22ND ANNUAL CONNECTICUT OPEN HOUSE DAY at Mattatuck Museum
SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 2026
The Mattatuck Museum invites visitors to enjoy two exciting experiences as part of Connecticut Open House Day. Through Access for All, supported by Art Bridges, admission to the Museum will be free for all guests throughout the day. Visitors can participate in Ask A Curator from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., where guest curator Camilo Alvarez will be available in the galleries to answer questions and engage in conversation about the exhibition Ascendancy: The Self in Contemporary Art. Guests can also explore a lineup of exhibitions on view throughout the Museum, including About Face: 250 Years of American Portraits in the Whittemore & Noonan Galleries. Presented in celebration of the nation’s semiquincentennial, the exhibition examines American history through portraiture, exploring how artists across 250 years have represented identity, citizenship, and belonging. Visitors are encouraged to engage with an interactive portrait selfie station and community talk-back wall featured within About Face: 250 Years of American Portraits.
Additional exhibitions opening June 13 include Psychedelic Splendor: The Concert Art of AJ Masthay & Helen Kennedy in the Munger Gallery and Theodate Pope’s Highfield: A History in the History Gallery.
Psychedelic Splendor: The Concert Art of AJ Masthay & Helen Kennedy showcases the vibrant and imaginative world of contemporary gig poster design through the work of Connecticut artists AJ Masthay and Helen Kennedy. Independently creating screen-printed posters for some of the most influential rock, jam, and counterculture bands performing across North America, the artists bring together bold color, intricate detail, and psychedelic imagery in this dynamic exhibition. Featuring more than twenty works created for bands including Black Sabbath, Dave Matthews Band, Dead & Company, Foo Fighters, Goose, The Grateful Dead, Pearl Jam, and Phish, the exhibition marks the artists’ first museum presentation together and celebrates the evolving art form of concert poster design. Sponsored by Keith and Jane Mahler, Manic Presents, and Premier Concerts
Free Admission Support provided by the Art Bridges Foundation
