Current Events & Exhibits
Connecticut River Museum is well known for its wonderful and educational events and exhibitions. Please view all the upcoming happenings taking place by the Connecticut River this season.
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November 2021
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 River Museum for its 28th year of fun for all ages. See what train artist Steve Cryan has created this year! A fully operational 26-foot train layout, "I SPY" scavenger hunts, and toddler sized viewing layout are all part of…
Find out more »December 2021
The Connecticut River: Past, Present, and Future – Virtual Lecture
Tuesday, December 7, 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 CT River Museum The Connecticut River: Past, Present, and Future - Virtual Lecture Presented by: Jennifer L. Carlson, Executive Director, The Connecticut River Museum BOOK HERE! Carlson hopes to foster future generations interest in the River by showing the importance of the past generations' influence on the River. Rivers, including the…
Find out more »Connecticut River Museum Speaker Series – Steve Cryan – Steam Power of the CT River Valley
Connecticut River Speaker Series - Steve Cryan - Steam Power of the CT River Valley Thursday, December 16 6:00 - 7:00 pm Free. Cryan will discuss Steam Power of the Connecticut River Valley. Cryan is our Train Artist in Residence through February 20 with the Annual Holiday Train Show and has been painting maritime and railroad subjects for over thirty years. Steven Cryan graduated from Paier College of Arts in the early 70s. Since that time, he has painted maritime…
Find out more »February 2022
Josh Shanley – 2022 Lecture Series
Thursday, February 10, 2022 6:00 pm Free; Please Reserve your seat to ensure we have enough seats at the lecture. Josh Shanley, MS, MEd, MBA, EMT-P The Connecticut River Valley Flood of 1936 RESERVE YOUR SEAT Author Josh Shanley recounts the greatest flood in New England history and examines the potential for future floods. In the beginning of the twentieth century, the Connecticut River Valley was a thriving manufacturing hub for fabric, arms and brass. But early in the…
Find out more »March 2022
Dick Shriver – 2022 Lecture Series
Tuesday, March 15, 2022 6:00 pm Free; Please Reserve your seat to ensure we have enough seats at the lecture. Richard H. Shriver, Publisher of Estuary Magazine The Connecticut River … past, present and future RESERVE YOUR SEAT The Connecticut River … its long and peaceful past until the industrial revolution, followed by years of abuse, then partial recovery, and a bright outlook today. Dick Shriver uses PowerPoint slides to illustrate his presentation on the last 12,000 years…
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