List of museums in Connecticut

This list of museums in Connecticut contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included.

Inclusion in this list is generally for institutions with the name "museum" in the title. Some other institutions not included here are very like museums, and some "museums" here don't fit the typical definition of a place that shows exhibits. The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum, for instance, is a historic mansion in which the "exhibit" is essentially the building itself. For Wikipedia links to institutions similar to museums in Connecticut, consult the "See also" section.

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Defunct Museums

* Burndy Library - formerly in Norwalk, collection is now in The Huntington Library in San Marino, California and in the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.
* Connecticut Sports Museum & Hall of Fame - formerly located in the Hartford Civic Center, 2nd floor [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C06E3DF1238F931A15756C0A962958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all New York Times, May 22, 1994, article about inductees]
* Dequaine Museums, Meriden - included National Shaving & Barbershop Museum, Frank Chiarenza Museum of Glass, Rosa Ponselle Museum [http://www.lookaroundconnecticut.com/lcmeridn/lcdqnmsm.htm website] , [http://www.nmgcs.org/conventions/2001convention/museum.htm photos] , [http://www.ctinfo.com/contentlist.asp?PAGE=332 CT Info] , [http://www.zoominfo.com/people/Dequaine_Lester_89145869.aspx Article about the museum's difficulties]
* Farm Implement Museum, Bloomfield - was dedicated to the history of farming in New England and displayed farm tools dating from the 1790s. [http://newenglandphotos.blogspot.com/2006/03/bloomfield-farm-implement-museum.html photo] , [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=950DE2DB1230F936A35750C0A96F948260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all "New York Times", article from March 5, 1989 about the museum's struggles]
* Hartford Police Museum, Hartford - formerly located at 101 Pearl Street, confirmed closed by phone 2/12/08 [http://www.vernonct.com/hartford.htm info]
* Hitchcock Museum, Riverton - collection of furnishings from the Hitchcock Chair Company, closed in 2003 [http://www.barkhamstedhistory.org/SqQJan04.pdf Barkhamsted Historical Society newsletter, January 2004]
* Horse Guard Cavalry Museum, Avon - museum now just a case with uniforms (confirmed by phone on 2/7/08 with [http://www.govhorseguards.org/ First Company Governor's Horse Guards] ) [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=980CE7DC163BF935A1575AC0A965958260 "New York Times" museum article from September 26, 1993]
* Museum of American Political Life, West Hartford - collection of political campaign memorabilia, formerly in the Harry Jack Gray Center at University of Hartford, closed in 2003 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Hartford] , [http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0272-3433(199023)12%3A4%3C109%3ATMOAPL%3E2.0.CO%3B2-E "The Public Historian", Vol. 12, No. 4 (Autumn, 1990), pp. 109-111, museum review]
* National Purple Heart Museum, Enfield - proposed museum, never completed [http://www.wtnh.com/Global/story.asp?S=401505 WTNH, "State pulls funding for proposed Purple Heart Museum", July 14, 2001] , [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9907E6DC103BF93BA35752C0A9669C8B63 New York Times, " Museum Project Boasts Money And Big Names, But No Museum", January 8, 2000] , [http://www.ct.gov/ag/cwp/view.asp?A=1775&Q=282964 State of Connecticut Attorney General's Office, "Serious Mismanagement At National Purple Heart Museum", January 5, 2000]
* Nut Museum, Old Lyme - [http://www.roadsideamerica.com/nut/index.html "Roadside America", Nut Lady's Home Page]
* Photomobile Model Museum, Woodstock - solar electric small-scale car, boat, plane, train and maglev vehicles [http://usclassiccars.blogspot.com/ Dowd's Guide to Classic Car Collections, Connecticut, accessed 2/10/08]
* Submarine Library and Museum, Middletown - closed in 2003, collection now in [http://www.stmaryssubmuseum.com/ St. Marys Submarine Museum] , St. Marys, Georgia [ [http://www.ussvi.org/mem/bastura.htm USSVI-Ben Bastura's Submarine Library and Museum ] ]
* Winchester Center Kerosene Lamp Museum [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=health&res=9A04E1D61438F936A15751C1A965948260 "New York Times", 12/25/83]

ee also

* Arboreta:
* Aquaria:
* Botanical gardens:
* Buildings and structures:
* Forts:
* Historical societies: List of Historical Societies#Connecticut
* Historic places: List of Registered Historic Places in Connecticut
* Historic landmarks: List of National Historic Landmarks in Connecticut
* Houses:
* Libraries:
* Nature centers: List of nature centers in the United States#Connecticut also
* Observatories:

External links

* [http://www.ctculture.org/directory.asp Connecticut Humanities Council directory of museums]
* [http://www.ctvisit.com/ Visit Connecticut]
* [http://www.ctmuseumquest.com Connecticut Museum Quest]
* [http://historicbuildingsct.blogspot.com/ Historic Buildings of Connecticut]
* [http://members.fotki.com/GCDOUGHERTY/about/ Jerry Dougherty's CONNECTICUT] , photos of towns and sites in Connecticut, including some museums

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