Saturday for one or both of these popular 45-minute guided tours (recommended for ages 12 and up). For more information, call (860) 236-5621 x209 or email Mary Muller.

11:00 & 2:00 Behind-the-Scenes Collections Tour
Get a rare sneak peek into non-public storage areas and see some of the CHS collection not currently on exhibit. PURCHASE ONLINE

12:00 & 3:00 Secrets of the Veeder House
From the servants' quarters to the original elevator, this is a rare opportunity to explore the architecture and see some of the non-public details of the 1928 house that is now CHS. PURCHASE ONLINE