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

Upcoming Events

CRM Talks – Steve Taylor, Connecticut Valley Agriculture: A Continuum of Change

CRM Talks – Steve Taylor Tuesday, March 21, 2023 6:00 – 7:00 pm VIRTUAL presentation Members FREE Non-Members $5.00 RESERVE YOUR SEAT Steve Taylor presents Connecticut Valley Agriculture: A Continuum of Change From First Nations people to European settlers to […]

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Homeschool Programming: Raptors on the River

Raptors on the River Connecticut River Museum RiverQuest Wednesday, March 22 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 Take a boat ride on the RiverQuest for a 2-hour […]

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Watercraft at Work

Watercraft at Work March 23 – May 14, 2023 Watercraft at Work showcases over 25 works of art from the Museum’s collections that depict vessels at work on the Connecticut River. From River-built schooners and sloops that carried stone and […]

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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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Watercraft at Work
March 23 – May 14, 2023

Watercraft at Work showcases over 25 works of art from the
Museum’s collections that depict vessels at work on the Connecticut River.

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