Experience Family-Friendly Events at the Mashantucket Pequot Museum

Known as the world’s largest Native American museum, the tribally owned and operated Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center presents a series of special events this summer, inviting the public to experience a rare glimpse into important community traditions of America’s first people.

 

This goal of demystifying the past and present of the region’s First Nation tribes resonates in all of the exhibits and programming offered by the Mashantucket Pequot Museum, which carries a mission of “strengthening Pequot Culture to honor and serve our Tribal family and friends.” Throughout the 308,000-square-foot complex, families and guests of all ages can engage with photographs and artifacts, admire commissioned art and traditional crafts, learn about contemporary Mashantucket Pequot life, and travel back in time, as far back as the ice age, to see the region’s changing environment. The immersive recreation of a 16th-century Pequot village places visitors in the sights and sounds of daily life pre-and post-European contact.  

 

Interacting with the surrounding landscape, the museum offers sweeping views of the swamp and unique ecology of the region from a 185-foot stone-and-glass tower.“The museum brings to life the story of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation,” notes Hayward. The research center’s archival collections and conservation laboratories enable continued study to unfold in the field. “It serves as a major resource on the histories and cultures of Native Americans in the northeast and on the region’s rich natural history.” 

 

Don’t miss the family-friendly Strawberry Moon Living Exhibition - An Indigenous Song & Dance Market on June 14, from 10am -4pm. The event provides guests a space to experience indigenous stories with native artisans and storytellers showcasing their gifts and talents. Friends of the museum are also invited to attend Tahshayooôk & Neetôpáwak (Friends & Family Days), fun-filled days of art-making, exposure to traditional lifeways, and guaranteed fun for all. Museum members will enjoy exclusive in-person activities that encourage hands-on creativity and Pequot cultural learning opportunities.  Visit the museum at 110 Pequot Trail, Mashantucket, Connecticut, and learn more about events and permanent exhibitions at PequotMuseum.org.