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Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, CT
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Barnum Museum, Bridgeport, CT
P.T. Barnum was an entrepreneur, politician,journalist, impressario, museum owner and founder of"The Greatest Show on Earth". Only one museum depicts the extraordinary life and the enormous influence this man had on 19th century America - The Barnum Museum.
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Benton Homestead, Tolland, CT
The 1720 Daniel Benton Homestead, the oldest house remaining in Tolland, was the home of Daniel Benton and his descendants from 1720 to 1932.
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Bruce Museum, Greenwich, CT
Art and science museum with interactive exhibits, lectures, and programs for adults and children.
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Company of Fifers and Drummers -- The Museum of Fife and Drum, Ivoryton, CT
Museum, library and archives; to preserve and promote early American martial music.
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Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, CT
Established in 1825, The Connecticut Historical Society is a non-profit museum, library and education center which collects, preserves and interprets the history of the diverse people, past and present, who have made our state their home. The museum's collections of Connecticut-related furniture, silver, pewter, costumes, paintings, tavern signs, and graphic materials are among the largest in existence. The library holds three million manuscripts and nearly 100,000 volumes, including...
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Connecticut State Museum of Natural History, , CT
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Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University, CT
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Discovery Museum, Bridgeport, CT
The Discovery Museum provides a see, touch, hear hands on experience in Bridgeport, Connecticut right off the Merritt Parkway. Hands on galleries, daily planetarium shows, Challenger Learning Center and other special events.
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Ebenezer Avery House Museum, Groton, CT
Located in Ft. Griswold, the 18th century house was built by naval ensign wounded in the Battle of Groton Heights. It features a time period kitchen, weaving room and original furnishings throughout.
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Florence Griswold Musuem, Old Lyme, CT
Known as the Home of American Impressionism, the historic home of Florence Griswold exhibits a renowned collections of American art. The 11 landscaped acres also includes a 1920's artist studio and the Krieble Gallery with changing exhibitions throu The Museum has an extensive permanent collection of American art and history, including the recently acquired Hartford Steam Boiler Collection.
There are four to five changing exhibitions throughout the year.
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Glebe House Museum, Woodbury, CT
Set in the picturesque Litchfield Hills in historic Woodbury's village center, the Glebe House Museum offers the visitor a glimpse of Revolutionary War era Connecticut.
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Governor Jonathan Trumbull's House, Lebanon, CT
The Trumbull House is the home of Connecticut's Revolutionary War Governor, the only colonial governor to support the war for independence. Washington, Franklin, the Adamses, Rochambeau, and Lafayette came here for conferences.
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Governor Trumbull's War Office, Lebanon, CT
The War Office is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Building has been owned and maintained by the Connecticut Society of the Sons of the American Revolution since 1891.
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Jabez Smith House Museum, Groton, CT
The one and one-half story, gable-roof structure with central brick chimney has remained virtually unchanged since c. 1783, when it was built by Jabez Smith. Authentic 18th and 19th-century antiques are on display.
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Jonathan Trumbull Jr House Museum, Lebanon, CT
18th c home of Jonathan Trumbull Jr. the patriot Intact Distinctive Federal architectural details of Fitch.
Weekend tours mid-May - mid-Oct. Tours of the house include historical information cancerning the family and it's life.
Special programs through out season and for Annual Tree Lighting 1st
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Leffingwell Inn Museum, Norwich, CT
The restored home of early industrialist Christopher Leffingwell was built in 1675 used as a meeting place for patriots during the Revolutionary War.
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Litchfield History Museum, Litchfield, CT
The Litchfield Historical Society, founded in 1856, is dedicated to collecting, preserving and interpreting the history of Litchfield County, Connecticut through its museum, research library and historic house.
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Lutz Childrens Museum, Manchester, CT
Lutz Children's Museum, Manchester, CT (Greater Hartford): Hands-on activities and exhibits, which change every 6 mos., live animals, outdoor playscape.
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Lyman Allyn Art Museum, New London, CT
Lyman Allyn Art Museum is a community-based museum located in New London, Connecticut. Housed in a Neo-Classical building designed by Charles A. Platt, the permanent collection includes over 10,000 paintings, drawings, prints, sculptures, furniture and decorative arts, with an emphasis on American art from the 18th through 21st centuries.
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Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center, Mashantucket, CT
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Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center, Mashantucket, CT
Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center serves as a major resource for scholars and the general public on Native American histories and cultures, and is one of the most innovative and comprehensive centers of its kind in the United States. This Museum is dedicated to the History and Cultures of the Native North American opened in August of 1998.
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Mattatuck Museum, Waterbury, CT
The Mattatuck Museum presents the work of major artists who have been active in CT over the last 200 years. In addition, the museum exhibits the social history of the Naugatuck Valley, with special emphasis on the brass industry and labor and ethnic history.
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Museum of Political Life, University of Hartford, CT
University of Hartford, Connecticut. Political memorabilia.
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Mystic Seaport Museum, Mystic, CT
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Nathan Hale Homestead, Coventry, CT
The Hale family's farm, built in 1776, offers a fascinating glimpse into life during the Revolutionary War era.
Nathan's fowling gun and bible are among remaining family artifacts.
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Nathan Hale Schoolhouse Museum, New London, CT
Our state hero, Nathan Hale, taught in this school after leaving the quiet town of Moodus in 1774 and stayed until 1775, when the Revolutionary War started.
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Oliver Ellsworth Homestead, Windsor, CT
Visitors touring the house will find many of Ellsworth's personal heirlooms, including a letter to him from George Washington, and a square of Gobelin tapestry presented to him by Napoleon Bonaparte.
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Putnam Cottage, Greenwich, CT
Step back in time as you visit this authentic Greenwich dwelling of the 1690's... the former Knapp Tavern, frequent quarters for fearless Revolutionary General Israel Putnam... storehouse of thrilling history and fascinating Colonial artifacts.
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Railroad Museum of New England, WATERBURY, CT
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Samuel Huntington Homsestead, Scotland, CT
The remarkably well-preserved site includes an eighteenth-century house on its original foundation surrounded by acres of farmland, bordered by Merrick Brook. It includes old growth trees, stone walls, an abandoned road, and other interesting features.
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Shaw Mansion, New London, CT
The Mansion, built by Capt. Nathaniel Shaw with the help of French settlers, was completed in 1758. The mansion was Connecticut's naval war office used during the Revolutionary War. It features changing exhibits and special events.
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Somers Mountain Museum of Natural History and Primitive Technology, Somers, CT
An exploration of ancestral culture and technology worldwide. Exhibits especially of Native American history show an alternative lifeway all our ancestors once followed.
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Strong-Porter House Museum, Coventry, CT
The Strong-Porter House; the early 18th Century farmhouse of Nathan Hale's maternal ancestors.
This museum, with its various outbuildings, features exhibits on local history.
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the aldrich museum of contemporary art, ridgefield, CT
the museum's mission is to foster and explore emerging trends in the contemporary arts through their changing exhibits and programs.
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The Old County Jail and Museum, Tolland, CT
The Old Jail and Museum is an 1856 jail, operated until 1968, and attached 1893 Jailer's home filled with hundreds of fascinating artifacts from Tolland homes, farms and industries.
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Thomas Lee House & Little Boston School Museum, Niantic, CT
Built in the 1660s, the Thomas Lee House is a Colonial home furnished in period. At the back of the property is a Colonial herb garden.
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Timexpo Museum, Middlebury, CT
The Timexpo Museum scheduled to open in late 1998, will allow the visitor to travel from the history of Timex and its predecessor Waterbury Clock Company, to ways of experiencing time, to the possible voyages of the ancient world.
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Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, CT
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Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum, Wethersfield, CT
Located in the center of Connecticut's largest historic district, the Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum provides the quintessential New England experience.
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Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT
The YCBA holds one of the most comprehensive collections of British Art outside of London. The Center places special emphasis on art from the 17th Century to the present.
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Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University, CT
Over 11 million specimens/objects from the curatorial disciplines of Anthropology, Botany, Vertebrate Paleontology, Vertebrate Zoology, Paleobotany, Entomology, Invertebrate Zoology, Invertebrate Paleontology, Mineralogy, Historical Scientific Instruments, Meteorites.
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Yale University Art Gallery, , CT
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