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

The Museum will be closed on both Saturday and Sunday (1/29-30/2022) to give both us and the town of Essex time to clean up after this storm. See you all on Tuesday, February 1. 💙

Upcoming Events

28th Annual Holiday Train Show

28th Annual Holiday Train Show Tuesday through Sunday 10:00 am to 5:00 pm Trains run daily Tuesday through Sunday Tuesday, November 23, 2021 – Sunday, February 20, 2022 The family friendly Holiday Train Show exhibit is back at the Connecticut […]

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Josh Shanley – 2022 Lecture Series

Thursday, February 10, 2022 VIRTUAL Event 6:00 pm Free Josh Shanley, MS, MEd, MBA, EMT-P The Connecticut River Valley Flood of 1936 RESERVE YOUR VIRTUAL SEAT Author Josh Shanley recounts the greatest flood in New England history and examines […]

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Kids’ Craft: Pine Cone Birdfeeder

Kids’ Craft in the Museum Boathouse Tuesday, February 22 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Free; Please register so that we have enough supplies for all. RESERVE YOUR SEAT PARENT/GUARDIAN MUST BE PRESENT Create a beautiful and environmentally friendly Pine Cone […]

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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.

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.

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Trains run daily Tuesday through Sunday
Tuesday, November 23, 2021 – Sunday, February 20, 2022

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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!

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