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

Regardless of vaccination status, masks are required inside the museum.

Upcoming Events

The Rivers That Connect Us: Exploring America’s Great Rivers Series

6:00 pm EST $5.00/Members (of any of the Four Participating Museums) $10.00/Public The Rivers That Connect Us: Exploring America’s Great Rivers Series We are honored to join with these Museums from across the Country to present our Virtual Lecture Series. […]

Learn More
The Connecticut Headwaters To The Sound: A Day of Stories and Song With The Nehantic and The Abenaki

Saturday, September 25 10:00 am to 4:00 pm FREE Outdoor Event at the Connecticut River Museum A Day of Stories and Song With The Nehantic and The Abenaki Some Highlights of the Day: Time-honored Native drum group Jennifer Lee […]

Learn More
The Great River of the West and Maritime Heritage – Virtual Lecture

Tuesday, October 12, 2021 6:00 pm EST $5.00/Members (of any of the Four Participating Museums) $10.00/Public Part of the The Rivers That Connect Us: Exploring America’s Great Rivers Series Columbia River Maritime Museum The Great River of the West and […]

Learn More

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.

From Our Shop

Connecticut River Museum Caps

$23.95

100% cotton, six-panel washed pigment-dyed cap featuring tuck-away leather strap with antique brass buckle. Mesh lining. CRM Logo embroidered on front with Connecticut River Museum embroidered on back.

BUY NOW

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

LEARN MORE

Become a Member

Membership is fun for the whole family and supports our mission to educate youth and adults about the Connecticut River and Essex, CT area’s rich maritime heritage!

JOIN TODAY