Summer of Dinosaurs

During the Summer of Dinosaurs, the Montshire will offer an opportunity to explore the lives of dinosaurs, big and small. Enjoy hands-on exhibits about dinosaur eggs and babies, dramatic dinosaur fossil specimens, and science activities for all ages. See the Amazing Allosauruses, featuring a life-sized adult (23 feet long!) and a juvenile Allosaurus, in the Montshire’s main atrium gallery. These carnivorous theropod dinosaurs lived 155 to 145 million years ago during the late Jurassic period. On the second floor, visitors can catch a rare and exciting glimpse at the lives of dinosaurs through their eggs, nests, and embryos in Tiny Titans: Dinosaur Eggs and Babies. Explore the Summer of Dinosaurs and discover the science behind these phenomenal creatures that once roamed the earth!

Life Streams: Alberto Rey, Cuban-American Artist

Alberto Rey’s work explores identity, place, and the natural environment. While Rey’s early work investigates the experience of dislocation brought about through the immigration experience of Cuban Americans, more recent work explores biological regionalism as a means to reconnect local audiences with their unprotected natural resources. Rey’s native fish series began with small studies of fish in the landscapes where they were caught. The series continues with larger, ten-foot paintings, videos, water data, large–scale maps, and informational panels about the history of the stream and the communities that settled nearby. Born in Agramonte, Cuba, Rey grew up in Barnesboro, Pennsylvania, where his family settled after briefly living in Mexico City and Miami. Today, Rey is a professor of painting at SUNY, Fredonia.

Image: Alberto Rey (b. 1960) "Biological Regionalism: King Salmon, Aniak River, Alaska," 2012. Oils on wood; filler over wood, 42 x 63 in. Courtesy of the Artist.

Roberto Lugo: Te traigo mi le lo lai – I bring you my joy

Citizens at Last: Hannah Ambler, Grace Schenck and the Vote

When Hannah Raymond Ambler and other members of the Wilton league hosted Rose Teas, held a suffrage fair, or sponsored speeches in Town Hall, they were campaigning to make their beloved hometown a place that lived up to their ideals. Led by league founder Grace Knight Schenck, these women succeeded in making Wilton – as well as the state and the nation – a better place. As we celebrate Wilton women and the suffragists who inspired them, we must also recognize their failures. Even the most famous white suffragists used racist stereotypes and arguments to promote their cause. The first vote on November 2, 1920 was a real triumph, but not all women experienced it equally.

Image: Hannah Ambler's 1920 diary recording her ballot being cast.

A Face Like Mine

A collaborative project with the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, this exhibition celebrates 100 years of African American figurative art. This selection of seventy works including paintings, sculpture, prints, and photographs by fifty-two Black artists explores the African American experience from the Harlem Renaissance through the Civil Rights era to the current day. This is one in a series of American art exhibitions created through a multi-year, multi-institutional partnership formed by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, as part of the Art Bridges + Terra Foundation Initiative.