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CTMQ > Connecticut Art Trail

Weir Farm National Historical Park

September 21, 2022 by Steve Leave a Comment

First Impressions Are Everything Wilton & Ridgefield (Google Maps location) May 25, 2017 Weir Farm is a lot of things beyond being "just" a museum. It was Connecticut's only National Park(ish) for years and years until Coltsville in Hartford got its NHP designation more recently - but that still has a long way to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Art, Connecticut Art Trail, Fairfield County, Free Museums, Gardens, Historic Gardens, historic house, historic house museum, Hoang, national historic park, Ridgefield, Wilton

Stamford Museum & Nature Center

January 19, 2022 by Steve 1 Comment

Otters, Udders, and... Light Sabers? Stamford (Google Maps location) December 2015 The Stamford Museum & Nature Center is a Connecticut Art Trail site We visited the Stamford Museum and Nature Center in 2015 and I'll state here at the outset that this is the rare Connecticut museum that I will definitely be … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Animals, Art, Calvin, Connecticut Art Trail, Damian, Fairfield County, Farms, Hoang, Natural History, Nature Centers, Stamford, Town History

Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum (Closed)

March 16, 2021 by Steve Leave a Comment

Putting the Ire in Ireland Hamden (Google Maps location) June 14, 2014 This museum officially closed in 2021 but not without controversy. It will be interesting what happens to the collection. This museum was part of the Connecticut Art Trail. I have a whole massive list of all the stuff in Connecticut that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Art, Closed/Gone/Former, Colleges & Universities, Connecticut Art Trail, Hamden, Largests Longests Mosts Smallests and Tallests, New Haven County, quinnipiac university

Bush-Holley House Museum

February 21, 2021 by Steve Leave a Comment

"A Museum in the Hand is Worth Two at the Bush-Holley" Greenwich (Google Maps location) May 25, 2014 The Bush-Holley House is part of the CT Art Trail, the CT Women's Heritage Trail, and is also a National Historic Landmark. Greenwich. Ah, Greenwich. That town we all know is wealthy but so few of us … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Art, Bush-holley House, Connecticut Art Trail, Fairfield County, Greenwich, greenwich historical society, historic house museums, Historic Houses, Hoang, Town History, Women's Heritage Trail

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, Fairfield County, Hoang, Ridgefield

242. Yale Center for British Art

December 9, 2015 by Steve Leave a Comment

Right, Then. Jolly Good. New Haven (Google Maps location) November 9, 2012 The Yale Center for British Art is a Connecticut Art Trail site. Spoiler Alert: When coupled with the neighboring Yale University Art Gallery, you simply can’t find a better day of art in Connecticut. Oh yeah, both are F-R-E-E, free, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cultural, Heritage, & Historic Trails, Museums, New Post Tagged With: "See Before you die" list, Art, Colleges & Universities, Connecticut Art Trail, Free Museums, Hoang, New Haven, New Haven County, Yale

253. Mystic Museum of Art

January 3, 2014 by Steve 3 Comments

Boobs and a Homeless Guy. Mystical! Groton (Google Maps location) October 5, 2013 Mystic: Bucolic seaside town with a rich whaling and fishing past. Mystic: Regionally renowned aquarium and curio shopping. Mystic: Incredible historic seaport museum, unmatched in size and quality perhaps … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Art, Calvin, Connecticut Art Trail, Damian, Free Museums, Groton, Hoang, Mystic, New London County, Nudity

Mattatuck Museum Arts & History Center

January 17, 2011 by Steve 1 Comment

History! Industry! Art! Buttons! Phew… I’m MattaTuckered Out. Waterbury (Google Maps location) August 9, 2009 The Mattatuck is a Conneticut Art Trail site. I’ve procrastinated writing about the Mattatuck for all the right reasons: It’s huge, it’s excellent and it’s more or less four museums in one. There is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cultural, Heritage, & Historic Trails, Museums Tagged With: Art, Connecticut Art Trail, Industrial History, New Haven County, Town History, Waterbury

Sherwood Island State Park Intro

October 14, 2010 by Steve Leave a Comment

Sherwood Island State Park Westport I know it says "intro" above, but this page is more of an "intro and long-winded history" of Sherwood Island State Park. And that's fine, right? If you're looking for something specific though, perhaps these other pages I wrote will help: Sherwood Island Trails Sherwood … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Geography, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: Beach, Connecticut Art Trail, Damian, Dubious Claims, Fairfield County, Hoang, Islands, Long Island Sound, Sherwood Island State Park, Swimming, Westport

164. Bruce Museum

August 13, 2010 by Steve 1 Comment

I’m Not Booing, I’m Saying “Bruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuce!” Greenwich (Google Maps location) May 8, 2010 2019 Update: The Bruce is undergoing a major renovation, so a revisit is in order. The Bruce Museum is a Connecticut Art Trail site. There’s an old comment on some page here on CTMQ where someone named … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cultural, Heritage, & Historic Trails, Museums Tagged With: "See Before you die" list, Art, Connecticut Art Trail, CT Dino Trail, Dinosaurs, Fairfield County, Greenwich, Natural History

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