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Collection Highlights
The Connecticut Historical Society collection includes more than 265,000 artifacts and images, over 3.5 million manuscripts, and over 125,000 books and pamphlets dating from the 1600s to today. The items included here give you just a taste of the millions of stories that our collection tells.
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Current Exhibitions
Permanent Exhibit
Dec 31, 2023
Making Connecticut
Don’t miss this exhibit 400+ years in the making! Colorful, interactive, and filled with more than 500 historic objects, images, and documents, Making Connecticut…
Permanent Exhibit
Dec 31, 2023
Inn & Tavern Signs of Connecticut
Between 1750 and 1850, there were more than 50,000 inn and tavern signs produced by American painters, creating a distinct visual language and offering…
November 10, 2022- Fall 2023
Nov 10, 2022 - December 2023
The Bicycle Game
The 1890s saw an unprecedented surge in the popularity of bicycles, and Connecticut – thanks to entrepreneur Albert Pope and the Hartford-based Pope Manufacturing…
September 29, 2022- July 30, 2023
Sep 29, 2022 - July 30, 2023
Journeys 旅途: Boys of the Chinese Educational Mission
This exhibition honors the 150th anniversary of the Chinese Educational Mission (CEM), a cultural and educational exchange program from 1872 – 1881.…
Museum Hours:
Tuesday-Friday 12pm-5pm, Thursday nights until 8pm
Saturday 9am-5pm
Sunday 12pm-5pm
Research Center Hours:
Tuesday-Saturday 12pm-5pm, Thursday nights until 8pm
Always by appointment only.
Location
One Elizabeth Street
Hartford CT, 06105