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CTMQ > Free Museums

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, Nudity

205. Joe Webb Peoples Museum of Natural History

December 10, 2013 by Steve 1 Comment

Caught in a Webb of Rockin’ Excellence Middletown (Google Maps location) May 18, 2011 I take great pride in my massive list of Connecticut museums. I’m confident in saying that unless someone has copied and pasted it somewhere, it is by far the most comprehensive list of such things. (The same goes for several … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Colleges & Universities, Cool Rocks, CT Dino Trail, Damian, Dinosaurs, Free Museums, Geology, Middletown, Natural History, Rarely Open, Wesleyan

Finnish-American Heritage Society Museum

September 22, 2013 by Steve 1 Comment

"Imma Let You Finnish" Canterbury (Google Maps location) February 2013 While there is always a danger in using pop culture references in my titles, as they are fleeting things, I just couldn't resist this one. Don't like it? How about this... You have to use the restroom really badly, so you're Russian. When … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Calvin, Canterbury, Damian, Finnish, Free Museums, Tiny Museums

246. Hartford History Center & ArtWalk

January 30, 2013 by Steve Leave a Comment

ArtKayak Hartford Public Library, Hartford (Google Maps location) January 8, 2013 I have a few pages that concern libraries here on CTMQ. More than a few, actually. Not all are about those which contain museums or museum-like places either. I’ll let you poke around and find others if you’re interested. Ah, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Art, Free Museums, Hartford, Libraries, Not Really a Museum Museum, Town History

240. Sculpturedale

December 11, 2012 by Steve 1 Comment

Lions and Tigers and Sharp Metal Edges, Oh My! Kent (Google Maps location) September 15, 2012 Having been to 240 museums so far in Connecticut, it stands to reason that I've met some really interesting and talented people. I can add sculptor Denis Curtiss to that growing – but distinctive! – list. I can’t … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Appointment Only, Calvin, Damian, Free Museums, Hoang, Kent, Not Really a Museum Museum, Outdoor Museums, Public/Outdoor Art

Thomas Darling House

December 5, 2012 by Steve 4 Comments

It’s Just… Just So… I Can’t Think of the Word Woodbridge (Google Maps location) December 2012 CT Museum #244 In what seems to have become an annual tradition, I visited another historic house museum during their December holiday party. I’ve sort of figured out how this whole thing works. (I know, I know… I’ve … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Calvin, Creepy Dolls, Damian, Free Museums, historic house museums, Historic Houses, Hoang, Woodbridge

241. Griswold Inn Art Tour

November 18, 2012 by Steve 2 Comments

Full Steam Ahead Essex (Google Maps location) November 4, 2012 "Steve, come on man, everyone knows the Gris and everyone knows it's just a restaurant." Really? Well then everyone is wrong. First of all, the Gris is hardly any ol' restaurant - it has been around and fully operational since 1776. SEVENTEEN … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: "See Before you die" list, Art, Essex, Firsts Onlies and Oldests, Free Museums, griswold inn, Nautical History, Not Really a Museum Museum, restaurants

222. The Cushing Center & Yale Medical Library

October 20, 2012 by Steve Leave a Comment

Zombie Apocalypse Buffet New Haven (Google Maps location) October 2011 & April 2019 I always promised/threatened to bring my son Calvin here someday. Well, that day finally came during his 2nd grade spring break. And I was right - he loved it. As a result, you'll see a mixture of pictures from my 2011 visit with … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Colleges & Universities, Free Museums, Hoang, Libraries, New Haven, Yale

221. Silpe Gallery (UHa)

September 12, 2012 by Steve Leave a Comment

Slip Silpin’ Away West Hartford (Google Maps location) October 4, 2011 Every time I visit an art gallery for CTMQ purposes, I promise myself to write about it before the exhibition ends. That way, the websites and materials available to help me write the story would still be accessible. (LOL, you didn't think it … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Art, Colleges & Universities, Free Museums, UHa, West Hartford

223. New Pond Farm Education Center

September 10, 2012 by Steve Leave a Comment

Oh That’s Rich West Redding (Google Maps location) October 15, 2011 What a day, what a day. After a long drive out to Wilton for the annual Strength For Sydney 5K fundraiser for the Smith-Magenis Syndrome Research Foundation – we made the short drive over to Redding’s New Pond Farm during their Harvest … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Astronomy, Calvin, Creepy Dolls, Damian, Farms, Free Museums, Hoang, Natural History, Redding, Tools

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