The Workshop

Each year, students and apprentices construct more than 70,000 projects in our eight teaching studios and in programs that cross Connecticut. In scope and scale, the Eli Whitney Museum and Workshop’s programs are unrivaled.

School Programs

Over the course of a year, students in our programs build more than 70,000 projects. Choose a program from our extensive catalog to meet your curriculum needs and excite your students’ talents. Choose a program...

Walk In Programs

Visit us on a weekend or an afternoon. An apprentice will work with your child as they build a project and begin to experiment. Sessions last from 20 minutes to an hour. Projects change from week to week; a sampling of possible projects is available here. Learn More...

Birthday Parties

The Museum is available to members children aged 5 and up for birthday parties. We provide the project and table and chairs for the party. You provide the paper goods and the food. Schedule a party...

Aeromodeling

The Wilbur and Orville Society is a year round youth aeromodeling organization which meets most Friday evenings at the Museum. It’s mission: modeling leaders for flight’s second century. Society members have set national records and competed on the American National Team. Learn More...

Mail Order: The Science Source

The Science Source has been providing materials and projects for teaching science for 23 years. Their quality is excellent, their attitude friendly, and their production values a wonderful asset for the Eli Whitney Museum's projects. Learn More

PhET Simulations

PhET provides fun, interactive, research-based simulations of physical phenomena for free. All PhET simulations are freely available from the PhET website and are easy to use and incorporate into the classroom. Learn More