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NEW BRITAIN MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART
56 Lexington St, New Britain, CT (map)
860.229.0257
nbmaa@nbmaa.org
http://www.nbmaa.org

Permanent collection features more than 5000 pieces of American art. Open Tues, Wed, and Fri from 11 am-5 pm, on Thurs from 11 am-8 pm, on Sat from 10 am-5 pm, and on Sun from noon-5 pm. Admission $9 adults, $8 seniors, $7 students. Free to members and children under 12. Free to the public every Sat from 10 am-noon.

THROUGH OCT 8 NEW/NOW Lalla Essaydi THROUGH NOV Walter Wick: Games, Gizmos, and Toys in the Attic OCT 22 THROUGH DEC 31 Mara Superior New/Now DEC 8 THROUGH APR 8, 2007 Rhoda and David Chase and Cheryl Chase and Stuart Bear: A Family Collects: Part II

WADSWORTH ATHENEUM
600 Main St, Hartford, CT (map)
860.278.2670
info@wadsworthatheneum.org
http://www.wadsworthatheneum.org

Among the 50,000 pieces in the permanent collection are Mediterranean antiquities, Renaissance and Baroque masterpieces, European paintings from the 16th and 17th centuries, and American decorative arts. Free admission to galleries. The Aetna Theater hosts lectures, live music, food, cocktails, and independent and foreign film every first Thurs of the month. Before performances, wine, beer, and food are sold in the lobby. Screenings are $8 non-members, $6 members

THROUGH OCT 29 Moved by Music: Herbert Gentry THROUGH DEC 31 Reflections and Shadows: Impressionism and 19th Century Style THROUGH DEC 31 American Art 1800-1950 THROUGH NOV 5 Shifting Terrain: Contemporary Landscape Photography THROUGH DEC 31 American Splendor: Hudson River School Masterworks from the Wadsworth Atheneum THROUGH OCT 22 African American Collection THROUGH JAN 7 Michelle Elzay / MATRIX 156 THROUGH DEC 31 Edward Weston: A Photographer's Love of Life SEPT 20 THROUGH MARCH 4 Samuel Colt: Arms, Art, and Invention SEPT 23 THROUGH FEB 25 Crewel World OCT 5 Lecture: The Colt Firearms Collection 6 pm OCT 5 Live Music: The Gray Sky Girls 5-8 pm OCT 5 Film: The Riddle (Paheli) 7:30 pm NOV 2 Gallery Talk: Alexander Nyerges 6 pm NOV 2 Live Music: Last Fair Deal 5-8 pm NOV 2 Film: Climates (Iklimler) 7:30 pm

WILLIAM BENTON MUSEUM OF ART
245 Glenbrook Rd, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT (map)
860.486.4520
benton@uconn.edu
http://www.benton.uconn.edu

Open Tues-Fri from 10 am-4:30 pm, and on Sat and Sun from 1-4:30 pm. Free.

THROUGH OCT 15 The 41st Annual Art Department Faculty Exhibition THROUGH OCT 8 Docents' Choice: Look and Look Again! THROUGH DEC 29 Learning from a Vast River of Suffering OCT 17 THROUGH DEC 20 The President and the Professor

YALE CENTER FOR BRITISH ART
1080 Chapel St, New Haven, CT (map)
203.432.2800
ycba.info@yale.edu
http://www.yale.edu/ycba

The Yale Center hosts the largest and most comprehensive collection of British art outside the UK, including paintings, sculpture, prints, drawings, rare books and manuscripts, and photos. Open Tues-Sat from 10 am-5 pm, and on Sun from noon-5 pm. Free.

THROUGH SEPT 17 Searching for Shakespeare OCT 5 THROUGH DEC 31 Art and Music in Britain: Four Encounters,1730-1900 OCT 19 THROUGH DEC 31 Canaletto in England: A Venetian Artist Abroad, 1746-1755