Mattatuck Museum

Dear Friends of the Museum,

Thank you for participating in this year’s Give Local campaign and considering a donation to the Mattatuck Museum! Your gift allows The MATT to present inspiring exhibitions, transformative programs for youth, families, and adults, and ensures that the MATT remains a place of discovery for our community.

While our home is in the heart of Waterbury, our impact stretches across the Naugatuck Valley, Greater Waterbury area, and beyond:

• Our galleries welcome students from Waterbury, Danbury, Bristol, and Ansonia, providing many children with their very first museum experience.


• Our adult and family programs draw visitors from across the state and foster a community of lifelong learners.


• Our MATT on the Go initiative is expanding, bringing art, history, and connection directly to 60+ locations across Connecticut next year, reaching seniors and students who cannot always make the trip to downtown Waterbury.
  
  
  

None of this can happen without the generous support of people like you. During Give Local, please consider a donation of any amount to support our mission.

Your contribution directly supports:

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  Educational Access: Keeping after-school enrichment programs affordable and open to every Waterbury family.


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  Regional Outreach: Funding the transportation and materials needed to bring MATT on the Go to schools and senior centers across the state.


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  Vibrant Exhibitions: Ensuring our galleries offer something new to discover every season, year after year, for every visitor who walks through our doors.
  
  
  

Every gift helps keep the spark of curiosity alive. Thank you for believing in what learning can look like and for making a tangible difference in your community.

Sincerely,

Bob Burns, Executive Director

About The MATT

The Mattatuck Museum, founded in 1877, is an art and regional history museum in downtown Waterbury. Today, the Museum collects and exhibits American art and cultural history with a focus on the history of the Naugatuck Valley and artists of Connecticut. In addition to art and history exhibitions, the Museum presents a wide variety of learning opportunities for community members throughout the year. It reaches audiences of all ages, backgrounds, and interests through its educational programs which include student tours, studio classes, lectures, and wellness programs. Your gift during Give Local allows the Mattatuck to offer these programs at little to no cost to participants.

Who We Are

The Mattatuck Museum is an art and regional history museum in downtown Waterbury, starting out as a historical society in 1877. The Museum opened its first display hall in 1912 and has been exhibiting art ever since. The museum collects and exhibits American art and cultural history – with a focus on the history of the Naugatuck Valley and the artists of Connecticut.

We use our history collections to tell the stories of our community and partner with neighborhood associations, ethnic organizations and manufacturing groups. Our art galleries display the work of American masters associated with our state and include Anni Albers, Alexander Calder and Frederic Church. The Mattatuck also presents more than 25 changing exhibitions every year featuring significant artist of the past as well as today’s contemporary artists. The Museum is also home to a button gallery displaying 10,000 miniature works of art collected from around the globe and donated to the Museum in 1999 by the Waterbury Companies (formerly Waterbury Button Company).