New Haven Museum

06/01/2026

06/01/2026

The 2026 Twilight Concert Series at the historic Pardee-Morris House will kick off with the exciting big-band sound of Java Groove, playing everything from Dean Martin, and Louie Prima to Sting, on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, at 6:30 p.m., (rain date, Thursday, June 25, 2026)!

Grounds open for picnicking at 5:30 p.m. The Pardee-Morris House will be open to visitors for tours till 8 p.m. The public is invited to bring blankets and chairs and enjoy a picnic on the lawn.

05/31/2026

Connecticut oysters are so good they were designated the state shellfish in 1989! Historians will tell you, however, that this was not always the case. NHM will kick off the summer season of the Pardee-Morris House with two fascinating accounts of one of our oldest heritage foods and demonstrate how the modest mollusk is helping to preserve the Connecticut coastline, during, “Aw, Shucks! The Extraordinary History & Outlook for CT Oysters.” The program will be held on Sunday, June 7, 2026, 12:30 – 3:00 p.m.

Register here: simpletix.com/e/aw-shucks-the-surprising-history-outlook-f-tickets-269655

At 12:30 p.m. Tim Macklin will demonstrate the critical role oysters play in our ecosystem, and how the nonprofit he cofounded, Collective Oyster Recycling and Restoration (CORR), is taking a deep dive into how oyster shells are helping to preserve the coastline for future generations, and at 2 p.m., Brett Palfreyman, associate professor of American history at Wagner College, will present the story of how the bountiful bivalves that were once a dietary staple were declared unsafe to eat by the early 1900s during his presentation, “Bringing Oysters Back to the Northeast.”

image: Workers on oyster boat, NHM Collection.

05/30/2026

New Haven broke the Guinness World Records title for Largest Party so we made a movie about it!

Come see the world premiere of “The Pizza Party” along with a lively discussion between director & pizza guru this Thursday June 4 at 6pm at the

On this epic day Sept 12, 2025 during the at the we got 4525 participants to eat nearly 10,000 slices all made by on the historic New Haven Green. The community came together & we shared this saucy accolade with the world being featured on in November.

$5 for non museum members plus you can see our colorful pizza history exhibit “Pronounced Ah-Beetz”. Space is limited!

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05/30/2026

Susan Tamulevich, executive director of the New London Maritime Society, will share stories relating to the histories of the three lighthouses.

05/29/2026

We're spiffing up the Pardee-Morris House in preparation for a terrific summer of 250-related programming!

Here you see the parlor set up for a "sewing circle,” recreated by Director of Programs and Planning Cindy Riccio. Cindy says women’s sewing circles during the American Revolution were much more than social gatherings — they were an important form of political activism, community organizing, and wartime support in the colonies!

Check our FB events page for upcoming programming (more TBA), and don't miss our special opening-day event at PMH, “Aw, Shucks! The Extraordinary History & Outlook for CT Oysters.” Sun., June 7, 2026, 12:30 – 3:00 p.m.

Register here: simpletix.com/e/aw-shucks-the-surprising-history-outlook-f-tickets-269655

05/28/2026

“Trudeau and Doonesbury: The Cartoonist Who Turned the News into Art” (Program Livestream)

05/27/2026

Check out our exhibition, “Pronounced Ah-Beetz”, featured on BBC News! Thanks Taste of New Haven!