First Thursdays are monthly programs offering a unique museum experience. Each month on the first Thursday of the month the Museum will be open from 6-8pm, each month will bring a different opportunity to explore different topics, exhibits, presentations, performances and other interactive programs. The Naugatuck Savings Bank Foundation has generously funded First Thursdays for an entire year, allowing us to hire professional speakers and performers, add hands on activities for children and families and update our exhibits to include more family friendly experiences.

Upcoming Schedule includes:

March 7, 6-8pm
Journey Down the Naugatuck River
Have you ever wondered what lives in or flies along the Naugatuck River?
Bring the whole family down for some fun. Enjoy a fast hard hitting 20 minute journey down the river in a film capturing the wildlife of the river. The movie is put together by the Naugatuck River Revival Group who has spent hours filming in silence capturing the hidden life of the river.
Get tracking, discover the world of animals along the river through the tracks that they leave behind withsome hands on activities for the whole family.

April 4, 6-8pm
The Citizen Solider and the Online Civil War Museum
Students at Naugatuck High School have brought the 21st Century to the Civil War at the Naugatuck Historical Society Museum. Come and check out this ongoing project where students get to work with primary sources and make them available to the world through the online Museum.
Local author Karl Bacon will also be on site to give a presentation on the life of the citizen solider during the Civil War. Get to know what life was really like for the men who left their families to go and fight for the blue and the grey.
Children can explore the North vs the South through flag and map activities.

May 2, 6-8pm
Salem Bridge Clock - Grand Opening
One of our new artifacts on display is a working Salem Bridge Clock with a reverse glass painting done by one of the Whittemores. Come to the Museum and learn about these unusual clocks with parts made right here, before we were even called Naugatuck. We will have an expert on hand to share the unique history of these clocks.
Reverse Painting? Sounds like it might be more like erasing, but it is not. Let your family try their hand at this unique art technique of painting on glass, where the details go first and the background gets painted last. We won't be using real glass, but it is much harder than it looks and will give you a new appreciation for art work on each of the clocks.

Admission is free for members for all First Thursdays and only $2 a person and $5 a family.

A special thank you to the Naugatuck Savings Bank Foundation for allowing us to offer these new and expanded programs to the community.