Our Collection

Discover Connecticut History

 

Our Collection

Discover Connecticut History

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The Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 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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For the entirety of our online catalogues, visit our research page.

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Current Exhibitions

November 21, 2023 - July 14, 2024 Nov 30, 2023

We’re Game! Sports and Community

Connecticut is home to many sports that connect people in communities—and in competition. From the popularity of pedestrianism in the nineteenth century to the…

October 12, 2023 - September 8, 2024 Sep 28, 2023 - Sep 8, 2024

Connecticut’s Bookshelf

Books you know, stories you don't. Connecticut is the birthplace of comic books, copyright law, Noah Webster, and the recipe for pumpkin pie. It…

Oct 10, 2021

Virtual Exhibition: Connecticut’s Bookshelf

Connecticut is the birthplace of comic books, copyright law, Noah Webster, and the recipe for pumpkin pie. It printed the first fugitive slave narrative,…

Permanent Exhibit Dec 1, 2010 - Sep 1, 2050

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 Jan 1, 2010 - Sep 30, 2050

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…

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Location

One Elizabeth Street
Hartford CT, 06105

860.236.5621

 

Museum Hours:

Tuesday - Saturday 10 am - 5 pm, Thursday until 8 pm
Sunday 12 pm - 5 pm

Research Center Hours:

Tuesday-Saturday 12 pm - 5 pm, Thursday until 8 pm
Always by appointment only.