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27th Annual Holiday Train Show

Connecticut River Museum 67 Main Street, Essex, CT, United States

PURCHASE TICKETS  Prepaid, timed admission tickets are required for all visitors, including Members. Please remember that these are timed-entry tickets. If you are unable to arrive in time for your reserved session, you may be asked to transfer to a […]

Hands on the Land: Art and the Environment in the Connecticut River Valley

Connecticut River Museum 67 Main Street, Essex, CT, United States

March 18, 2021 - October 10, 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 […]

28th Annual Holiday Train Show

Connecticut River Museum 67 Main Street, Essex, CT, United States

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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Speed: Hydroplane Racing on the Connecticut River, 1900-1940

Connecticut River Museum 67 Main Street, Essex, CT, United States

Coming This Spring! April 8 - October 9 Speed: Hydroplane Racing on the Connecticut River, covers the era of speed racing on the Connecticut River during the first forty years of the Twentieth Century, before America's entry into World War […]

Vintage Treasures – Antique & Classic Boat Show 2022

Connecticut River Museum 67 Main Street, Essex, CT, United States

Southern New England Chapter - Antique and Classic Boat Society Vintage Treasures - 36th Annual Show Saturday, July 23, 2022   The Southern New England Chapter of the Antique and Classic Boat Society's 36th annual “Vintage Treasures” show at the […]

29th Annual Holiday Train Show

Connecticut River Museum 67 Main Street, Essex, CT, United States

29th Annual Holiday Train Show Tuesday through Sunday 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Trains run daily Tuesday through Sunday Tuesday, November 22, 2022 - Sunday, February 19, 2023 The family friendly Holiday Train Show exhibit is back at the Connecticut […]

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 […]

Water/Ways

Connecticut River Museum 67 Main Street, Essex, CT, United States

Water/Ways A Museum on Main Street (MoMS) exhibition developed by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service June 3 – August 14, 2023 Water/Ways dives into water—an essential component of life on our planet, environmentally, culturally, and historically. In societies across the […]

Waterways of the Connecticut River Valley

Waterways of the Connecticut River Valley August 29 - October 8, 2023 Plein air paintings of the Connecticut River Valley by Jerry Weiss For nearly thirty years, Jerry Weiss has recorded the dynamic landscape of the Connecticut River Valley. Since […]

30th Annual Train Show

Connecticut River Museum 67 Main Street, Essex, CT, United States

30th Annual Train Show November 21, 2023 - February 18, 2024 Do you hear the train coming? All Aboard! Don’t miss out on this New England holiday tradition. The family-friendly Train Show exhibit is back for its 30th year at […]

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