Exhibitions

Eli Whitney Museum

Show Menu
The Gilbert Project – Holiday Trains

A.C. Gilbert Train Display 2023–24

The Museum's Annual Exhibition of American Flyer Trains
A.C. Gilbert Train Display 2023–24 thumbnail

Classic toy trains produced by New Haven's A.C. Gilbert Company still run beautifully after 50 years. See them in action at the Eli Whitney Museum's annual hands-on exhibition of American Flyer Trains. Come run toy trains that your parents and grandparents ran more than 50 years ago and build wooden toy trains to take home.

Learn More...
The 27th Annual Leonardo Challenge

Leonardo: In Flight

Save the Date

Leonardo: In Flight
Food and Drink Outside
Art Auction Inside

Thursday, May 18th 2023 | 5:30-9pm | 915 Whitney Avenue

Learn More...
The Gilbert Project – Holiday Trains

A.C. Gilbert Train Display 2022-23

The Museum's Annual Exhibition of American Flyer Trains
A.C. Gilbert Train Display 2022-23 thumbnail

Classic toy trains produced by New Haven's A.C. Gilbert Company still run beautifully after 50 years. See them in action at the Eli Whitney Museum's annual hands-on exhibition of American Flyer Trains. Come run toy trains that your parents and grandparents ran more than 50 years ago and build wooden toy trains to take home.

Learn More...
The 26th Annual Leonardo Challenge: Re-Imagined

In Alphabetical Order

In Alphabetical Order thumbnail

In Alphabetical Order

Letters (of the alphabet, or characters and symbols) form language, society, expression, and freedom.

Learn More...

The Gilbert Project – Holiday Trains

A.C. Gilbert Train Display 2021

The Museum's Annual Exhibition of American Flyer Trains

Classic toy trains produced by New Haven's A.C. Gilbert Company still run beautifully after 50 years. See them in action at the Eli Whitney Museum's annual hands-on exhibition of American Flyer Trains. Come run toy trains that your parents and grandparents ran more than 50 years ago and build wooden toy trains to take home.

Learn More...
The Gilbert Project – Holiday Trains

Mr. Gilbert's Railroad 2019

The Museum's Annual Exhibition of American Flyer Trains
Driving the Trains

Classic toy trains produced by New Haven's A.C. Gilbert Company still run beautifully after 50 years. See them in action at the Eli Whitney Museum's annual hands-on exhibition of American Flyer Trains. Come run toy trains that your parents and grandparents ran more than 50 years ago and build wooden toy trains to take home.

Learn More...
The Gilbert Project

Mr. Gilbert's Railroad 2018

The Museum's Annual Exhibition of American Flyer Trains
Driving the Trains

Classic toy trains produced by New Haven's A.C. Gilbert Company still run beautifully after 50 years. See them in action at the Eli Whitney Museum's annual hands-on exhibition of American Flyer Trains. Come run toy trains that your parents and grandparents ran more than 50 years ago and build wooden toy trains to take home.

Learn More...
The 25th Leonardo Challenge

Mask & Metaphor

Mask & Metaphor thumbnail

Leonardo At Play

The masque carried Leonardo da Vinci to prominence in the court of Ludovicio Sforza in Milan. Leonardo produced extravagant costumed pageants to celebrate the Duke's weddings, coronations, and whims. Public splendor is a compelling mask for power.

Learn More...

The 24th Leonardo Challenge

Capturing Time

Capturing Time thumbnail

It's About Time.

What Time Is It?

Press two fingers on your heart. Count the pulses. You are a clock ticking at about 60 beats per minute. You are a clock that times everything. You are the clock that matters.

Learn More...
The Gilbert Project

Mr. Gilbert's Railroad 2017

The Museum's Annual Exhibition of American Flyer Trains
Driving the Trains

Classic toy trains produced by New Haven's A.C. Gilbert Company still run beautifully after 50 years. See them in action at the Eli Whitney Museum's annual hands-on exhibition of American Flyer Trains. Come run toy trains that your parents and grandparents ran more than 50 years ago and build wooden toy trains to take home.

Learn More...
The 23rd Leonardo Challenge

Leonardo in Bloom

Leonardo in Bloom thumbnail

Just Blown Away

Propagation

Molly Gambardella's dandelion captures the spirit of the 23rd Leonardo Challenge completely. It's cluster of delicate seeds wants to be loosed to launch new growth. Yours is the breath that will give them flight.
Thank you.

Learn More...
The Gilbert Project

Mr. Gilbert's Railroad 2016

The Museum's Annual Exhibition of American Flyer Trains
Driving the Trains

Classic toy trains produced by New Haven's A.C. Gilbert Company still run beautifully after 50 years. See them in action at the Eli Whitney Museum's annual hands-on exhibition of American Flyer Trains. Come run toy trains that your parents and grandparents ran more than 50 years ago and build wooden toy trains to take home.

Learn More...

Pages


Back to Top