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Join us at the New Haven Family Stroll at Quinnipiac River Park from 10 am - 2 pm.
More info HERE
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We need your help! Take advantage of the warm, spring weather and join us for a work party on the trails behind the museum! We will be spreading gravel and woodchips, removing trash, and repairing fences. Help us refresh the gateway to East Rock Park.
When:
May 16, 9 a.m.–12 p.m. (arrive at 8:45 for coffee and donuts!)
Where:
Eli Whitney Museum & Workshop
Meet at the Covered Bridge
Bring a pair of gloves, a friend, and a will to work outdoors. We can provide gloves if you don’t have them.
Rescued Runway
A truckload full of upholstery fabric in need of a new home.
A partnership between one of Hamden’s historic museums and one of New Haven’s newest grassroots groups.
Designers spanning generations responding to a challenge: can you turn upholstery fabric rescued from the trash into gorgeous garments?
Trash To Fashion + Eli Whitney Museum & Workshop bring you
Rescued Runway: fashion blooms from the discarded
Saturday, May 2, 5:30 PM.
Featuring designs by:
Tea Montgomery, threads by Tea
Donald Carter, Dons Kouture
Desiree Upchurch, Destruxion Clothing,
And high school seniors Leo Smolinski and Molly McGurk.
Come for the fashion. Stay for the inspiration, as our designers share their process and passion in a Designer Chat moderated by CT Public Radio host Catherine Shen.
Free food by the green pizza truck and Claire’s Corner Copia.
Cash bar.
Ticket price: 0 with suggested donation of $25.
Spanish interpreters available.
Pre/Registration required for entry
Join us for a 1-day workshop with Tea Montgomery & Kat Weise on April 18th.
Eli Whitney Museum & Workshop produces over 40,000 projects a year for school, community, and Museum programming. Apprentices train in the design and production of these projects throughout the year, pack and prepare projects to go to schools, and support our educators as assistants in our vacation day and summer programs for students ages 6-15. Apprenticeship encourages many passions and builds the discipline needed to excel. Apprentices begin training in 8th grade and typically stay in the program through their senior year of high school.
Come explore your skills and interests with us!
Apprentices must be ages 13-15 & 8th or 9th grade at the time of applying.
Attendance at the info session is required to apply.
A.C. Gilbert’s American Flyer Train Show
In 1937, the A.C. Gilbert Company purchased the American Flyer model train company. The company had been struggling, but A.C. Gilbert Co. made them successful again by improving the model offerings and marketing them with the rest of their engineering educational toys.
Every year from Thanksgiving to late January, visitors can experience the A.C. Gilbert Train Display, a beloved annual tradition. A four-track model featuring Gilbert American Flyer trains is on display and available for you to drive your own train.
Hours
The A.C. Gilbert Train Show is open weekends through January 24 from 10am–3pm, with special viewing hours over the holidays:
Dec. 24 10 am–1 pm
Dec. 31 10 am–1 pm