Fairfield, CT – During this extraordinary time, the Fairfield Museum is hosting live events along with its award-winning exhibits and content online to bring people of all ages together, figuratively, and provide the Museum’s great offerings to the community sheltering at home.
Over the past several weeks, the Fairfield Museum staff has been busy developing a full schedule of weekly live streaming events to engage, entertain and educate including:
Where's Walt? Tuesdays, 3:30pm – JoinFairfield Museum's Program and Volunteer Coordinator, Walt Matis, as he live streams from a different Fairfield location on the Museum's Facebook page. Learn about Fairfield's unique and historic places on this lively adventure with Walt!
Storytime Live! Wednesdays, 9:30am - Parents with little ones, tune in on Wednesday mornings with a Fairfield Museum staff member as they live stream a great story for all to enjoy on the museum’s Facebook page!
History Bites! Wednesdays, 12:30pm - Join Laurie Pasteryak, the Fairfield Museum's Director of Interpretation, as she brings our award-winning History Bites Lunchtime Chat to you, live and online on Facebook!
This Old Thing! Thursdays, 3:30pm – Tune in as Laurie sharesthe stories behind objects from the Fairfield Museum's historical collection, live on Facebook!
In addition to the live-streaming events, the Fairfield Museum is offering unique content on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter including: “Weekly Art Challenge”, Mondays at 9:30am, “Who’s this/What’s this?, Mondays at 12:30pm, asking viewers to help us identify people and objects; “Union Coffee Break, Fun Fairfield FAQs”, Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9:30am; “Way Back When”, Thursdays at 9:30am and; “Flashback Friday”, Fridays at 9:30am, highlighting events from the town’s and the Fairfield Museum’s history. Exhibits and other great programming are also available on the museum’s website at fairfieldhistory.org
The non-profit Fairfield Museum offers community educational programming, historical and artistic exhibitions, a research library and cultural events. It was founded in 1903 and provides families in Fairfield County with the opportunity to celebrate a shared heritage and encourages them to become active participants in their community. Grants and donations to the Museum help support the Museum’s educational programming for the community.
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About the Fairfield Museum and History Center:
Fairfield Museum and History Center is a vibrant nexus of community life that welcomes more than 35,000 visitors annually. Through dynamic family programs and exhibitions, the Fairfield Museum sparks dialogue and deliberates the challenges of the future. Central to our community-focused mission is a desire to provide important historical context to pressing issues of our time, and to offer a safe, trustworthy environment where multiple perspectives can be heard and collective solutions explored.