Restoration of Mel Edwards' 1973 steel work Across the Limpopo allowed for placement beside the entrance. The work was originally made during the sculptor's residency at UConn and was first presented as part of the Wadsworth's pioneering program showcasing new developments in African American art.
Enoch Smith Woods, Nathan Hale, 1894, was heavily corroded and failing until a 2019-2020 project stabilized and reset the monument
Antioch mosaics--long covered by a carpet outside the theater space--were uncovered, cleaned, and presented again in 2016
van Gogh, Vase with Poppies, 1886 definitively reattributed to the artist in 2019 following extensive analysis in Hartford and Amsterdam