Patchwork: Connecticut Artists Consider 250

In June 2026, the Florence Griswold Museum will mount a juried exhibition of contemporary art to celebrate the 250th birthday of the United States of America. Museums and cultural institutions across the nation are marking this anniversary in myriad ways.

Revolutionary Reads – Liberty's Exiles: American Loyalists in the Revolutionary World

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

America's 250th Special Event ~ Rhetoric & Reason: Great American Speeches

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Presented in partnership with Historic Stonington, Rhetoric and Reason pairs historically significant speeches by Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King, Jr. and more with musical selections performed by Adam Lomeo that amplify the emo

Juried Exhibition: What is America?

This year marks the 250th anniversary of the United States of America. In recognition of this milestone, Mystic Museum of Art (MMoA) is spending 2026 exploring just a small fraction of our nation’s storied and complicated legacies and current reality. All

Revolutionary Reads – Slave Nation: How Slavery United the Colonies and Sparked the American Revolution

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Revolutionary Reels – The Patriot

10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Revolutionary Reads – Abolitionists of the Northeast, Black Leaders in the Antislavery Movement

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Revolutionary Reels – The Scarlet Coat

10:00 AM - 1:00 PM