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Bruce Museum - Greenwich, CT
Gateway to Fairfield County offering over twelve changing exhibitions of fine art, photography, ethnology and natural science in park setting near Long Island Sound. Walking distance to luxury hotel and Greenwich shops and boutiques. American Decorative Art, American Impressionism, American Paintings & Sculpture, Anthropology, Connecticut Artists, Costumes & Textiles, European Paintings & Sculpture, Learning Programs & Classes, Local History & Heritage, Modern & Contemporary Art, Natural History, Prints, Drawings & Photographs
Bush-Holley Historic Site - Cos Cob/Greenwich, CT
Located on historic Cos Cob Harbor, Bush-Holley Historic Site features the circa 1730 National Historic Landmark Bush-Holley House, home of Connecticut's first art colony. Guided tours of the House feature an American Impressionist art collection and historic interiors. The museum gallery presents historically and artistically significant exhibits that focus on the art and artists of the Cos Cob art colony, museum collections and aspects of Greenwich history. Take I-95 to exit 4. American Decorative Art, American Impressionism, American Paintings & Sculpture, Architecture, Art Colony, Books, Connecticut Artists, Costumes & Textiles, Gardens & Landscapes, Historic Buildings & Furnishings, Learning Programs & Classes, Local History & Heritage, Prints, Drawings & Photographs
Weir Farm National Historic Site - Wilton/Ridgefield, CT
Weir Farm National Historic Site, Connecticut's only National Park Service site, preserves the home and studios of three generations of artists, American impressionist J. Alden Weir, Mahonri and Dorothy Weir Young, and Sperry and Doris Andrews, as well as the landscape that inspired their work. Programs and tours are offered year-round. Other activities include nature walks, hiking, bird watching, photography and Take Part in Art during scheduled times with art supplies provided free of charge. Junior Ranger activities are available for children. The 60-acre farm is located in both Wilton and Ridgefield, approximately 60 miles from NYC and ten minutes from The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum.
Center for Contemporary Printmaking - Norwalk, CT
A multimedia studio and gallery located in central Norwalk near South Norwalk, dedicated to the art of the print, including traditional and innovative printmaking, papermaking, book arts, digital processes and related disciplines. CCP is the only printmaking facility of its kind between NYC and Boston. It is housed in an historic landmark nineteenth-century carriage house in Mathews Park, near the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion and the Stepping Stones Museum for Children.
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| Greater New Haven |
Yale Center for British Art - New Haven, CT
Presented to the university by Paul Mellon (Class of 1929)‚ the Yale Center for British Art houses the largest and most comprehensive collection of British art outside the United Kingdom, exhibited in a striking building designed by American architect Louis I. Kahn. The collection of paintings‚ sculpture‚ drawings‚ prints‚ rare books‚ and manuscripts reflects the development of British art‚ life‚ and thought from the Elizabethan period onward. The Center offers a year-round schedule of exhibitions and educational programs‚ including films‚ concerts‚ lectures‚ tours‚ and special events. The Yale University Art Gallery, also designed by architect Louis Kahn, is located across the street.
Yale University Art Gallery - New Haven, CT
The Yale University Art Gallery is a fine-arts museum for the community, presenting works of art from ancient times to the present day -- and open year-round free of charge. One of the oldest college art museums in the world, the Gallery was founded in 1832 when artist-patriot John Trumbull gave over one hundred of his paintings to Yale College. Trumbull’s original paintings of the American Revolution are now joined by a collection of objects from around the world. Permanent-collection galleries showcase artworks from twentieth-century Africa, portraits from ancient Greece, Chinese paintings from the Tang dynasty, Renaissance drawings, modernist sculpture and masterworks of American painting and decorative arts, to name a few. The Gallery’s main building, designed by American architect Louis Kahn, is a masterpiece of modern architecture and design. It has recently undergone a comprehensive renovation, which marks the beginning of a complete renovation of all three of the Gallery’s buildings, increasing both exhibition space and teaching facilities. The Gallery is located across Chapel Street from the Yale Center for British Art, designed by Kahn in 1974, and the last of his buildings on which construction was begun during his lifetime. African Art, American Decorative Art, American Impressionism, American Paintings & Sculpture, Ancient Art, Architecture, Asian Art, Coins & Medals, European Paintings & Sculpture, Historic Buildings & Furnishings, Learning Programs & Classes, Local History & Heritage, Modern & Contemporary Art, Prints, Drawings & Photographs
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| Litchfield Hills |
The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum - Ridgefield, CT
The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum is renowned as a national leader for its presentation of outstanding new art, cultivation of emerging artists, and innovation in museum education. Bordering Fairfield County, the Museum is ten minutes from The Weir Farm National Historic Site in Wilton.
Mattatuck Museum Arts & History Center - Waterbury, CT
The Mattatuck Museum features a dynamic, regional history exhibit designed to engage audiences of all ages with interactive displays, oral histories, historic movie clips, and a Conversations Table ... one of only four in the US. Art galleries house a permanent collection of work by Connecticut artists from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries, including American giants John Trumbull, Erastus Salisbury Field, Frederic Church, John Frederick Kensett, Kay Sage, Arshile Gorky, Yves Tanguy, Peter Poskas, Abe Ajay and Alexander Calder; and changing exhibitions of contemporary artists. First Thursday after-hours events feature music, hors d’oeuvres and wine. The museum is known for engaging its community in an understanding of the past, and providing vision and leadership for the future through its exhibits and collections of national significance that interpret the history of the region and the art of Connecticut.
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| Mystic Country |
Florence Griswold Museum - Old Lyme, CT
Known as the home of American Impressionism with one of the foremost collections of Impressionism in America. Riverfront gallery includes major works by Childe Hassam, John Henry Twachtman and Willard Metcalf. Recently renovated boardinghouse surrounded by landscaped gardens was once home of the Lyme Art Colony, where noted names in American Impressionism created some of their best works. American Decorative Art, American Impressionism, American Paintings & Sculpture, Architecture, Art Colony, Books, Connecticut Artists, Costumes & Textiles, Gardens & Landscapes, Historic Buildings & Furnishings, Learning Programs & Classes, Local History & Heritage, Prints, Drawings & Photographs
Lyman Allyn Art Museum - New London, CT
The Lyman Allyn Art Museum’s collection is the most significant art collection in Southeastern Connecticut. It is the only museum in the area to offer a comprehensive collection of European art as well as American fine and decorative art. The permanent collection is comprised of approximately 10,000 objects, a key strength of which is the collection of European works on paper. American Decorative Art, American Impressionism, American Paintings & Sculpture, Ancient Art, Architecture, Connecticut Artists, Costumes & Textiles, European Paintings & Sculpture, Gardens & Landscapes, Historic Buildings & Furnishings, Learning Programs & Classes, Modern & Contemporary Art, Prints, Drawings & Photographs
Slater Memorial Museum, Norwich Free Academy Campus - Norwich, CT
The collection includes American fine and decorative art representing 350 years of Norwich history and 17th-20th century European paintings and decorative arts; African and Oceanic sculpture; Native American objects; a plaster cast collection of ancient monumental sculpture and a changing gallery of contemporary art.
African Art, American Decorative Art, American Impressionism, American Paintings & Sculpture, Ancient Art, Anthropology, Architecture, Asian Art, Books, Connecticut Artists, Costumes & Textiles, European Decorative Art, European Paintings & Sculpture, Historic Buildings & Furnishings, Learning Programs & Classes, Local History & Heritage, Modern & Contemporary Art, Prints, Drawings & Photographs
The William Benton Museum of Art, University of CT - Mansfield/Storrs, CT
Drawing from the museum's collections of art from the fifteenth to twenty-first century, The Benton presents 8-10 changing exhibitions throughout the year.
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| River Valley |
Hill-Stead Museum - Farmington, CT
Hill-Stead is noted for its 1901 33,000-square-foot house filled with art and antiques. Pioneering female architect Theodate Pope Riddle designed the Colonial Revival-style house, set on 152 hilltop acres, to showcase the Impressionist masterpieces amassed by her father, Cleveland iron industrialist Alfred A. Pope. Collections in 19 intact rooms include original furnishings, paintings by Claude Monet, Edgar Degas, Édouard Manet, James M. Whistler and Mary Cassatt, as well as numerous works on paper and Japanese woodblock prints. Stately trees, seasonal gardens, over three miles of stone walls and woodland trails accent the grounds. A centerpiece of the property is the c. 1920 sunken garden designed by landscape architect Beatrix Jones Farrand, today the site of the acclaimed summerlong Sunken Garden Poetry and Music Festival. American Decorative Art, American Paintings & Sculpture, Architecture, Asian Art, Books, Costumes & Textiles, European Decorative Art, European Paintings & Sculpture, Gardens & Landscapes, Historic Buildings & Furnishings, Learning Programs & Classes, Local History & Heritage, Prints, Drawings & Photographs
New Britain Museum of American Art - New Britain, CT
Acknowledged as the first museum in the world dedicated solely to collecting American art, the NBMAA is renowned for its preeminent collection spanning three centuries. The award-winning Chase Family Building features 15 spacious galleries that showcase the permanent collection and 15 special exhibitions annually.
Gems not to be missed include Thomas Hart Benton's mural series "The Arts of Life in America," the 18-foot-long painting "The Cycle of Terror and Tragedy, September 11, 2001" by Graydon Parrish," Lisa Hoke's installation of 20,000 cups, and Dale Chihuly's "Blue and Beyond Blue" spectacular chandelier.
Enjoy Cafe on the Park operated by "Best Caterer in Connecticut" Jordan Caterers. Visit the Museum Shop for unique gifts. Drop by the "ArtLab" learning gallery with your little ones or sign up for a studio class, concert or tour. Called "a destination for art lovers everywhere," "first-class," "mixing New York ambience with Yankee ingenuity and all-American beauty," the New Britain Museum of American Art is not to be missed.
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art - Hartford, CT
The sheer quality and range of fine and decorative arts place the Wadsworth Atheneum among the dozen greatest art museums in the United States. The museum's renowned collections include Hudson River Valley and Old Master paintings, modernist masterpieces, 19th century French and Impressionist paintings, Meissen and Sevres porcelains, costumes and textiles, American furniture and decorative arts, and the vanguard of contemporary art. American Decorative Art, American Impressionism, American Paintings & Sculpture, Ancient Art, Connecticut Artists, Costumes & Textiles, European Decorative Art, European Paintings & Sculpture, Learning Programs & Classes, Modern & Contemporary Art, Prints, Drawings & Photographs
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