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CTMQ > Mansfield

CT State Museum of Natural History (Closed)

November 2, 2007 by Steve 4 Comments

Scoping Out UConn's Wildlife Storrs section of Mansfield (Google Maps Location) August 25, 2007 The museum closed its physical location several years ago, but the collections are still housed at UConn and they trot out some exhibits at the library and other buildings around campus every so often. I am a proud … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: BEARS!, Closed/Gone/Former, Colleges & Universities, Free Museums, Mansfield, Natural History, Storrs, UConn

Ballard Institute & Museum of Puppetry

October 29, 2007 by Steve 6 Comments

You Must Be Pulling My String Mansfield (Google Maps Location) August 25, 2007 Since my original visit, the museum moved from its original location at the old Mansfield Training School to a new building in the new "downtown" part of the UConn campus. But the old location was a big part of the original page, so I'm … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Calvin, Colleges & Universities, Creepy Dolls, Damian, Free Museums, Mansfield, Storrs, UConn

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