Visit the Seeing Red: Little Red Riding Hood Visits the New Canaan Historical Society exhibition and you will be transported back in time, following the path that Little Red took through town and into the shadowy woods to her grandmother’s cottage. Along the way you will be delighted by Peggy Rice’s sizeable collection of Little Red Riding Hood memorabilia. As revealed in her book, The Peggy Rice Collection of Little Red Riding Hoods, II, Rice’s collection has amazing depth and variety, and includes advertisements, paintings, film, household items, toys, music and more. Children and adults alike will have fun spotting Rice’s charming collectibles throughout the exhibition, while they enjoy an enchantingly delightful show.
New! The Society is proud to present an informative and entertaining live wolf program on January 12, 2013 at 3pm when the Wolf Conservation Center will discuss the mythology, biology and ecology of wolf families and bring their oldest ambassador wolf, a beautiful arctic wolf named Atka, to the Society. Make your reservations today!
The New Canaan Historical Society is located at 13 Oenoke Ridge Road in New Canaan, CT. Admission to the exhibition is $5. During vacation week, the exhibit is open Wednesday through Friday from 10am–4pm and on Saturday from 10am–12pm. The exhibit will reopen on Wednesday, January 2nd. For additional details please visit www.nchistory.org or call 203-966-1776.
