Connecticut River Museum | History and Nature on New England's Great River

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Upcoming Events

Hands on the Land: Art and the Environment in the Connecticut River Valley

March 18, 2021 – October 17, 2021 The natural world of the Connecticut River Valley has seen great changes over the past four centuries. At the Connecticut River Museum, we often use history and science to teach our visitors about […]

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CRM Migration Celebration! Origami Swallow Making with Paper Artist Ben Parker

Origami Swallow Making with Paper Artist Ben Parker Sunday, June 27 11:00 – 2:00 pm FREE event! CRM Migration Celebration! Origami Swallow Making with Paper Artist Ben Parker Join the fun on Sunday, June 27 from 11:00 to 2:00. Learn […]

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CRM Talks – Dr. Stacey Close – Black Southern Migration, The Connecticut River, and the Transformation of Black Connecticut, 1915-1970

CRM Talks – Dr. Stacey Close – Black Southern Migration, The Connecticut River, and the Transformation of Black Connecticut, 1915-1970 Tuesday, June 29, 2021 6:00 – 7:00 pm Members $5.00 Non-Members $10.00 Dr. Stacey Close – Black Southern Migration, The […]

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Featured Collection

Dauntless at the Connecticut River Museum

The Connecticut River Museum’s painting of the famous 1887
Ocean Yacht race between the Coronet and Dauntless painted by famed maritime artist
Antonio Jacobsen. The race is well known in yachting lore – a private $10,000 contest
between two wealthy members of the New York Yacht Club.

The Schooner Yachts Dauntless and Coronet will soon be on display at the Museum.
The painting was purchased through funds from the Brenda Milkofsky Curatorial Trust.

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View our exhibit, Hands on the Land, through October, 2021.

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