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This summer in July and August 2024 at the Pequot Museum we will be offering a variety of culture filled fun and educational programs, workshops and events for families and friends of all ages. Join us each day Wednesday-Saturday for some of the best experiences that Mashantucket has to offer at the largest Native American museum in the world!
Come ready to craft! Each Wednesday this summer the Pequot Museum will offer a variety of cultural and educational craft offerings and workshops.
Arts & Crafts each week in the Gathering Space
Tabletop Archaeology 11:00pm -12:00pm each week in the Gathering Space
Wednesday, July 17 – 11am – 3pm – $10
Bead Lovers Workshop- Special guest Sparrow’s Beading
Come join Sparrow as she demonstrates how to make a beaded keychain. Attendees will be provided with extra needles, thread and seed beads to join in on this fun beading experience
Wednesday, July 24 – 11am – 3pm – $10
Bead Lovers Workshop- Special guest Nacoma Jackson
Join Eastern Pequot artisan Nacoma to participate in making your own custom beaded earrings or chokers.
Wednesday, July 31 – 11am – 3pm – $10
Bead Lovers Workshop- Special guest Morningstar’s Fashion & Design
Join Morningstar as she teaches participants how to make simple Indigenous beaded earrings. Participants will be able to pick fun colors of their choice to collaborate into a beautiful design
Come visit the outdoor spaces here at the Pequot Museum and beyond that are culturally significant to the Pequot community.
Have you seen all the films offered at the Pequot Museum? Spend the day watching various film’s in our mini- theaters throughout the museum.
Special features will be shown in the museum auditorium.
Have you seen all the films offered at the Pequot Museum? Spend the day watching various films in our mini- theaters throughout the museum.
Arrival of the People Theater
See how storytellers from all four directions relay various elements of their own creation stories in their own Native languages.
**Outside of the theater, you’ll find contemporary works of art created by nine Native American artists which visually represent their own tribes’ creation stories.
Tool Theater
Witness the actual historic tools used by Mashantucket Pequots for farming and building.
Wampum Theater
Discover the beauty and intricacy of the quahog shell beads originally used for ceremonial purposes, and later for trade.
War Theater: The Witness
Film is shown in War Theater 2 at 11am, 1pm and 3pm
Witness the tragedy of the Pequot War through the eyes of a Pequot elder who survived the Massacre at nearby Mystic.
The Witness is a 30-minute, 70-mm film which graphically dramatizes the events surrounding the Pequot War. The film includes scenes of violence and nudity which may not be appropriate for children under 12.
Aunt Matt’s House Mini-Theater
Immerse yourself in the early 19th Century as three Mashantucket Pequot women recall their daily lives and challenges.
Federal Recognition Theater
“Bringing the People Home” chronicles the incredible story of how the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe rebuilt their nation and achieved federal recognition in 1983.
Join us each Saturday to learn about Pequot and Eastern Woodland life & traditions of the summer past and present.