The center offers engaging experiences for all ages, from life-size walk-through dioramas that transport visitors into the past, to changing exhibits and live performances of contemporary arts and cultures. Extensive interactive exhibits depict 18,000 years of Native and natural history, while two libraries, including one for children, offer a diverse selection of materials on the histories and cultures of all Native peoples of the United States and Canada.

Pequot Lives in the Lost Century is on exhibit in the Mashantucket Gallery through September 12, 2009. This landmark exhibit explores the lives and experiences of the Pequot Indian community in the century leading up to the tribe’s rebirth in 1983. Learn how Pequot families kept their Indian identity alive on and off the reservation during this “lost century.” For more information on museum activities, live performances and educational programs, click here.