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CTMQ > Connecticut Art Trail

274. Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum

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274. Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum

Putting the Ire in Ireland Hamden (Google Maps location) June 14, 2014 This museum is part of the Connecticut Art Trail. I have a whole massive list of all the stuff in Connecticut that is the oldest or largest or the only in the US. The list grows every more often than you'd think. Like today. Right now I … [Read more...]

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

264. Bush-Holley House Museum

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264. Bush-Holley House Museum

"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, 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

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243. The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum

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

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242. Yale Center for British Art

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

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253.  Mystic Museum of Art

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

134. Mattatuck Museum Arts & History Center

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134. Mattatuck Museum Arts & History Center

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

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Sherwood Island State Park Intro

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 & Forests 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

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164. Bruce Museum

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

Art Trail Viewpoint: Sherwood Island

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Art Trail Viewpoint: Sherwood Island

Sherwood Island Viewpoint CT Art Trail Viewpoint Sherwood Island State Park, Westport, July 2010 I drove the family all the way to Sherwood Island beach in Westport for three reasons: 1) It’s a nice enough beach, 2) It has a nature center and 3) it’s part of the Impressionist Art Trail Viewpoint Addendum Trail … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cultural, Heritage, & Historic Trails, State Parks & Forests Tagged With: Art, Art Trail Viewpoints, Connecticut Art Trail, Fairfield County, Sherwood Island State Park, Westport

118. Center for Contemporary Printmaking

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118. Center for Contemporary Printmaking

Stop the Presses! CTMQ is Here! Norwalk (Google Maps Location) June 13, 2009 The CCP is a Connecticut Art Trail site Tucked into the midst of a full day of traditional museum going, I wasn't sure what the Center for Contemporary Printmaking was all about. And to tell you the truth, I'm still not entirely sure … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cultural, Heritage, & Historic Trails, Museums Tagged With: Art, Connecticut Art Trail, Fairfield County, Free Museums, Norwalk

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