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Eli Whitney Museum And Workshop - Hamden, CT
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Eli Whitney Museum And Workshop

Eli Whitney Museum And Workshop
915 Whitney Avenue
203-777-1833

Mission:

The Eli Whitney Museum is an experimental learning workshop for students, teachers, and families. We collect interpret and teach experiments that are the roots of design and invention.

The Eli Whitney Museum was established in 1979 as a not-for-profit historic site and educational organization. The Museum preserves the site on which Whitney constructed the first American factory in 1798. Members govern the Museum.

An end-gable Barn that Whitney designed in 1816 and the beauty of the fall of water recall the ingenuity and balance that made Whitneyville an American icon.

The Museum celebrates the Whitney tradition of learning by experiment. The Museum designs, produces and teaches projects that engage hands, eyes and minds...projects that blend art, science and invention.

Each year students and apprentices construct more than 70,000 projects in the Museum's eight teaching studios and in the programs that cross Connecticut. In scope and scale, the Museum's programs are unrivaled.

The Museum is wheelchair accessible. Employment and programs are available to all regardless of race, gender, religion, creed, color, national origin, disability, sexual orientation or age.

About Us:
The Eli Whitney Museum and Workshop is an experimental learning workshop for students, teachers, and families. We collect, interpret, and teach experiments that are the roots of design and invention.


Recent News

Eli Whitney Museum And Workshop News: Thank You for Your Support

29th Annual Leonardo Challenge and Fundraiser: The Landscape Thank you to all who participated in this year's Leonardo Challenge! Every year, we are thrilled to bring together our community and celebrate innovative art, design, and creative…

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Eli Whitney Museum And Workshop Monthly Newsletter - March 2025

March 2025: Monday, March 31 Long Island Sound Ages 6–8 The Long Island Sound is fed by many rivers, including the Connecticut, Housatonic, Thames, Mianus, Norwalk, Pequonnock, and our very own Mill River found just outside…

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Eli Whitney Museum And Workshop Newsletter: January 2025

Summer Camp Registration is OPEN! This year we are offering fifty-four different hands-on learning opportunities on our campus. From the culture of Ancient Athens to the Old Walled City of Shibam, from the Wonderful World of Weevils to…

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Eli Whitney Museum And Workshop Monthly Newsletter - December 2024

Annual Appeal 2024 This year, your support has helped spark curiosity and creativity in thousands of young learners at the Eli Whitney Museum & Workshop. Thanks to your generosity, we've put over 40,000 hands-on projects into the hands of…

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Eli Whitney Museum And Workshop Newsletter - October 2024

Welcome to October All About the Arts Open Studios: October 12–13 We are thrilled to host the third annual Amplify the Arts Festival at the Eli Whitney Museum Barn! The work of nine local artists will be featured over…

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Eli Whitney Museum And Workshop Monthly Newsletter - September 2024

The main parking lot is closed. We are excited to announce that our bioswale and rain garden construction will begin this month! In collaboration with GNWPCA, the project will take place in the parking lot in front of the main building. The…

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Eli Whitney Museum And Workshop Monthly Newsletter - February 2024

February 2024 Register for February Workshops Engineer's Week Vacation Programs Cardboard City Ages 6 - 8 Monday, Feb. 19 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. It's time to think creatively to ensure a brighter, healthier future. Design and build a city using…

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Eli Whitney Museum And Workshop Monthly Newsletter - January 2024

This year we are offering more than fifty hands-on learning opportunities on our campus. With workshops ranging from The Art and Culture of Morocco to British Landscape Painting, Slime Camp to CNC Design, Sewing to Ceramics — there are options…

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Registration Is Now Open For Summer 2024 Camps

Registration is now open for Summer 2024 camps! This year we offer over fifty different hands-on learning opportunities on our campus. With workshops highlighting the art and culture of Morocco to Great Britain, Slime Camp, CNC Design, Sewing,…

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