the 2019 Hat City ball
A Very Special Evening of Dining and Dancing to Support the Danbury Museum
--The museum receives about $86,000 in funding from the City of Danbury and in order to continue to fulfill our mission, we must raise an additional $125,000.
--It costs DMHS more than $55,000 in insurance and utilities to house and care for our collective historic assets, whether architectural, archival, or material culture.
--DMHSA annually interacts with thousands of Danbury Public School students in grades 3, 5, 7 and we have a strong tie to Danbury High School and the Rho Kappa History Honors Society who participate in intern experiences that introduce them to museum work during the school year.
--The museum enjoys working cooperatively with many partners within the City of Danbury: the Danbury Public Library, Danbury Police Department, Danbury Fire Department, the Greater Danbury Chamber of Commerce, CityCenter Danbury, Danbury Senior Center, the Danbury Garden Club, WCSU, Still River Alliance, just to name a few.
--The museum welcomed more than 30,000 visitors from 14 countries and nearly every state in the union.
--As the museum's visitorship has doubled and then doubled again, you, the greater-Danbury community, have doubled and doubled again your donation of Danbury artifacts and ephemera. In the last three years more than 10,000 unique artifact donations have been given to the Danbury Museum.
The Danbury Museum Historical Society is the steward of our local history—we are the keepers of Danbury’s diverse and meaningful past to enrich our present and educate our future. Your support of The Hat City Ball is of vital importance to the continued success of our mission.
Balmy breezes...
Winter Weather policy
The Danbury Museum follows the lead of the Danbury Public Schools for closings and cancellations. Our winter weather policy is that if the Danbury Public Schools are closed due to winter weather, so is the museum. On delayed opening days the museum opens at noon and on early dismissals the museum closes at 1 pm.
The most up-to-date information on schedule changes for the Danbury Museum will always be on our social media--so please consult our Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter feeds that are linked above. Thank you!
The Danbury Museum in the News!
The Comeback of Cursive
We were thrilled when the Washington Post visited our Cursive Camp in August and we look forward to continuing the important #CursiveConversation during the coming months.
If you missed the article--and great photos of our Cursive Campers--you can read HERE.