ART OPENINGS AND EXHIBITS

OPENINGS

Deck the Walls Opening reception 5-7 p.m. Friday Lyme Art Association, 90 Lyme St., Old Lyme The annual holiday exhibition featuring giftable works by member artists. Runs through Jan. 3. Hours 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wed.-Fri.; (860) 434-7802. Small Treasures

Opening reception 6-8 p.m. Friday Norwich Arts Center Gallery, 62 Broadway, Norwich A holiday show featuring works by local artists. Runs through Dec. 22. Hours noon-4 p.m. Thurs.-Sun.; (860) 887-2789. Chili, Cheap and Chilly

Open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday Essex Art Association, 10 North Main St., Essex A one-day seasonal show and sale as part of the Child & Family Agency Essex Holiday House Tour; (860) 7678996.

MUSEUMS

Holiday Train Show — Connecticut River Museum, 67 Main St., Essex; through Feb. 23; hours 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sun.; (860) 767-8269.

The Magic of Christmas — Florence Griswold Museum, 96 Lyme St., Old Lyme; through Jan. 5; also “Nothing More American” through May 24; hours 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat., 1-5 p.m. Sun.; (860) 434-5542. Brought to Light: European Paintings from the Collection — Lyman Allyn Art Museum, 625 State St., New London; through summer 2020; also “Legends: The Sports Photography of Walter Iooss” through Jan. 12; also “Grand Menagerie: Animals in Art” through Jan. 26; hours 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat., 1-5 p.m. Sun.; (860) 443-2545. Our Story: 400 Years of Wampanoag

History — Mohegan Cultural Preservation Center, 1 Church Lane, Uncasville; through Dec. 20; hours 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tues.-Fri.; (860) 862-6209.

Holiday Gift Market — Mystic Museum of Art, 9 Water St., Mystic; through Dec. 22; hours 11 a.m.-5 p.m. daily; (860) 536-7601. International Marine Art Exhibition

— Maritime Art Gallery, Mystic Seaport Museum, 75 Greenmanville Ave., Mystic; through Dec. 31; also “Maritime Miniatures by Maritime Masters” through Jan 31; also “J.M.W. Turner: Watercolors from Tate” through Feb. 23; also “Mary Mattingly’s Open Ocean” in the R.J. Schaefer Building through 2021; hours 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily; (860) 572-5331.

All About Us — New London County Historical Society, Shaw Mansion, 11 Blinman St., New London; through summer 2020; hours 1-4 p.m. Wed.Fri.; 443-1209. Renaissance in Pastel — Slater Memorial Museum, 108 Crescent St., Norwich; through Friday; hours 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Tues.-Fri., 1-4 p.m. Sat.-Sun.

GALLERIES

Next Stop: Northern Lights — Artists’ Cooperative Gallery of Westerly, 14 Railroad Ave., Westerly; through Dec. 29; hours 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Wed.-Sat., 1-5 p.m. Sun.; (401) 596-2221. Revisiting the Nut Museum: Visionary Art of Elizabeth Tashjian — Cummings Art Galleries, Connecticut College, 270 Mohegan Ave., New London; through Friday; hours 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.Thurs., 1-4 p.m. Fri.-Sun.

Lois Constantine Art Group — Garde Arts Center, 325 State St., New London; through Jan. 25; (860) 444-7373.

Open Spaces — Groton-New London Airport, 155 Tower Ave., New London; through Dec. 16; 7 a.m.-6 p.m. daily.

Art = Gift — Hygienic Art Galleries, 79 Bank St., New London; through Dec. 28; hours noon-7 p.m. Tues.-Fri., 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Sat., noon-4 p.m. Sun.; (860) 443-8001.

What’s Up — The Kitchen Gallery, 300 State St. #313, New London; through Dec. 29; hours by appointment; (860) 608-6770. smallish — Melanie Carr Gallery, 1 North Main St. #10, Essex; through Dec. 29; hours 1-4 Fri.-Sun.; (860) 8306949. Let’s Celebrate! — Spectrum Gallery, 61 Main St., Centerbrook; through Jan. 12; hours noon-6 p.m. Wed.-Sat., noon5 p.m. Sun.; (860) 767-0742.