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168. Hall Memorial Library Exhibits

June 23, 2010 by Steve Leave a Comment

All Hail Hallowed Hall at Hall Ellington (Google Maps location) May 19, 2010 Somewhere along the CTMQ way, after readers kept pushing me to check out various libraries around the state for various reasons, I finally began to poke around what they have to offer. It’s a sketchy can of worms to open up for a few … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Ellington, Free Museums, Libraries, Not Really a Museum Museum, Tiny Museums, Town History

171. Urban Museum of Modern Architecture (6 of 7)

June 21, 2010 by Steve 1 Comment

When a No-Longer Non-Museum Museum is Still a Museum To Me Seven Buildings, New Haven Various Dates Dec 2010 Update: I received a comment on an old museum page about the modernist Knights of Columbus Museum from a woman representing the New Haven Preservation Trust who says that a survey is being done in 2010 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Colleges & Universities, Cool Architecture, Free Museums, New Haven, Not Really a Museum Museum, Outdoor Museums, Yale

120. Norwalk Museum

May 29, 2010 by Steve 2 Comments

norWalk, norHit, norRun... Norwalk (Google Maps Location) June 13, 2009 [2016 Update: This museum closed sometime in late 2011 but has been revived. It is now the Norwalk Historical Society Museum and is located at the Lockwood House. Some of the stuff from the museum has wound up at the Norwalk Library's History … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Closed/Gone/Former, Creepy Dolls, Defunct Museums, Free Museums, Norwalk, Town History

167. Fairfield County Sports Hall of Fame

May 27, 2010 by Steve 1 Comment

I Went Here Just to Make Fun of Bruce Jenner Stamford (Google Maps location) May 8, 2010 Note: The title and content of this page were all written well before Bruce Jenner became Caitlyn so I wasn't making fun of her for any of the gender stuff. Since the Connecticut Sports Hall of Fame disappeared* with the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Colleges & Universities, Free Museums, Halls of Fame, Stamford, Tiny Museums, UConn

166. Hoyt Barnum House

May 21, 2010 by Steve 2 Comments

History is Hot, BarNone Stamford (Google Maps location) May 8, 2010 I think this was my third attempt at visiting the little Hoyt Barnum House, a property of the Stamford Historical Society perched up on a little knoll next to the modern police station along a busy road near downtown. The mere fact that this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Appointment Only, Free Museums, historic house museums, Historic Houses, Stamford, stamford historical society

Windsor Art Center

May 20, 2010 by Steve Leave a Comment

If I Take Photos of Really Good Photos, Will I Finally Have Good Photos? Windsor (Google Maps location) January 24, 2010 WAC is not wack. In fact, it’s dope. No doubt, no doubt. But as I settle in to write up our visit, I notice that their website is indeed wack in early 2010– it seems to have captured every … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Art, Damian, Free Museums, Hoang, Windsor

118. Center for Contemporary Printmaking

May 12, 2010 by Steve Leave a Comment

Stop the Presses! CTMQ is Here! Norwalk (Google Maps Location) June 13, 2009 The CCP is a Connecticut Art Trail site Tucked into the midst of a full day of traditional museum going, I wasn't sure what the Center for Contemporary Printmaking was all about. And to tell you the truth, I'm still not entirely sure … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cultural, Heritage, & Historic Trails, Museums Tagged With: Art, Connecticut Art Trail, Free Museums, Norwalk

Topsmead Cottage

May 5, 2010 by Steve 8 Comments

Totally Tops Topsmead Cottage, Litchfield (Location) October 2009 Connecticut museum visit #141. I used to maintain a personalized list on CTMQ called "Hidden Gems." After a while, however, I realized that there were just too many and defining what was hidden became impossible - especially in the Internet Age. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites Tagged With: Cool Architecture, Damian, Free Museums, Hoang, Litchfield, topsmead state forest

156. Charter Oak Cultural Center

May 4, 2010 by Steve Leave a Comment

The Original Charter Oaksters Would Be Proud Hartford (Google Maps location) March 4, 2010 Let the record show that it was this place, the Charter Oak Cultural Center, more than any other that opened up the world of small quasi-museums to me and this blog. I made the decision in the weeks (yes, it took weeks) … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Art, Damian, Free Museums, Hartford

132. Chase Family Gallery at Mandell JCC

April 13, 2010 by Steve Leave a Comment

They Couldn’t Chase Us Away West Hartford (Google Maps location) July 30, 2009 It’s 100 degrees outside and you have to do something with your three-year-old. I can’t think of anything better than going to a nearby art gallery! Woo-hoo! Or, as Damian seems to be saying here, "Lawwwwds!" After some … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums Tagged With: Art, Damian, Free Museums, Jewish, West Hartford

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