Monday, January 18, 2010
10 am-5 pm, FREE ADMISSION!


Come celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. at the museum. You'll find art activities for the whole family, inspiring music, tours of the collection and more! Presented in collaboration with The Amistad Center for Art & Culture.


Throughout the Day

Listen to the dream playlist of the Amistad Center’s Teen Advisory Group in Morgan Great Hall

See Digging Deeper, the Special Exhibition in the Amistad Galleries

Learn with Family ArtPacks as you make your way through the galleries

10 am - 2 pm: Create a Dream Quilt with artist Donald Boudreaux, Hartford Courant Room

10:30 am - 11 am: Voices of Glory, Sanctuary of Faith & Glory, Avery Court

10:30 am - 11:30 am: Drop in and discuss art with a docent-Winslow Homer’s The Nooning, Avery 3rd Floor

11 am - 3 pm: Draw Your Dreams with artist Jeremiah Patterson, Avery Court

11 am - 2 pm: Lunch available in The Museum Café

11:30am - 12 pm: Storybook Time with a docent, Meet in Main Lobby

12 pm - 4pm: Postcard collages with artist Stanwyck Cromwell, 2nd Floor near Digging Deeper

1 pm - 2 pm: Drop in and discuss art with a docent, Digging Deeper, Amistad Galleries

3 pm - 3:30 pm: Film,The Quilts of Gee's Bend. Produced and directed by Matt Arnett and Vanessa Vadim, this documentary takes viewers inside the fascinating living history of a uniquely American community and art form. Aetna Theater

3:30 pm - 4 pm: Complimentary snack offered in Avery Court

4 pm - 4:30 pm: Lift Every Voice and Sing (LEVAS) Community Gospel Choir, Morgan Great Hall




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