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Bridgeport
Housatonic Museum of Art
The Housatonic Museum of Art was founded in 1967 shortly after the College opened its doors. Burt Chernow,
the first instructor in art, believed that original works of art should be as much a part of the everyday College life
as textbooks and libraries. It is used as a resource for a fine arts associate's degree, a support for the graphic
arts program and the general education program at the College, and as a resource for the students, faculty, and
staff of the College as well as for the greater Bridgeport community. It should be emphasized that the primary
objective of the collection was to create an environment within which the other elements stated could take place,
i.e., a teaching museum, support for graphic arts and the general education programs, and a resource for the college
and community.
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Brooklyn
New England Center for
the Contemporary Arts
New England Center for Contemporary Art's mission is to educate the public with respect to contemporary art and
the artists to an area that is not adequately served in this respect. We stimulate, promote and develop interest in
contemporary arts, including but not limited to painting, drawing, sculpture, graphics, art glass and other decorative arts.
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Farmington
Hill-Stead
Museum
Hill-Stead has been a hub of activity since the Pope family first occupied their newly built country estate in Farmington,
Connecticut. Here, from 1901 to 1946, in succession, Alfred and Ada Pope and their daughter Theodate, with her
career-diplomat husband John Wallace Riddle, entertained many illustrious individuals—authors, artists, poets,
academics and presidents. The Popes and Riddles also extended their hospitality to town folk and employed dozens
of workers, among them Earnest Bohlen, butler to the family for nearly 60 years. Today, Hill-Stead is a 152-acre,
10-building museum and a National Historic Landmark.
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Greenwich
Bruce Museum of Arts and
Science
The Museum was originally built as a private home in 1853. Robert Moffat Bruce (1822-1908), a wealthy textile
merchant and member of the New York Cotton
Exchange, bought the house and property in 1858.
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Hartford
Wadsworth
Atheneum
True to founder Daniel Wadsworth's vision, we continue to collect and share the world's greatest art. The best show
in town, and the region for that matter, is our permanent collection of more than 45,000 works of art. Many fine
paintings collected by Wadsworth from the Hudson River School are now considered masterpieces of American art,
and are one of the highlights of any Wadsworth visit.
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Middletown
Davison Art Center at
Wesleyan University
George W. Davison (B.A. Wesleyan 1892), who donated the heart of Wesleyan University's print collection and
enabled the creation of the DAC's current facility as an annex to the historic Alsop House. Aspects of the museum's
more recent history may be seen in Web pages on past exhibitions since late 1995 and a list of exhibition catalogs
still in print. Other historically oriented pages touch on such topics as the history of teaching at the museum.
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New Britain
New Britain Museum of American
Art
The New Britain Museum of American Art's founding in 1903 entitles the institution to be designated the first museum
of strictly American art in the country. That year, a $20,000 gift of gold bonds to the museum's former parent, the
New Britain Institute, from industrialist John Butler Talcott, created funds to purchase "modern oil paintings."
Subsequent purchases, with advice from New York museums and galleries, further defined "modern" to mean
American works of art, now numbering more than 5,000. With particular strengths in colonial portraiture, the Hudson
River School, American Impressionism, and the Ash Can
School, not to mention the important mural series
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New Haven
Yale Center for British Art
Presented to
the university by Paul Mellon (Class of 1929) the Yale Center for British
Art houses the largest and
most comprehensive collection of British art
outside the United Kingdom. The collection of paintings
sculpture
drawings prints rare books and manuscripts reflects the
development of British art life and thought from the
Elizabethan period
onward. The Center offers a year-round schedule of exhibitions and
educational programs
including films concerts lectures tours and
special events.
Yale University
Art Gallery
The mission of the Yale University Art Gallery is to encourage appreciation and understanding of art and its role in
society through direct engagement with original works of art. The Gallery stimulates active learning about art and the
creative process through research, teaching, and dialogue among communities of Yale students, faculty, artists,
scholars, alumni, and the wider public. The Gallery organizes exhibitions and educational programs to offer enjoyment
and encourage inquiry, while building and maintaining its collections in trust for future generations.
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New London
Lyman Allyn Art Museum
Lyman Allyn Art Museum is a community-based museum located in New London, Connecticut. Founded in 1932
by Harriet Upson Allyn in memory of her father, Lyman Allyn, the Museum serves the people of Southeastern
Connecticut and is free to the residents of New London. The Museum is accredited by the American Association
of Museums and is a non-profit organization with 501(c) 3 status. Lyman Allyn Art Museum is a Founding
Member of the Connecticut Art Trail.
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Norwich
Slater
Museum at Norwich Free Academy
Dedicated in 1888 and housed in a stunning Romanesque Revival building, the Slater's local collection represents
300 years of Norwich history. Included are 18th - 20th century American paintings and decorative arts, including
contemporary Connecticut crafts, 17th - 19th century European paintings and decorative arts, African and Oceanic
sculpture, Native American objects, and a plaster cast collection of Egyptian, Archaic, Greek, Roman and Renaissance
sculpture. The adjacent Converse Art Gallery hosts six changing exhibitions throughout the year.
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Old
Lyme
Florence Griswold Museum
Florence Griswold opened her timeworn family home to artists searching for a quiet country retreat where they
could rejuvenate their spirits and find sources of inspiration. The group was known as the Lyme Art Colony and
Miss Florence's boardinghouse became the center of Impressionism in America. To honor Miss Florence and the
Colony, the Florence Griswold Museum was established and has flourished in exciting ways. Learn about the
progression from respected local house museum to one of New England's premier tourist destinations by viewing the
timeline.
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Ridgefield
Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum
The Aldrich is one of the few non-collecting contemporary art museums in the United States. Founded on
Ridgefield's historic Main Street in 1964, the Museum enjoys the curatorial independence of an alternative
space while maintaining the registrarial and art-handling standards of a national institution. Exhibitions feature
work by emerging and mid-career artists, and education programs help adults and children to connect to today's
world through contemporary art.
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Stamford
The Stamford Museum
and Nature Center
The Stamford Museum & Nature Center is dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of art, the natural
and agricultural sciences, and history. The Museum is a vital cultural and educational resource for the community,
and a focal point for family activity and interaction. We seek to inspire creativity, foster self-discovery, and nurture
an appreciation for lifelong learning through exhibits, educational programs, and special events that enhance the visitor's
experience of our unique site.
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Storrs
William Benton Museum of
Art at the University of Connecticut
The William Benton Museum of Art has a proud past, a vibrant present and an exciting future. The Benton opened
officially in 1967, but its roots go back to the early twentieth century and the days of the Connecticut Agricultural
College, which evolved into the University of Connecticut. The building that housed the original Museum was
constructed in 1920 and served as The Beanery, the campus' main dining hall until the mid-1940s. The
small, elegantly designed College Gothic structure, with its gracious sculpture garden, is among the core campus
buildings that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Waterbury
Mattatuck Museum
You can find great works by American Masters in our permanent art galleries. Trace the development of American
art in portraits by John Trumbull and William Jennys, landscapes by John Kensett and George Inness and still lifes by
Charles Ethan Porter and Emil Carlson. See how artistic styles shifted from realism to impressionism to surrealism,
from abstract expressionism to assemblage in art by Peter Poskas, Guy Wiggins, Kay Sage, Alexander Calder, Cleve
Gray and Abe Ajay among others. Uncover the story of American Art through the work of Connecticut affiliated artists.
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