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

Upcoming Events

CRM CARES – A Place Called Hope

May is CRM CARES month. This year we are supporting A Place Called Hope Raptor Rehabilitation and Education Center for Birds of Prey. A Place Called Hope is a 501 c 3 non profit organization run entirely by volunteers along […]

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Homeschool Programming: Indigenous People at Bushnell Farm

Indigenous People at Bushnell Farm Connecticut River Museum Wednesday, May 31 10:00 am to 12:00 pm Program Cost: $15.00 per session for land-based programs $25.00 per session for boat-based programs Bushnell Farm is a 22-acre, 17th-century sea-farm which houses a […]

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RiverFare 2023

Purchase your tickets for RiverFare 2023! You don’t want to miss this fantastic evening! More Information and purchase tickets >>

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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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Connecticut River Museum Caps

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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.

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Smithsonian
WATER | WAYS

June 3 – August 13, 2023

Water/Ways explores the relationship between people and water on our lives, culture, and environment.

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