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This summer in July and August 2023 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!
Each Wednesday this summer the Pequot Museum will offer a variety of cultural and educational S.T.E.A.M. related offerings and workshops offered by our tribal family friends and community partners.
Wondr Nation: Each week our friends from Wondr Nation will present unique experiential opportunities to learn more about the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation while introducing museum guests to educational science, technology, engineering and arts programming. From practicing rope skills and learning to tie knots to programming robots – each week is a new adventure. Come out every Wednesday to discover the Wondr of It All.
Arts & Crafts each week in the Gathering Space
Tabletop Archaeology 11:00pm -12:00pm each week in the Gathering Space
SPECIAL GUEST:
Wednesday, July 12
Mystic Seaport
Participants will practice their rope skills and learn how to tie a variety of common knots used on land and at sea, such as a square knot, bowline, and clove hitch.
Wednesday, July 19
Discovery Science Center
Live Demonstration
Wednesday, July 26
CT Science Center
Balance Sculptures: Defy physics and create elaborate balancing sculptures using a variety of items and weights on top of precarious poles
Wednesday, August 2
Mystic Seaport
Participants will practice their rope skills and learn how to tie a variety of common knots used on land and at sea, such as a square knot, bowline, and clove hitch.
Wednesday, August 9
Discovery Science Center
Live Demonstration
Wednesday, August 16
Discovery Science Center
Over the Moon – Virtual Program
Wednesday, August 23
CT Science Center
Min-Metropolis: Join us as we work together to design and build a community. What will you add to keep people healthy, happy, and safe?
The Pequot Museum is the ideal place for families, summer camps, and groups of friends to experience a variety of seasonal cultural activities and fun.
Have you viewed all of the films offered at the Pequot Museum? Plan to spend a day watching the wide variety of fascinating and informative films located in the mini theaters throughout the museum.
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.
Come explore the outdoors here each Saturday walking the Pequot Trails and exploring our garden to learn about Pequot and Eastern Woodland life & traditions of the summer past and present.