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Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum Awarded CT Humanities Grant
Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum Awarded CT Humanities Grant to Participate in CT Summer at the Museum
Statewide initiative offers free museum admission for Connecticut youth ages 18 and under, July 1 - September 5
WETHERSFIELD, CT - The Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum is pleased to announce that it has been awarded with a grant from Connecticut Humanities to support participation in the CT Summer at the Museum initiative.
The program invites Connecticut children ages 18 and younger, plus one accompanying Connecticut resident adult, to visit participating museums free of charge from July 1 through September 5. Funding for the initiative is provided by the Connecticut General Assembly, with the support of Connecticut Humanities and the Department of Economic and Community Development, Office of the Arts, which also receives support from the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
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"We found the CT Summer at the Museum initiative was extremely successful in giving children across the state a chance to experience hands-on, interactive learning in an authentic historic setting," said Joshua Campbell Torrance, Executive Director of the Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum. "Thanks to the CT Summer at the Museum initiative, our in-state visitation from children under 18 last summer increased significantly. We are grateful to Connecticut Humanities for awarding us with this grant again to continue serving our community."
The Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum will offer a fun "I-Spy" activity for all its young visitors during the duration of the CT Summer at the Museum initiative. Youth completing the activity can receive a free writing quill to take home (while supplies last).
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The Museum is open Tuesday-Saturday from 10 am to 4 pm and on Sunday from 1 pm to 4 pm. Museum admission includes access to the exhibition galleries, gardens, and three-house tours. Tours are scheduled at 11 a.m., 1 p.m., and 3 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. on Sunday.
The Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum is located at 211 Main Street, Wethersfield, Connecticut. For additional information, call (860) 529-0612 or visit webb-deane-stevens.org.
