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Manchester History Center

January 8, 2010 by Steve 1 Comment

A Fine Museum is Looming... Manchester History Center, Manchester (Location) May 2009 Connecticut museum visit #105. Perhaps inspired by the … [Read more...]

137. Audubon at Bent of the River

December 31, 2009 by Steve 5 Comments

Get Bent Southbury (Google Maps Location) August 14, 2009 Before Damian transitioned to a new in-town daycare (and before I started my new job), I decided to spend a couple weeks with him in order to save some money – and if you know how much daycare costs, we’re actually talking a lot of money saved. And so, … [Read more...]

103. Cogswell Heritage House (ASD History Museum)

December 30, 2009 by Steve 5 Comments

Deaf Jam West Hartford (Google Maps Location) May 28, 2009 2019 Update: I see that this place is now called The Alice Cogswell Heritage House. Certain museums give me that little burst that keeps me excited to continue this website. They are usually ones like this one: Small(ish), singularly devoted, … [Read more...]

100. Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk

December 27, 2009 by Steve 2 Comments

Don't Dawdle NorWalk Here - Run! Norwalk (Google Maps Location) April 18, 2009 2012 Update: We revisited the aquarium (again, with extended family, this time from Seattle) and were very impressed with the massive new reorganization of the joint - not reflected on this page. Some stuff got shuffled around, but all … [Read more...]

145. District No. 1 Schoolhouse

December 14, 2009 by Steve 1 Comment

No Matter How Bad Their Team, They’re Still Number 1 Bethlehem (Google Maps Location) December 5, 2009 As you can imagine, it is indeed rare for me to find out about a museum I was unaware of. It is far more rare to find one while driving around doing other stuff. And it is exceedingly rare to find one while … [Read more...]

116. Fairfield Academy and Old Barn Exhibit

November 20, 2009 by Steve 3 Comments

This One’s For the Gipper Fairfield (Google Maps location) June 13, 2009 Fortune smiles on CTMQ. Either that or perhaps due to the fact that I’m always going to museums and driving all over the state, I get access to certain places and things that others rarely do. Such was the case on Open House Day at the … [Read more...]

109. Connecticut Museum of Glass

November 19, 2009 by Steve 2 Comments

A Bit Glassy Eyed Coventry, (Google Maps location) May 30, 2009 I have revisited this place and it's a real museum now. Update forthcoming. Screw it. I’m forging ahead and writing this post. Why the hesitation? For starters, the Connecticut Museum of Glass is not open. Okay, so why bother pretending I … [Read more...]

American Clock & Watch Museum

November 17, 2009 by Steve 19 Comments

Tick, Tock, Tick, Tock... The Countdown to 100 Museums! Bristol (Google Maps Location) April 17, 2009 Amazing. What I should write is, "Go to the American Clock and Watch Museum yourselves - even if you don't give a hoot about clocks or watches. I can't do it justice." Unfortunately, by virtue of being … [Read more...]

130. Buz Russell’s Farm and Rural Life Museum

September 29, 2009 by Steve Leave a Comment

Let's Generate some Buz For This Museum Woodbury (Google Maps Location) July 24, 2009 I always feel cheap when the title pun is so easy. Oh well, I'll get over it. What I'll never get over is how many museums there are in Connecticut and that feeling of elation I still get when discovering ones I didn't know … [Read more...]

Museum Visits

September 25, 2009 by Steve 2 Comments

This website began as Connecticut MuseumQuest in 2006 and only later became CTMQ. Regardless, museums were and are the core of what I do. And fortunately for all of us, Connecticut has a ton of museums - two tons if you define them loosely like I do. Also, see the CTMQ Town Guides: everything to do in the state … [Read more...]