Museum welcomes visitors for activities, tours

The Wadsworth is open and welcoming visitors Thursday-Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. for its programs in January for children, families and adults.

Advance registration via thewadsworth.org is recommended but not required. Face masks are required to enter the museum and must be worn at all times inside. Some programs require preregistration or have limited capacity; for the most up-to-date guidelines, check thewadsworth.org or call 860-838-4081.

Second Saturdays For Families: 12-2 p.m., Jan. 8. Admission is free all day on Second Saturdays Learn how artists use the elements of art to catch your attention. Create alongside illustrator Bonnie Sullivan Rose to design a superhero cape with an eye catching focal point. Be sure to grab a free copy of Susan Mangiero’s book, “The Big Squeeze: Hugs & Inspirations For Every Grown-Up Who Loves Teddy Bears.” While supplies last.

Curator Talk with Jennifer Bartlett, 1 p.m.,

Jan. 15. Bartlett’s “The Island” and “Pink Fence” are reunited for the first time since 1985, placing Bartlett’s monumental marine painting alongside an empty wooden boat, a miniature house, and a chain link fence. Follow chief curator Matthew Hargraves as he explores the imagery below the surface of Bartlett's work and examines the painful difference between representations and realities. Free with admission. Meet in front of the Museum Shop.

Martin Luther King Jr. Community Day, “Art and Activism,” noon-4 p.m., Jan. 17. Free admission, noon-5 p.m. Celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. through artmaking, performances, and tours for all ages. Explore The Amistad Center for Art & Culture’s exhibition Changing Lanes: Mobility in Connecticut and learn how community activists have pushed for equality. Afterward, make your mark in a collaborative mural activity and discover what can be accomplished when we work together. Presented in partnership with The Amistad Center for Art & Culture.

Exhibitions

By Her Hand: Artemisia Gentileschi and Women Artists in Italy, 1500-1800, through Jan. 9.

Discovering Rose Fried's Nephew by Alice Neel, through Jan. 23

Jennifer Bartlett: The Island and Pink Fence, through Jan. 23

Stories in Ivory and Wood Told by Master Carvers, Design in the American Home, through Jan. 23

Ongoing: Changing Lanes: Mobility in Connecticut; The Amistad Center for Art & Culture,through April 3.

Tours: Docent guided tours for individuals and small groups are available by reservation only via thewadsworth.org

Contributed photo Docent-led tours, exhibits and family activities are scheduled in January at the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford.

Wadsworth Atheneum / Contributed photo The European art galleries in the Morgan building at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art in Hartford. The museum recently converted its lighting to LEDs.