Upcoming Programs

Register for November Vacation Day Programs

All camps are from 9 am to 3 pm. Camps cost $85. Before and after care are available. Call 203-777-1833 to ask about our scholarship opportunities.

Tuesday, November 7

A-maze-ing Creations

For ages 6 to 8

Explore mazes that playfully engage! Design and build your very own maze to challenge friends and family.

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Build Traditions: Mazes and Games

For ages 9 to 12

Construct and design a maze. Build the traditional Game of the Frog that is found in Spain and Latin American countries.

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Friday, November 10

Street Cars of New Haven

For ages 6 to 8

Explore the history of trolleys in our region and beyond. Construct your own electrically powered trolley and build a network of tracks with your friends.

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Complex Networks: Connecticut Commuter Systems

For ages 9 to 12

Learn about the history of Connecticut’s rail lines and public transportation systems. Build a map and create an interactive circuit to illuminate cities.

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Seasonal Walk-in Projects

Join us on November 4 and 5 for seasonal walk-in projects.

Make an edge-lit Candy Skull Lamp.

Make a Cast-Shadow pumpkin, spider, ghost, and more!

Apprentice News: The Apprentice Train

This month, we are excited to highlight the Apprentice Train, which begins with reading a technical drawing. Each apprentice is trained to use the drill press, bandsaw, various hand tools, and more. They also learn how to find the center of a circle. Throughout this training, they gain valuable skills such as how to measure with accuracy and plan thoughtfully as they construct a finished model train.

This process forces them to slow down—no phones are allowed! The trains are now popular walk-in and birthday projects.

Learn more about the Apprentice Program

What's up at the Whitney Workshop?

Professional Development: Yale Furniture Study

The Eli Whitney Museum & Workshop builds furniture of all sizes—from miniature dollhouse accouterments to Adirondack chairs. We proudly invest in the continued education of our staff.

On October 6, staff visited the Leslie P. and George H. Hume American Furniture Study Center at Yale's West Campus to view the study's working library of more than 1,300 pieces of furniture, clocks, and wooden objects from the seventeenth century to the present. This visit inspired new programming at the Eli Whitney Museum & Workshop.

The 42nd Annual Meeting: Precision Manufacturing

Join us for the Eli Whitney Museum's

42nd Annual Meeting!

Thursday, November 9, 6–8 pm

Carter Studio

With Guest Speaker Jennifer Tucker

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First Saturdays at the New Haven Museum

On Saturday, November 4, Eli Whitney Museum apprentices will teach visitors at the New Haven Museum how to build our version of the classic arcade Pinball Game and our new project, the Rubberband Helicopter.

Holiday Train Show: Coming Soon!

Join us for the A.C. Gilbert Holiday Train Show display at the Eli Whitney Museum & Workshop!

Opening day: Friday, November 24, 10 am–3 pm

With special treats from Coffeeology Coffee Truck

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