We are pleased to be offering two field trip options as a part of this year's Annual Conference. For a small additional fee, conference attendees may elect to attend a guided tour at one of two local museums: the New Britain Museum of American Art, or the New Britain Industrial Museum. Both are just a short drive from the CCSU campus.
Registration for the field trips is on a first come, first served basis. Tours are limited and once they are sold out we cannot accommodate more individuals.
Transportation to and from the field trip sites is not included, but we will do our best to assist attendees in getting to the sites. Attendees should plan to gather and depart around 1:40 p.m., and to drive themselves or carpool with other conference attendees attending the field trips. A list of potential car poolers will be provided.
Option #1: Guided tour of Walter Wick: Hidden Wonders! at the New Britain Museum of American Art
56 Lexington St, New Britain, CT 06052
(2.6 miles from CCSU, depart by 1:40pm)
Limited to 40 people (will tour in smaller groups)
$15/person
Walter Wick: Hidden Wonders! spans 50 years of innovation, wonder, and imagination. Tracing the span of Wick’s career, the exhibition is organized by themes that have long fascinated Wick, including Miniature Worlds; Floor Games; Craft-Built Worlds; Optical Illusions; I Spy Games; Puzzle Challenges, Wonders of Science; Connecticut Woods; and Curiosity Shop. The exhibition pairs beloved images, including over 15 never-before-seen works, with numerous three-dimensional models upon which his photographs are based. Celebrating five decades of creativity, as well as Wick’s indelible role in the development of photographic illustration, this exhibition is a must-see for art lovers of any age.
Walter Wick, "Entrance to the Curiosity Shop: A Can You See What I See? Book," as a part of Walter Wick: Hidden Wonders! at the New Britain Museum of American Art.
Walter Wick, "Flatland from Can You See What I See?: Hidden Wonders," as a part of Walter Wick: Hidden Wonders! at the New Britain Museum of American Art.
Option #2: Guided tour of New Britain Industrial Museum
59 W Main St, New Britain, CT 06051
(3 miles from CCSU, depart by 1:40pm)
Limited to 10 people
$10/person
The New Britain Industrial Museum collects, preserves and exhibits items representing more than 200 years of New Britain innovation and invention. From 19th century hooks & eyes to 21st century ERA Cobra Cars, the Museum and its collection serve as a bridge between New Britain’s past and present and provides inspiration for the future. New Britain’s impact has been, and continues to be, felt far beyond its borders. Very few of the items we use or wear everyday could have been created without a machine, a part, or a concept that originated in New Britain. In fact, for most of the 20th century, every American came into contact with at least one New Britain product a day: it was either made here, had a part in it that was made here, or was made on a New Britain machine.
Stanley Screen Door Hardware Display, 1950s from the New Britain Industrial Museum
Copper and Brass Stanley Rule & Level Sign, one of two from the main factory doors between 1920 - 1935, from the New Britain Industrial Museum
