Summer Camp at the Danbury Museum
Cursive Camp August 20-24
Learn to read and write cursive and explore the art of letter writing! Campers will learn the strokes and techniques needed to write in cursive.
From writing letters to signing your name and reading old documents--and old diaries!!--cursive writing is an important skill.
Camp is $75 per child for the week and camp runs from 9:00 am to 11:30 each day. All supplies are provided. Campers in grades 2 - 8 are welcome.
Camp registration forms are available for download below.
Fabric Arts Camp August 27-31
Learn a variety of needlework skills during this fun week! Campers will be introduced to sewing and quilting, knitting and cross-stitching, and weaving.
Camp is $75 per child for the week and the camp runs from 9:00 am to 11:30 each day. All supplies are provided. Campers from grades 2-8 are welcome.
We know that the final Friday of camp is a school day for Danbury Public School students. If you are a Danbury student, you would be welcome to come for the camp's final day on Saturday, September 1 from 9:00 - 11:30 am. For non-Danbury students, camp will run as usual on Friday, August 31.
Summer exhibit
PROHIBITION: Hatters & Hooch in "Dry" Danbury
"Prohibition has made nothing but trouble."
-- Al Capone
"I am a temperance Republican down to my toes."
-- Billy Sunday
Prohibition was the end result of nearly a century of activism and protest. Although it was nobly intended to better the lives of Americans and protect society from the devastation of alcohol abuse, it had the unintended consequences of turning law-abiding citizens into criminals, making a mockery of our justice system, and permitting government officials to skirt and even break the law. With Prohibition in place, but unevenly enforced, one observer noted, America had hardly freed itself from the scourge of alcohol abuse – instead, the "drys" had their law, while the "wets" had their liquor.
The story of Prohibition's rise and fall goes far beyond the oft-told tales of gangsters, rum runners, and speakeasies, revealing a complicated and divided nation in the process of major transformation. Prohibition: Hatters & Hooch in “Dry” Danbury will explore this fascinating era—the intersection of temperance, prohibition, suffrage, and immigration—from a variety of angles. The exhibit opens on Saturday, June 9th and will continue through Saturday, November 10.
Drunkard's Path Raffle Quilt
$5.00
Friend of the Danbury Museum and quilter extraordinaire Joretta Kilcourse has made a beautiful "Drunkard's Path" quilt to accompany our Prohibition exhibit. Tickets are $5.00 and available at the museum and here via PayPal. Good luck!
Where History Hangs Its Hat
Tours
Join us for a guided tour of the historic buildings located on our Main Street Campus.
10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday.
Pay a visit to your home for local history!
Research & Archives
A wealth of materials
are housed in the archives at The
Danbury Museum & Historical Society.
We recommend scheduling
a research visit in advance.
Learn more about our archives.
Learn more about Danbury's History,
Charles Ives, Marian Anderson,
and The Danbury Fair.