Archives Exhibits

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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Water/Ways

Water/Ways | June 3, 2023  – August 13, 2023 Water/Ways explores the relationship between people and water. From above, Earth appears as a water planet with more than 71 percent of its surface covered with this vital resource for life. Water […]

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Waterways of the Connecticut River Valley: A Jerry Weiss Exhibit

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 […]

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

April 8 – October 9, 2022 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 II. Technological […]

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

March 18, 2021 – October 17, 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 […]

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River of Dreams: Paddling on the Connecticut River

River of Dreams: Paddling on the Connecticut River Now through October 11, 2020 The Connecticut River is a place to dream – of exploration, of escape, and of adventure. Journey through time in our new exhibit, River of Dreams, and […]

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Thirsty River

THIRSTY RIVER: 400 YEARS OF DRINK, LIFE & REFORM IN THE CT RIVER VALLEY June – October 2018 This exhibit and Trail Map will help you explore alcohol’s complex role in the Connecticut River Valley from colonial settlement to present […]

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Blue Water Bound

May 17 – Oct. 9, 2012 This exhibit explored the challenges of navigation and life at sea with Connecticut River master mariners and their wooden ships. On display were stories of ocean voyages told through paintings, model ships, charts, navigational instruments, and ships’ logs. […]

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Crossing the Connecticut: Bridges of the Connecticut River

April – October 2013 This exhibit celebrated bridges on the Connecticut River past and present. Ten bridges are highlighted – spread along the River’s 410 mile waterway. Many of these bridges share a common story of evolution from ferry crossing, to […]

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1812: Star Spangled Nation

Commemorating the Bicentennial of the War of 1812 March 20 – June 29, 2014 An exhibition by members of the American Society of Marine Artists (ASMA) As part of the 200th anniversary of the British Raid on Essex, the Connecticut […]

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