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Thursday, May 16, 2024, 5:30-9 pm 915 Whitney Avenue Food & Drink | Art Auction | Live Music Tickets are available online and at the door.


Light guides civilizations, fuels scientific breakthroughs, and inspires cultural evolution. Its impact—both visible and unseen—remains woven into the fabric of life.

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Chelsea Lankford

As Office Manager, Chelsea supports day-to-day operations at the museum. Originally from Washington State, she previously worked in marketing and administration for an architecture firm in the Pacific Northwest. Throughout her professional life, she has spent time in various roles at her local public library, which developed a passion for lifelong learning and resource accessibility. The Eli Whitney Museum and Workshop carries these values forward, and she is grateful to be working with an incredibly kind and creative team on such a beautiful campus.

Michael Forino

Michael Forino is the Director of Preservation and Partnerships at Preservation Connecticut. He is a historian of technology who earned his Ph.D. from the Hagley Program in the History of Capitalism, Technology, and Culture at the University of Delaware. 

Upcoming Events

01/19
Age: 6-8, 9-11 | Vacation Program |
01/23
Age: 9-11 | Event | Fantasy Game Night
02/15
Age: All | Event | Meetings
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