‘Heartbreak in Peanuts’ opens May 21

WATERBURY >> The beloved characters from the Peanuts comic strip are coming to the Mattatuck Museum in the exhibition “Heartbreak in Peanuts,” open from May 20 through Aug. 13.

An opening reception is set for 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, May 21, at the museum.

Experience the joys and sorrows of unrequited love, Peanuts-style, in this traveling exhibition. Love is everywhere in Peanuts — Charlie Brown loves the Little Red-Haired Girl, Lucy adores Schroeder, Sally pursues Linus — but sadly, these sentiments are rarely returned. Join the Peanuts characters

as they continually return to their hopeless quests for love, undaunted by defeat.

“Heartbreak in Peanuts” is organized and toured by the Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center, Santa Rosa, California. It is supported locally by MacDermid Performance Solutions and media sponsor the Republican-American.

Located in the heart of downtown Waterbury’s architectural district, the Mattatuck Museum is a vibrant destination, known locally and regionally as a community-centered institution of American art and history. For more information on all of the Museum’s programs, events, and exhibits visit the website at mattmuseum.org or call 203-753-0381.

The Mattatuck Museum is operated with support from the Connecticut Department of Economic & Community Development/CT Office of the Arts, which also receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency, and is a member of the Connecticut Art Trail, a group of 18 world-class museums and historic sites (ctarttrail.org). Located on the green in Waterbury, CT at 144 West Main Street, the Museum is open Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. Convenient, free parking is located behind the Museum in the lots on Park Place.

CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Charlie Brown reflects on his love life in an illustration by his creator, Charles M. Schulz. “Heartbreak in Peanuts” details the characters’ unrequited love at the Mattatuck Museum in Waterbury.

CONTRIBUTED PHOTO “Peanuts” creator Charles M. Schulz, whose work will be exhibited in a new show at the Mattatuck Museum in Waterbury, “Heartbreak in Peanuts.”