MUSEUMS
Historical
Orange, CT ......... Operated by the Orange Historical Soc
Orange, CT .........Operated by the Orange Historical Society
Pomfret .........19th-century mill/blacksmithing tools and equipment, located open by appointment with the Pomfret Historical Society
Bristol Historical Society Museum -
Bristol..........Local history, industry and locally-made products, military collection of the Bristol Military Memorial Museum including uniforms, decorations, weapons, photographs and memorabilia
Brookfield..........Local history/culture - Brookfield Historical Society
Brooklyn Historical Society Museum
Brooklyn..........Local American Revolutionary War hero General Israel Putnam, includes Daniel Putnam Tyler Law Office
Orange..........18th-century house, operated by the Orange Historical Society
Bruce Museum of Arts and Science
Greenwich..........Fine art, natural history, geology; town-run museum has art exhibits regularly reviewed in The New York Times, a section for children and a section set aside for natural history
Clinton..........tools and machines, open by appointment with the Clinton Historical Society
Cheney Homestead and Keeney Schoolhouse
Manchester..........18th-century house and replica one-room schoolhouse
Chester..........Operated by the Chester Historical Society, local history, culture
Clinton Historical Society Museum
Clinton..........Located in Andrews Memorial Town Hall, local history, culture, Native American origins
Colchester Historical Society Museum
Colchester..........Local history
Connecticut Historical Society
Hartford..........Exhibits include Colonial life, the ship La Amistad, and living in Connecticut
Cornwall..........Summer exhibits of local history
Danbury Museum and Historical Society
Danbury..........Danbury-area history, five buildings including -John Rider House, the Marian Anderson Studio and the Charles Ives birthplace.
Woodbridge..........Run by the Amity and Woodbridge Historical Society, open by appointment and special events
Avon..........Owned by the Avon Historical Society - 18th-century farmhouse
East Haddam Historical Society Museum
East Haddam..........Local history/industry/costumes
Farmington..........Exhibits of local history, art and culture
Fort Griswold Battlefield State Park
Groton..........Restored 18th-century earthwork battery, cannons, shot furnace and powder magazine, includes the Monument House Museum with exhibits about the American Revolutionary War, and the 18th-century Ebenezer Avery House
Gateway Museum at Nature's Art Village
Montville.......... America's progression in technology and tools
Putnam..........artifacts and memorabilia of Gertrude Chandler Warner, author of The Boxcar Children series
Griswold Historical Society Museum
Jewett City..........Local history, located in the Slater Library, life in New England during the 18th and 19th centuries
Gunn Historical Museum and Library
Washington..........Local history
Mansfield..........19th-century grist mill, operated by Joshua's Trust
Art
Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum
Ridgefield..........Contemporary art
New Haven..........Contemporary art gallery
Fairfield Part of Fairfield University..........
collections include Classical, Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, Celtic and Asian art and artifacts
Old Lyme..........Noted for its collection of American Impressionist paintings, collections include fine art, sculpture, works on paper, artist's studio material, toys and dolls, ceramics, furniture, textiles, decorative arts and historic artifacts
Houses
Madison..........Operated by the Madison Historical Society, 17th-century house with period furniture, textiles, toys, costumes, and medical, nautical, and agricultural implements
Moodus...........Owned by Connecticut Landmarks; open by appointment; 19th-century house
Andrews Homestead
Meriden..........website, operated by the Meriden Historical Society, 18th-century house
Clinton.......... 1791 house and store with 19th-century clothing, furnishings, documents, and store inventory all belonging to the original Stanton family
FranklinLocal history exhibits and an art gallery
Groton..........19th-century house with Victorian period rooms, local history exhibits
Barnes Museum (Southington, Connecticut)Southington.........., 19th-century house with furnishings reflecting three generations of ownership
Darienwebsite, operated by the Darien Historical Society, 18th-century period house
Bellamy-Ferriday House and Garden
Bethlehem..........18th-century house, owned by Connecticut Landmarks
Greenwich..........This former boarding house, now run by the Greenwich Historical Society, was once used by artists in the Cos Cob Art Colony, holds examples of their work and regularly offers exhibits on art and local history
Hampton..........website, 19th-century house with historic furnishings and artifacts, operated by the Hampton Antiquarian and Historical Society, open twice a year
Hartford..........Owned by Connecticut Landmarks, late 18th-century house with furnishings and artifacts reflecting four generations of ownership
Wethersfield..........Owned by Connecticut Landmarks, operated by the Webb-Dean-Stevens Museum, late 17th-century period house
Captain David Judson House
Stratford..........Operated by the Stratford Historical Society, 18th-century period house
Captain Palmer House
Stonington..........Mid-19th-century period Victorian mansion, operated by the Stonington Historical Society
Tollandwebsite, operated by the Tolland Historical Society, early 18th-century period house
Deacon John Graves House
Madison..........1685 house used by seven generations of one family
Denison Homestead
Mystic..........Early 18th-century house with rooms furnished to reflect different eras
Guilford..........website, late 19th-century restored farmhouse, barns, and grounds, tools and farm equipment
Groton..........Located in Fort Griswold State Park, 18th-century period house
Edward Waldo House
Scotland..........Operated by the Scotland Historical Society, 18th-century period house, open by appointment and for special events
Elisha White House
Clinton.........., mid-18th-century house known as "Old Brick", open by appointment with the Clinton Historical Society
Enoch Kelsey House
Newington..........Operated by the Newington Historical Society, late 18th-century house
Ansonia..........Headquarters of the Derby Historical Society, home to America's first ambassador under George
Washington, restored to mid-18th-century appearance
East Haddam..........Unusual early 20th-century "castle" home built by actor William Gillette, famous for his portrayals of Sherlock Holmes
New Canaan.........Modern house designed and owned by architect Philip Johnson
Woodburywebsite, mid-18th-century period farmhouse, and 20th-century English garden designed by Gertrude Jekyll
Governor Jonathan Trumbull House
Lebanon..........Late 18th-century period house operated by the Connecticut Daughters of the American Revolution
Specialty
Clinton..........1791 house and store with 19th-century clothing, furnishings, documents, and store inventory all belonging to the original Stanton family
Bristol..........Focus is American-made clocks and watches
Winsted..........A museum developed by Ralph Nader, focusing on topics of civil justice and aspects of the legal system that handle wrongful actions that result in injury. Facilities include a theater and exhibitions on famous precedent-setting legal cases
Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry
Storrs..........Part of University of Connecticut, includes hand puppets, marionettes, shadow puppets, memorabilia
Barker Character, Comic and Cartoon Museum
Cheshire.......... character toys & artifacts, comic strip, cartoon, western, T.V. and advertising memorabilia, celebrity rubber ducks
Barnum MuseumBridgeportA collection related to P. T. Barnum, his circus and the history of Bridgeport, Connecticut housed in a historic building on the National Register of Historic Places
Franklin..........working dairy farm, museum with historic farm tools, equipment and rural life artifacts
Boothe Memorial Park and Museum
Stratford..........The museum's collection of buildings includes a carriage house,
Brookfield Craft CenterBrookfieldSchool teaching skills of fine craftsmanship, associated exhibition gallery of
Captain's Cove Seaport
Bridgeport...........Dundon House features exhibits on local maritime history and artifacts, oyster industry, open by appointment
West Hartford..........Formerly known as The Science Center of Connecticut, children's exhibits with a science and nature focus
Children's Museum of Southeastern Connecticut
Niantic
Connecticut Air and Space Center
Stratford..........Includes aircraft and helicopters
Connecticut Antique Machinery Association Museum
Kent..........antique steam and diesel engines, farm equipment, tractors, locomotives, road construction and earth moving equipment, historic schoolhouse with natural history displays, blacksmith shop; also houses the Connecticut Museum of Mining and Mineral Science
Connecticut Audubon Society Birdcraft Museum and Sanctuary
Fairfield..........The oldest private songbird sanctuary in the United States. 6-acre site
Connecticut Cellar Savers Fire Museum
Portland..........historic firefighting vehicles, equipment and memorabilia
New Haven
Connecticut Eastern Railroad Museum
Willimantic..........locomotives, rolling stock, vintage railroad buildings and a six-stall roundhouse
East Windsor..........Part of the Connecticut Trolley Museum, firefighting vehicles and apparatus
Connecticut Museum of Mining and Mineral Science
Kent..........part of Connecticut Antique Machinery Association Museum, state's mining industry, geology, mining equipment
Essex..........Maritime heritage of the Connecticut River Valley, shipbuilding
Hartford
Connecticut State Museum of Natural History
Storrs..........Natural history and cultural history of Connecticut, part of the University of Connecticut
East Windsor..........Electric trolley cars, includes the Connecticut Fire Museum
New London..........Local maritime history, ship models, the ship La Amistad, customs, regional lighthouses, operated by the New London Maritime Society
Danbury Railway Museum
Danbury..........The museum has a railroad yard full of restored and unrestored railroad equipment, and the restored 1903 station house containing exhibits of photographs and railroad paraphernalia, model train layouts, an extensive reference library, and a gift shop. Visitors can take a 25-minute ride the "Rail Yard Local" on weekends in season.
Dinosaur State Park and Arboretum
Rocky Hill..........Dinosaur tracks, models, dioramas, arboretum
Discovery Museum and Planetarium
Bridgeport..........Interactive science exhibits, high-definition movies and daily planetarium shows, Challenger Learning Center
Westport..........Wildlife dioramas of seasons and ecosystems in Connecticut, interactive exhibits, live animals, wildlife sanctuary with trails
Eli Whitney Museum
Hamden..........Inventions and inventor Eli Whitney, toy maker A.C. Gilbert
Fairfield Museum and History Center
Fairfield..........Local history, changing exhibits, a library and reading room, a family education center, and an 80-seat theater, founded by the Fairfield Historical Society
Falls Village-Canaan Historical Society Museum
Falls Village..........local history, industry
Manchester..........horse-drawn and motorized firefighting vehicles and apparatus, equipment, memorabilia
New London..........Visitor center depicts over 225 years of military history and technological advances from the Revolutionary War to the Cold War
Sharon..........operated by the Sharon Historical Society, local history, American furniture and decorative arts, iron and iron-industry related artifacts
Greater Middletown Military Museum
Middletowns..........mall display
