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Back to News Homepage A new exhibition called The Practice of Democracy examines how the built environment can shape someone’s ability to access the democratic principles of life, liberty, and the pursuit of ha…

Back to News Homepage The Housatonic Museum of Art in downtown Bridgeport houses over 7,000 works ranging from ancient to contemporary. The museum was founded in the 1960s, and remains one of the largest art co…

Back to News Homepage Article by Hugh Bailey in The Hour.  Why do our cities look the way they do? Why do some neighborhoods stagnate while others thrive? Blame usually goes to anything from the market workin…

Back to News Homepage Article by Davis Dunavin for WSHU.  The project is called "The Practice of Democracy." It grew out of the personal experience of April De Simone — a designer and the exhibit’s curator. “Bo…

Back to News Homepage Article in "Only in Bridgeport"  Photography and curator legends Jay Misencik and Geralene Valentine will feature their “I Am Bridgeport” Portrait Project in conjunction with Housatonic M…

Back to News Homepage Article in Westfair Online by Phil Hall.  Reynolds-Kaye became director of the museum last September; her predecessor, Robbin Zella, had been director since June 1998 and elevated the ven…

Back to News Homepage Article by Eddy Martinez for the Connecticut Post. Jennifer Reynolds-Kaye knows her way around an art museum collection. She got her start in the profession as an intern for museums on the…

Back to News Homepage Article in Art Daily  Stamford, CT artist June Ahrens has created an exciting exhibition exploring fragility and loss, as well as hope and renewal in two dynamic components: CHANGING and…

The Housatonic Museum of Art (HMA), located on the Housatonic Community College campus in downtown Bridgeport, has named Jennifer Reynolds-Kaye, Ph. D. as the new director. Reynolds-Kaye’s museum and community college b…

Making Art Accessible: Housatonic Museum of Art Increases Access to its Collection Thanks to Grant from IMLS Housatonic Museum of Art (HMA), located on the Housatonic Community College campus in downtown Bridgeport, is…