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Description
A family friendly celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. will be held at the New Haven Museum on Saturday, January 17, 2026, from 1 to 4 p.m. The theme of the all-ages MLK Day at New Haven Museum will be King’s acceptance speech for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.
The event will include viewings of Dr. King’s inspiring Nobel acceptance speech, and participation in creating a colorful community mobile inspired by the speech. Families and friends will gather in the Clement Room to make their own contributions to a fun, mixed-media mobile using assorted materials, and supplies generously donated by EcoWorks, a local recycling shop that promotes the use of surplus materials for art, craft, and education.
There will also be a reading nook with 10 community/MLK-related books from New Haven Free Public Library, and a coloring corner with coloring pages relating to Dr. King’s quotes.
NHM Educator Rohanna Ssanyu Delossantos notes the event is inspired by the following quote from King’s Nobel speech: “I have the audacity to believe that peoples everywhere can have three meals a day for their bodies, education and culture for their minds, and dignity, equality and freedom for their spirits.” She adds that visitors will be able to take home extra coloring sheets, a flyer describing the community mobile they helped create, and a copy of Dr. King’s Nobel Prize acceptance speech.
About the New Haven Museum
The New Haven Museum has been collecting, preserving and interpreting the history and heritage of Greater New Haven since its inception as the New Haven Colony Historical Society in 1862. Located in downtown New Haven at 114 Whitney Avenue, the Museum brings more than 375 years of New Haven history to life through its collections, exhibitions, programs and outreach. As a Blue Star Museum, the New Haven Museum offers the nation’s active-duty military personnel and their families, including National Guard and Reserve, free admission all year. For more information visit http://newhavenmuseum.org or @NewHavenMuseum or call 203-562-4183.
Date & Time
Sat, Jan 17, 2026 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Venue Details
New Haven Museum
114 Whitney AvenueNew Haven, Connecticut 06510
