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February 10–May 28, 2017 - In Greenwich, where she lived most of her adult life, she was a founder of the Greenwich Society of Artists and exhibited in all of their annuals from the first, in 1912, through 1931. Yet this will be her first solo exhibition in more than eight decades and the first ever in a museum. The exhibition and its accompanying catalogue will enable the rediscovery of a signifi...

October 1, 2016 – January 29, 2017 - Nine photographers have agreed to participate in the exhibition, including Tina Barney, who is best known for her keen eye for the relationships between people and their (often elaborate) surroundings. She will focus on visitors to the Florence Griswold House, which has been interpreted to circa 1910, the height of the Lyme Art Colony. Photographer James Wellin...

June 3–September 18, 2016 - The Artist’s Garden is the first exhibition to situate discussions of the growth of the Garden Movement within the politics of the Progressive era, with which it overlapped at the turn of the twentieth century. The Progressive era was marked by intense political and social change. Along with the surge of nationalism and patriotic optimism came growing concerns over mass...

February 12 - May 29, 2016 - The over 80 objects on view in Ten/Forty are the account of how a local historic house, loved by visitors, members, and the community alike, becomes, through thoughtful stewardship by trustees and staff, a leading regional museum of American art. Many of the stories behind the paintings, works on paper, photos, and artifacts tell of deeply personal and emotional connec...

The exhibition marks the completion of an expansive project to contribute over 400 digital images to a decade-old collaborative digital library of over 15,000 drawings, prints, and photographs depicting historic images of Connecticut. This exhibition draws from the collections of ten partner institutions to present some of the most renowned depictions of Connecticut in art from the eighteenth to t...

This summer the Museum presents an exhibition that honors Connecticut and New York’s contributions to the history of maritime travel and trade with the exhibition, "All the Sea Knows: Marine Art from the Museum of the City of New York." Sunday hours 1:00am - 5:00pm Closed major holidays