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Latest Museum Visits Below...

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376. The Monastery Gallery of Art

March 21, 2018 by Steve Leave a Comment

Oh, Brother Farmington, (Google Maps location) March 18, 2018 There’s a lot going on here. Here at the Holy Family Retreat and Conference Center, here in the woods nearby, and heck, here in Farmington. Of Connecticut’s 169 towns, I’m submitting Farmington as one of the top 5 with the most... interesting things … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post, Religious Tagged With: Art, Calvin, Farmington, Tiny Museums

375. Unionville Museum

March 17, 2018 by Steve Leave a Comment

Kids These Days Farmington, (Google Maps location) March 4, 2018 I've thought about going to the Unionville Museum for years. Literally years. It's not far from my house and it is open fairly frequently. I figured it would be a quick visit and an easy check-off from my museum list. I was more right than I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Calvin, Farmington, Free Museums, Tiny Museums, Town History

344. Best Video Film & Cultural Center

February 27, 2018 by Steve Leave a Comment

When “Best” Also Means “Only” Hamden (Google Maps location) February 25, 2017 Too often, I feel the need to explain myself as to why I lump certain places into my liberal definition of what constitutes a museum. I fully realize that many places I categorize as such are not museums in anything but the broadest … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Damian, Hamden, Not Really a Museum Museum

Durham Historical Society Museum

January 30, 2018 by Steve 1 Comment

Derrr, Uhhhmm Durham Historical Society Museum, Durham (Location) September 2012 CT museum visit #239. This is one of those (probably) totally (maybe) unfair "reviews" of an innocent little town history historical society museum. Note the date of my visit: 2012. So whenever you're reading this in the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Durham, Free Museums, Historic Houses, School Houses, Town History

236. Edith B. Nettleton Historical Room

January 21, 2018 by Steve Leave a Comment

The Thorny Issue of What Is and What Is Not a Museum Guilford (Google Maps location) September 8, 2012 Rgarding my title (and ignoring the "nettle"/"thorny" pun), of course this little room at the Guilford Free Library isn't a museum. But I started making note of "local history rooms" at town libraries years … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Free Museums, Guilford, Libraries, Not Really a Museum Museum

Stevens-Frisbie House

December 18, 2017 by Steve Leave a Comment

Served up on a Platter Cromwell, (Google Maps location) December 10, 2017 There are a distinct “museum seasons” in Connecticut. The biggest one is generally Memorial Day through Labor Day, as that is when the majority of our smaller museums are open. Another “season” is September – Christmas and February-April. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: cromwell, Damian, Free Museums, Historic Houses, Industrial History, Town History

228. Ruth Callander House Museum of Portland History

December 10, 2017 by Steve Leave a Comment

The Callander Says April Fools, But I’m Not Kidding Around Portland (Google Maps location) April 1, 2012 This is it, folks. I'm done. There are just far too many town history museums in historic houses in Connecticut. I quit. Checks "Callander" visit date... April Fools! C'mon, now. With our … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Creepy Dolls, Damian, Free Museums, historic house museums, Historic Houses, Portland, Portland brownstone, Town History

Kellogg Environmental Center

November 16, 2017 by Steve Leave a Comment

Not Corny or Flakey Kellogg Environmental Center, Derby (Location) March 2012 This is one of two museums located within Osbornedale State Park. It was Connecticut museum visit #227. Since you lot are undoubtedly smarter than I, you will be sure to visit the Kellogg Environmental Center between May and October. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Damian, derby, Free Museums, Nature Centers, osbornedale state park

226. Sharon Audubon Center

November 13, 2017 by Steve Leave a Comment

Sharon and Sharon Not Alike Sharon (Google Maps location) February 25, 2012 There are a lot of Audubon Centers in Connecticut. Certainly not as many as there are in other states, but we have more than you realize. And, as is always the case with most everything I write about, it's more confusing than you realize … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: audubon, Birds, Calvin, Damian, Hoang, Nature Centers, Sharon

243. The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum

November 12, 2017 by Steve Leave a Comment

Contemporaneous Contemporaneousness Ridgefield (Google Maps location) November 9, 2012 The Aldrich is a Connecticut Art Trail site You may find it difficult to believe, but the Aldrich is probably in my top 15 or 20 favorite museums in Connecticut. For one, I’m an unabashed fan of contemporary art (usually), … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cultural, Heritage, & Historic Trails, Museums, New Post Tagged With: "See Before you die" list, Art, Connecticut Art Trail, Hoang, Ridgefield

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