The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum

Roaring Twenties Gala
2019-10-05 19:00 - 23:00 (America/New_York) | Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum, 295 West Avenue, Norwalk, CT, 06850, United States
A decade of great uproar and extraordinary changes that included the 19th amendment, economic prosperity, Jazz-age, flappers, and the prohibition, to name a few, will be featured at the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum’s Roaring Twenties Gala.
Cocktails ~ DinnerBlack Tie or Period Attire
Honoring Trustee Port Draper
Featuring A Special Theater Performance by Play With Your Food and the exhibits From Corsets to Suffrage: Victorian Women Trailblazers & The Trained Eye: The Art of Railroads & Stations Preview
Reserve Early ~ Limited SeatingRotunda Seating [ SOLD OUT ]Single Tickets: $250 ~ Tables of 8: $2,000Adjoining Room SeatingSingle Tickets: $200 ~ Tables of 6: $1,200

2019 Gala Distinguished Benefactors: Fairfield County Bank
2019 Gala Sustainers: Moran Towing, Brookfield Properties
2019 Gala Media Sponsor: Moffly Media
2019 Gala Graphic Design Sponsor: Miggs B Design
2019 Gala Floral Design Sponsor: Ineke Van Wijngaarden Floral Design
Gala Performance in collaboration with Play With Your Food

Members-Only: Private Tour with the Executive Director
2019-10-01 17:30 - 19:00 (America/New_York)
A rare sneak peek of the Mansion’s off-limits areas and a conversation with Executive Director Susan Gilgore that will include interesting information about future activities on Tues., Oct. 1, 2019 at 5:30 p.m. This complimentary event will feature a private, behind-the-scenes tour of the Museum led by Dr. Gilgore and light refreshments. Space is limited and offered to Circle Friend Members and above only on a first-come, first-serve basis. Please RSVP by Mon., Sept. 2, 2019.
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Women in Office & the 19th Amendment: Tea & Talk by CT's Secretary of State Denise W. Merrill
2019-09-08 14:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
Celebrating the historic centennial of women’s suffrage and the growing presence of women in public office, both locally and nationally, the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum will feature a talk entitled, Women in Office and the 19th Amendment, by Connecticut’s Secretary of the State Denise W. Merrill.
This talk will discuss her inspiring story and challenges she encountered along the way; underrepresentation and how it affects women and women’s rights; voter turnout and where women stand, from millennials to retirees. Secretary Merrill will also address current and future plans to celebrate the centennial of the 19th Amendment. Secretary Merrill’s talk will be followed by a self-guided tour of the museum’s featured exhibition, From Corsets to Suffrage: Victorian Women Trailblazers, as well as tea and light refreshments.
Denise W. Merrill was elected to her third term as Connecticut’s 73rd Secretary of the State on November 6, 2018. As Connecticut’s chief elections official and business registrar, Merrill has focused on modernizing Connecticut’s elections, business services and improving access to public records.
Secretary Merrill is focused on ensuring that every eligible person in Connecticut can easily register to vote, and that every registered voter can conveniently vote. She was elected president of the National Association of Secretaries of State for the 2016-17 term and serves on the Board of Advisors to the U.S. Election Assistance Commission.
Secretary Merrill also launched an award-winning online business startup tool to help entrepreneurs navigate through various state and federal agencies. First elected to the General Assembly in 1994, Merrill rose to the rank of House Majority Leader from 2009-2011. She also served as the House Chair of the budget writing Appropriations Committee from 2005-2009, as vice-chair of the Education Committee from 1994-1999 and as a member of the Government Administration and Elections Committee from 1995-1997.
Secretary Merrill is a graduate of the University of Connecticut, is licensed to practice law in the state of California, and is a classically trained pianist. She lives in Hartford. Her family includes husband Dr. Stephen Leach and his two sons, her three grown children and five grandchildren.
The talk is sponsored in part by the Connecticut Bar Association.

Suffrage Exhibit Guided 45 Minute Tour: 1:00pm - 1:45pm
2019-08-02 13:00 - 2019-11-01 13:45 (America/New_York)
Enjoy the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum’s Exclusive Tour that focuses on the new exhibition, From Corsets to Suffrage: Victorian Women Trailblazers, highlighting local, regional, and national efforts for women’s suffrage and featuring rare images, objects, memorabilia, and period costumes that illustrate the activities and contributions of women and men across the state and the country. At 45 minutes, the Exhibit Tour includes the majestic first floor Period Rooms.
Please arrive 15 minutes prior to the start time of your tour, as they start promptly on the hour.

Guided 45 Minute Tour: 3:00pm - 3:45pm
2019-08-01 15:00 - 2019-11-17 15:45 (America/New_York), 2018-11-21 15:00 - 15:45 (America/Halifax), 2018-11-18 15:00 - 15:45 (America/Halifax)
Enjoy the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum on the newly updated Tour. At 45 minutes, the Tour includes the majestic first floor of the Mansion and the award-winning Servants’ Quarters.
Please arrive 15 minutes prior to the start time of your tour, as they start promptly on the hour.

Guided 90 Minute Tour: 2:00pm - 3:30pm
2019-08-01 14:00 - 2019-11-17 15:30 (America/New_York), 2018-11-21 14:00 - 15:30 (America/Halifax), 2018-11-18 14:00 - 15:30 (America/Halifax)
Enjoy a memorable experience at the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum on the Extended Tour. At 90 minutes, the Extended Tour includes the majestic first floor of the Mansion and the award-winning Servants’ Quarters in addition to the Mansion’s second floor bedroom suites and family room.
Please arrive 15 minutes prior to the start time of your tour, as they start promptly on the hour.

Members-Only: Sneak Peek of the Mansion’s New Exhibit
2019-07-10 17:30 - 19:00 (America/New_York)
If you are a Member of the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum, join us for this exclusive and complimentary talk on the making of the exhibit, From Corsets to Suffrage: Victorian Women Trailblazers, with Curator Kathleen Motes Bennewitz on Wed., July 10, 2019 at 5:30 p.m. We invite you to take advantage of this unique opportunity to explore the suffrage movement of the 19th and early 20th centuries, with an in-depth look at treasured family heirlooms of suffragists. Light refreshments. Space is limited and offered to Members only on a first-come, first-serve basis. Please RSVP by Fri., June 28, 2019.
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Treasure Hunters' Adventure
2019-06-02 14:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum will launch a Treasure Hunters’ Adventure in collaboration with the Center for Contemporary Printmaking and Stepping Stones Museum for Children, which will take place throughout Mathews Park. In this park-wide, family-fun adventure, participants are tasked with solving the mystery of a long lost treasure. Using an old faded map as a guide, treasure hunters will need to complete activities, answer questions, and solve puzzles to unlock the escalating levels of the game outside of all three buildings, and leading participants to the endgame inside the Mansion. Prizes will be awarded to those who complete this important mission!
Treasure hunters will be able to play alone or as a team, while all contestants will need to bring their skills, power of observation, talent, and A-Game to find the treasure! Recommended for ages 6 and up.
Tickets will also be available at the door on the day of the event.

"Fashioning Women's Suffrage" - Tea & Lecture by Heather Munro Prescott
2019-05-19 14:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
On Sunday, May 19, 2-4 p.m., the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum will host a lecture featuring Dr. Heather Munro Prescott, Professor of History at Central Connecticut State University. The lecture entitled, “Fashioning Women’s Suffrage,” will discuss how suffragists used dress and other outward symbols to promote their cause. Dr. Heather Munro Prescott received her M.A. and Ph.D. in Science & Technology Studies from Cornell University. In 1994, she joined the faculty at CCSU, and has served as co-coordinator of Women’s Studies (1995-99) and chair of the history department (1999-2002). Iced tea and light refreshments will be offered in the Mansion’s Billiards Room prior to this fascinating presentation.
Admission: $10 for members, $15 for non-members
Photo captions: 1. Suffrage News Girls, Liz Freeman, ca. 1910-15, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.; 2. Dr. Heather Munro Prescott, Professor of History at Central Connecticut State University.

Opening Reception - Exhibit: From Corsets: Victorian Women Trailblazers
2019-05-16 17:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York)
The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum will host an opening reception on Thursday, May 16 for the exhibition, From Corsets to Suffrage: Victorian Women Trailblazers, that honors the centennial of the 19th amendment, which passed in Congress on June 4, 1919 and was ratified on August 18, 1920.
Admission: $5 for members, $10 for non-members

Opening Reception - Exhibit: Historic Grounds & Modern Gardens
2019-04-11 17:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York)
The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum will host an opening reception on April 11, 5:30-7:30 p.m. for the juried exhibition entitled, Historic Grounds & Modern Gardens.
The exhibition has been juried by artist and Trustee Gail Ingis and will feature more than fifteen artists including: Anna Badini, Cindy Bernier, Christopher Breining, Harold Davis, Richard Koleszar, Kara LaFrance, Laura Levine, Werner Liepolt, Maya Santangelo, Anthony Santomauro, Marjorie Sopkin, Lee Skalkos, Clarice Shirvell, Jayson Tobias, Christopher Virtuoso, Maxwell Wiesen, and Gregory Ziebell.
Image: Richard Koleszar, Amber Bridge, oil, 32 x 25

Guided 90 Minute Tour: 12:00pm - 1:30pm
2019-04-03 12:00 - 2019-11-17 13:30 (America/New_York), 2018-11-21 12:00 - 13:30 (America/Halifax)

Seasons Readings
2018-12-16 16:00 - 18:00 (America/Halifax)
A laughter-filled literary afternoon of irresistible, soul-stirring short plays & stories in celebration of the holiday season! There will be an eggnog and cookie reception following the performance.
Presented by JIB Productions, Inc., Play with your Food.

Artist Reception - "The Artist's View: Traveling the Merritt Parkway"
2018-12-06 17:30 - 19:30 (America/Halifax)
The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum will host an Artist Reception for its current exhibition, The Artist’s View: Traveling the Merritt Parkway, featuring new works by artist Cynthia Mullins and curated by LMMM Trustee Gail Ingis.
The exhibition features new paintings inspired by the artist’s road trips along the historic thoroughfare. Connecticut artist Cynthia Mullins’ painting roots run deep, as she is the great-great granddaughter and great-great niece of renowned Hudson River School painters Aaron Draper Shattuck and Samuel Colman. Ms. Mullins has had a strong and continuous thread of art making, interest, and exposure in college, museums, and workshops focusing on pottery, pastel, and oil painting.
Ms. Mullins has exhibited her work in many solo, juried and group shows in such Connecticut venues as Nylen Gallery, Carriage Barn Arts Center, Silvermine Arts Center, Merritt Parkway Museum, and Rockwell Gallery.

3:00 p.m. - A Magical Christmas Eve at the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum
2018-11-23 15:00 - 2019-01-06 16:00 (America/Halifax)
The exhibit, A Magical Christmas Eve at the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum will capture the enchantment and excitement of the night before Christmas and explore Christmas Eve as it was celebrated by the Lockwood and the Mathews families.
The story of the day before Christmas at the Mansion will start with an overview of this holiday celebration, decade by decade, from the 1850s to the 1930s. The Dining Room will display a Christmas Eve feast, and throughout the Museum, displays of tabletop as well as tall, lavishly decorated trees will welcome visitors to one of the most cherished holiday destinations in New England.
The Mansion will also feature 21st century holiday decorations with magnificent trees and seasonal displays.

2:30 p.m. - A Magical Christmas Eve at the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum
2018-11-23 14:30 - 2018-11-25 15:30 (America/New_York)

2:00 p.m. - A Magical Christmas Eve at the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum
2018-11-23 14:00 - 2019-01-06 15:00 (America/Halifax)

1:30 p.m. - A Magical Christmas Eve at the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum
2018-11-23 13:30 - 2018-11-25 14:30 (America/New_York)

1:00 p.m. - A Magical Christmas Eve at the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum
2018-11-23 13:00 - 2019-01-06 14:00 (America/Halifax)

12:30 p.m. - A Magical Christmas Eve at the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum
2018-11-23 12:30 - 2018-11-25 13:30 (America/New_York)

12:00 p.m. - A Magical Christmas Eve at the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum
2018-11-23 12:00 - 2019-01-06 13:00 (America/Halifax)

11:00 a.m. Holiday Group Tour at LMMM and WHS
2018-11-23 11:00 - 2019-01-06 15:00 (America/Halifax)
Nothing enhances the spirit of the holiday season more than an enchanting historic setting. This year, Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum and Westport Historical Society will come together to invite visitors to step into a Victorian wonderland with joint tours being offered from Friday, November 23, 2018, the day after Thanksgiving, through Sunday, January 6, 2019.
The group tour begins at Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum where they will also enjoy a catered boxed lunch in the Mansion’s Billiards Room. After a short coach ride to Westport, groups will be welcomed to Wheeler House where they will be served coffee and pastries. At both sites, visitors are invited to shop the unique holiday gift selections in the museum shops. Additionally, Wheeler House is located in scenic downtown Westport upon the Saugatuck River which features an idyllic Main Street with a wide variety of boutiques, traditional retail shops and eateries.
Minimum of 20 people per tour. Transportation is not included.No Refunds

10:30 a.m. Holiday Group Tour at LMMM and WHS
2018-11-23 10:30 - 2019-01-06 16:00 (America/Halifax)

10:00 a.m. Holiday Group Tour at LMMM and WHS
2018-11-23 10:00 - 2019-01-06 16:00 (America/Halifax)

Guided 45 Minute Tour: 1:00pm - 1:45pm
2018-11-21 13:00 - 13:45 (America/Halifax)
