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

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 Talks – Adair Mulligan: The Connecticut: New England’s Great River

CRM Talks – Adair Mulligan, Executive Director, Hanover Conservancy The Connecticut: New England’s Great River Tuesday, May 18, 2021 6:00 – 7:00 pm Members $5.00 Non-Members $10.00 PURCHASE TICKETS Adair Mulligan, Executive Director, Hanover Conservancy The Connecticut: New England’s Great […]

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Connecticut Waters: Celebrating Our Coastline and Waterways

Book Signing with Caryn B. Davis Sunday, May 23, 2021 1:00 – 3:00 pm Connecticut Waters is a tribute to Connecticut’s maritime roots, both past and present. The book takes readers on a nautical journey exploring the many ways Nutmeggers […]

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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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