Hard Hittin' Art New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain April 2019 The NBMAA is part of the Connecticut Art Trail and is also a US First and a "See before you die" place. If an artist isn't credited, I don't know who the artist was. My apologies. Connecticut museum visit #410. These are the pages … [Read more...]
American Mural Project
AMPed Up, Up, Up... American Mural Project, Winchester (Location) September 2024 This is a Connecticut Art Trail site and was my Connecticut museum visit #524. Also, this is billed as the "largest indoor collaborative artwork in the world." I love big, ambitious projects. Heck, you're reading a very big … [Read more...]
Hill-Stead Museum
Pretty as a Picture... I assume Farmington (Google Maps location) July 2018 Hill-Stead is... a lot. It is a National Historic Landmark, and is also part of the CT Women's Heritage Trail, the CT Art Trail, and features a CT Historic Garden. It is a museum, of course, and there are also trails to hike around the … [Read more...]
Weir Farm National Historical Park
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...]
Five Points Art Gallery & Annex
Five Alive Torrington (Location) February 2022 Five Points is a Connecticut Art Trail site. Connecticut museum visit #479. "Downtown Torrington" isn't huge and it isn't a shopping or dining mecca these days. It's trying though, and it's doing a great job of it. New higher-end restaurants are popping up, new … [Read more...]
Stamford Museum & Nature Center
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...]
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...]
Mashantucket Pequot Museum
Miss January, 1547 Mashantucket Pequot Museum, Ledyard (Location) January 2013 This is a Connecticut Art Trail site. Connecticut museum visit #245. Without reservation, I can say this museum is one of the most well-presented museums in Connecticut. And without reservation, I can say that there are more … [Read more...]
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...]
Grace Farms
Graceful Grace Farms, New Canaan December 2015 Grace Farms is a Connecticut Art Trail site. This is the first post I'm writing in 2016. Perhaps it will grant me the grace and peace I need to continue forward in a kind and forgiving manner. But most likely not. (I am posting larger pictures than ever … [Read more...]