MUSEUMS IN CONNECTICUT
- Ad Hoc: Digital Library
- a searchable database of digital images and texts relating to the history of Christianity at Yale.
- Alexey von Schlippe Gallery
- a 19,000 square foot Tudor mansion built by Morton Freeman Plant at the turn of the 20th century. Information on collections, exhibits and membership.
- American Clock and Watch Museum
- located in Bristol, Connecticut.
- Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry
- collection includes all types of puppets from hundreds of years past from international sources. Located on the University of Connecticut campus at Storrs. Free admission.
- Barnum Museum
- Located in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Dedicated to circus legend P T Barnum's "Greatest Show on Earth".
- Bartlett Arboretum
- 63 acre living museum of plants growing under a variety of conditions, from managed perennial gardens to a natural woodland. Located in Stamford, Connecticut.
- Bruce Museum of Arts and Science
- Greenwich, CT Robert M. Bruce (1822-1908) was a noted textile manufacturer who summered in Greenwich to escape the heat of New York City. In 1908, he bequeathed his home to the town of Greenwich and stipulated that it be used "as a Natural History, Historical and Art Museum, for the use and benefit of the public."
- Children's Museum of Southeastern Connecticut
- "...where children are supposed to be heard, not simply seen..." from the NY Times. An interactive, hands-on, educational opportunity for the children in your life.
- Civil War Treasures
- exhibit at the Connecticut Historical Society.
- Collection of Musical Instruments
- instruments, accessories and related items, the majority of which document the Western European and American art music tradition.
- Connecticut Antique Machinery Association
- dedicated to the preservation, restoration, and demontration of antique machinery. 3' gauge railroad, steam engines, internal combustion engines, agricultural, and mining museum.
- Connecticut College Arboretum
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- Connecticut Electric Railway Association
- dedicated to the preservation of streetcars and the Trolley Era.
- Connecticut Firemen's Historical Society & Museum
- located in the 1901 firehouse in Manchester, CT and offering displays of fire fighting equipment and memorabilia from leather fire buckets to early motorized fire apparatus.
- Connecticut River Museum at Steamboat Dock
- at the foot of Main Street in historic Essex. Where the Connecticut River Valley story is told through year round changing exhibitions, activities and programs.
- Connecticut State Museum of Natural History
- museum info, events, collections and more.
- Connecticut Trolley Museum
- dedicated to the preservation of the trolley era. Offers rides and railroad shop tours.
- Danbury Museum and Historical Society
- preserves the John and Mary Rider House, the Dodd Hat Shop, the Marian Anderson Studio and the Charles Ives birthplace.
- Davison Art Center
- at Wesleyan University offers student-curated exhibitions, internships and educational programs.
- Deacon John Grave House
- restored house built in 1685, now a museum open to the public for guided tours, programs and occasional 18th Century dinners.
- Denison Homestead Museum
- tours through 200 acre historical site, granted to Captain George Denison in 1654.
- Discovery Museum
- an adventure in art and science. Located in Bridgeport, CT
- Eli Whitney Museum
- the Museum's mission is to preserve, study and communicate the legacy of Eli Whitney. There is a material legacy: the site, its buildings and water supply which mark the origins of the modern American factory and the products and tools which ignited an Industrial Revolution.
- Florence Griswold Museum
- the home of America's best-known Impressionist art colony in Old Lyme, Connecticut.
- Harriet Beecher Stowe Center
- nonprofit educational institution operating the Harriet Beecher Stowe House and the Stowe-Day Library. Tour and travel information provided.
- Hill-Stead Museum
- national historic landmark designed by Theodate Pope. Features Impressionist paintings and the annual Sunken Garden Poetry Festival.
- Historic House Museums in Connecticut
- providing brief description, hours of operation and contact information.
- Historic Ship NAUTILUS
- the United States Navy's official submarine museum. The mission of the museum is to collect, preserve, interpret and present the history of the United States Submarine Force.
- Huntington Homestead Museum
- the birthplace of Samuel Huntington, signer of the Declaration of Independence. It is located in Scotland, Connecticut.
- Keeler Tavern Museum
- banquet facilities, exhibit and garden information. Directions and events calendar. Located in Ridgefield, CT.
- Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum
- Second Empire Style country home with 52 rooms built by banker-tycoon LeGrand Lockwood.
- Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk
- all about Long Island Sound.
- Mashantucket Peoquot Museum and Research Center
- the history of the Tribe along with the histories and cultures of other tribes.
- Mattatuck Museum
- exhibits feature Connecticut art and local history.
- Military Museum of Southern New England
- in Danbury, CT
- Museum of American Political Life
- political memorabilia housed at University of Hartford in West Hartford. Permanent exhibits include the history of presidential elections and the right to vote.
- Museum of Connecticut History
- collections, research and resources. Located at the Connecticut State Library.
- Museums in Connecticut
- by town or city, with description and contact information.
- Mystic Seaport, the Museum of America and the Sea
- visitor information, collection databases, boat plans, sea chanteys. special events, and much more!
- New Britain Museum of American Art
- first museum of American art featuring colonial portraiture, Hudson River School, American Impressionism and the Ash Can School.
- New Britain Youth Museum
- Children's museum and Hungerford Park nature center. Located in new Britain, Connecticut.
- New England Air Museum
- located at Bradley International Airport - Windsor Locks, Connecticut.
- Noah Webster House Museum
- of West Hartford History is the birthplace and childhood home of the author of the first American dictionary.
- Osborne Homestead Museum
- house and grounds of the former Frances Osborne Kellogg Estate constructed in the mid 1800's. Grounds include formal flower garden. Located in Derby.
- Peabody Museum of Natural History
- from Costa Rican gold to saber-toothed cats to the once mighty dinosaurs. Located in New Haven at Yale University.
- Phelps Tavern Museum
- interprets rural New England tavern life and the importance of these quasi-public institutions. Located in Simsbury, CT.
- Science Center Of Connecticut
- programs for people of all ages.
- Shore Line Trolley Museum, The
- scenic three-mile ride aboard an antique trolley car, guided tours of museum and gift shop.
- Somers Mountain Museum of Natural History and Primitive Technology
- offers a diversity of programs and workshops in Native American culture, nature, and technology.
- Stamford Museum and Nature Cente
- in Stamford - art, farm stocked with animals, spectacular playground, and more.
- Stanley-Whitman House
- dedicated to preserving and interpreting colonial life in New England from 1642 to 1810. Located in Farmington, CT.
- Stepping Stones Museum for Children
- interactive learning center for children ages one to ten in Norwalk, CT
- Stevens-Frisbie House
- the Cromwell Historical Society.
- The Mark Twain House
- step back to the Gilded Age during guided tours of the 19-room Hartford mansion where Twain lived, wrote and raised his family from 1874 to 1891.
- The Museum of Fife & Drum
- is home to one the most unique collections of artifacts in the world; it is a visual and musical history of America on parade, from the Revolutionary War to the present.
- Timexpo Museum
- the museum will be located in Waterbury, Connecticut, at the Brass Mill Commons mall site. Look for it in the new millenium.
- U.S. Coast Guard Museum
- spans the two hundred year history of America's premier maritime service. Located in New London, Connecticut.
- VPA - Historic House Museums in Connecticut
- Connecticut Branford Harrison House The 1724 house has a huge hall fireplace, and original furnishings. A barn houses vintage farm implements. Open Thu-Fri, 2-5, Jun-Sep; by appt rest of the year.
- White Memorial Conservation Center
- located in the heart of the 4000-acre White Memorial Foundation in the hills of northwestern Connecticut.
- Windham Textile & History Museum
- Located in Willimantic, Connecticut.
- Windsor Historical Society
- museum complex with four galleries of changing exhibits; a hands-on history learning center for families; a research library with Windsor photographs, documents and genealogical materials; an 18th century herb garden; and two historic homes.
- Yale Center for British Art
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