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Exhibits & Tours at the Weston History & Culture Center
October 27 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Free – $5
Enjoy history and autumn splendor at the Weston History & Culture Center – 104 Weston Road in Weston, CT.
Open Sundays and Thursdays from 1pm – 4pm
Starting Thursday, October 24th – Sunday, November 24th, 2024
Closed on 10/31, 11/3, & 11/28
Admission: Free for Members of the Weston History & Culture Center
$5 – general admission adult
$3 – general admission child
Explore “Weston…What Lies Beneath” – The yard of one of Weston’s oldest homes, the Peter Thorp House, reveals its past lives. Through objects, rare photographs, videos, and hands-on activities, discover what lies beneath and who lived above. Kids can dig for artifacts in the exhibit’s fun Kids Corner. Follow the Peter Thorp House on Instagram: @peterthorphouse
Take a guided tour of the award-winning Coley House! On your tour, learn how the Coley family would have lived, worked, and played during the 1940s. Kids can play with toys and games from the 1940s, build with Lincoln Logs and type on an old typewriter!
Enjoy the autumn colors with a stroll through the whimsical Daniel E. Offutt, III Sculpture Garden, created by the late Daniel E. Offutt, III who was a Weston resident and a benefactor to the Weston History & Culture Center. Kids will love hunting for the hidden toadstool!
A special thank you to the Daniel E. Offutt, III Charitable Trust which generously funded the restoration and reinterpretation of the Coley House as well as the creation of the sculpture garden. WHCC would like to thank its benefactors: the Daniel E. Offutt, III Charitable Trust and the Twenty-Seven Foundation, and its annual sponsors: Fairfield County Bank, KMS Team at Compass and Pullman & Comley. The Weston Historical Society d/b/a Weston History & Culture Center is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization located at 104 Weston Road in Weston, CT.
