Connecticut

A whale of a tale: new exhibition chronicles the US’s first oil addiction

The Mystic Seaport Museum's new show uses blubber hooks, whale foetuses, scrimshaw and a giant mural to recount how the whale oil industry fueled capitalism's expansion

Elena Goukassian

Artist residencyfeature

Connecticut arts incubator Nxthvn marks its fifth anniversary by looking to the future

The residency, gallery and community hub is revitalising New Haven with an eye towards art-world equity

Torey Akers

Exhibitionspreview

Slowing the news: artists commissioned to document a US election year through the act of drawing

The final part of an exhibition, delayed by the unprecedented events of 2020, opens at the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum

Dale Berning Sawa

Newsarchive

Restored 18th century parlour from Connecticut open for public viewing at Yale University Art Gallery

Yale prepares for the 2012 installation of its decorative arts galleries by reconstructing a period room

Martha Lufkin

Restitutionarchive

US collector Brooke Allen returns relics sacred to Kenyan tribe

The works were part of an estate the collector inherited from her parents

Emily Sharpe

Corporate sponsorsarchive

United Technologies’ strategic withdrawal

Corporation to drop arts sponsorship programme

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