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Tavern Talks at Connecticut Museum of Culture and History in Hartford

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Explore early Connecticut tavern life with a gallery talk at the Connecticut Museum of Culture and History. Held in the museum’s auditorium, this session decodes the symbolism behind historic tavern signs and explains why so few have survived. The talk is included with museum admission and requires no pre-registration. It’s a fascinating glimpse into social life and culture from Hartford’s past.

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Tuesday, August 11th

2:00 PM

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Connecticut Museum of Culture and History · Hartford

1 Elizabeth Street, Hartford, CT 06105 · Map

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Tavern Talks at Connecticut Museum of Culture and History our Auditorium once hung over busy public spaces where Connecticans ate, drank, slept, argued, celebrated, gambled, danced, and courted.

On Tuesday afternoons this summer, drop in for a gallery talk about tavern life in early Connecticut.

You’ll learn how to decode the symbolism on some of our most inscrutable signs, and about why so few of these once-ubiquitous items have survived until today.

This gallery talk is included in regular museum admission.

There’s no need to pre-register!

Questions?

Contact Natalie Belanger, Public Programs Manager, at nbelanger@connecticutmuseum.org.

For information on how to request specific accommodations, including ASL interpretation, please visit our Accessibility at the Museum page.

Dozens of tavern signs once hung over busy public spaces where Connecticans ate, drank, slept, argued, celebrated, gambled, danced, and courted.

On Tuesday afternoons this summer, drop by the Connecticut Museum for a gallery talk about tavern life in early Connecticut.

Learn how to decode the symbolism on some of their most inscrutable signs, and why so few of these once-ubiquitous items have survived until today.

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