Museums in:

West Hartford, Connecticut

Antiquarian & Landmarks Society
Hartford, Connecticut

Art, General, History, Historic House, Military

Founded in 1936, the Antiquarian & Landmarks Society (A & L), Connecticut's statewide heritage organization, promotes interest in historic properties by preserving and interpreting significant personal stories and collections. The Antiquarian & Landmarks Society owns nine historic houses opened to public. All are on their original sites and most have intact original collections.

Artworks Gallery
Hartford, Connecticut

Art

Avon Historical Society
Avon, Connecticut

Culture, History, Historic House, Historical Society

Currently the Society's projects include full restoration of the Derrin House on West Avon Road, proper storage of many artifacts in the Living Museum and Pine Grove Schoolhouse, answering local history questions, giving referrals to those who seek "experts" to help with their historic home or genealogy questions, publishing a newsletter and planning fundraising events. The Society belongs to the Farmington Valley Visitors Association, Connecticut League of History Organizations, Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation.

Buttolph-Williams House
Wethersfield, Connecticut

Historic House

Connecticut Historical Society
Hartford, Connecticut

Historical Society

Connecticut's Old State House
Hartford, Connecticut

Culture, General, History, Historic House

Begin your visit to Hartford with a guided or self-guided tour of this 1796 National Historic Landmark, one of the nation's oldest state houses.

Farmington Historical Society
Farmington, Connecticut

Cemetery, Culture, General, History, Historic House, Historical Society, Library

If you would like to learn more about the society, become a member or volunteer, please contact us. Volunteers are needed to help with hospitality, lead walking tours of the Freedom Trail, work as docents at the Old Stone Schoolhouse, plan events and programs, research and write articles for our newsletter, raise funds, write grants, and tend the cottage garden at the society's headquarters.

Harriet Beecher Stowe Center
Hartford, Connecticut

History, Library

Horse Cavalry Museum
Avon, Connecticut

Menser Museum of Medicine & Dentistry
Hartford, Connecticut

History

New Britain Museum of American Art
New Britain, Connecticut

Art

Noah Webster House
West Hartford, Connecticut

Historic House

Stanley-Whitman House
Farmington, Connecticut

Historic House

The Mark Twain House & Museum
Hartford, Connecticut

Historic House

Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum
Wethersfield, Connecticut

History

Baldwin Museum of CT History
Hartford, Connecticut

Children's Museum
West Hartford, Connecticut

Children's, Natural History, Planetarium, Science

Through hands-on, minds-open, fun experiences, The Children?s Museum engages the wonder and discovery of children and supports families as first teachers. The Museum offers free parking and is within walking distance of the many fine restaurants and shops of West Hartford Center and Blue Back Square. With its iconic mascot Conny, a 60 ft. replica of Connecticut?s state mammal the Sperm Whale, greeting visitors, the Museum offers numerous science and nature activities and programs for children and families.

Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame
New Haven, Connecticut

History, Specialized

The Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame, a 501(c)(3) non profit organization founded in 1993, showcases the contributions Connecticut women - well known and less famous - have made to their communities, the state and the nation. Through the hard work and the dedication of so many along the way, the Hall of Fame honors Connecticut women, preserves their stories, educates the public, and inspires the continued achievements of women and girls.

Enoch Kelsey House
Newington, Connecticut

Historic House

Gr Hartford Jewish Comm Center
West Hartford, Connecticut

Art

Hill-Stead Museum
Farmington, Connecticut

Art

Italian American Historical Society
West Hartford, Connecticut

Historical Society

Museum of American Political Life
West Hartford, Connecticut

Specialized

Newington Historical Society and Trust
Newington, Connecticut

Historical Society

Sarah Whitman Hooker Homestead
West Hartford, Connecticut

Historic House

Talcott Mountain Science Center
Avon, Connecticut

Science

Wadsworth Atheneum
Hartford, Connecticut

Art

Wethersfield Historical Society
Wethersfield, Connecticut

Historical Society

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