Joshua Hall

CT Summer at the Museum program is BACK! It started July 1 and ends September 4!

Under the program, Connecticut children 18 years of age and under – plus one accompanying adult – can receive free admission to any of the participating museums, including historic house museums, historic sites, historical societies, art museums, children’s museums, science centers, special-interest museums, natural history museums, university museums, arboretums/botanical gardens, and zoos.

The list of museums includes more than 120 options across the state, such as:

• 4-H Education Center at Auerfarm, Bloomfield
• American Clock & Watch Museum, Bristol
• Art Museum, University of Saint Joseph, West Hartford
• Avon Historical Society, Avon
• Bristol Historical Society, Bristol
• Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford
• Connecticut Landmarks, Hartford
• Connecticut Science Center, Hartford
• Connecticut Trolley Museum, East Windsor
• Connecticut's Old State House, Hartford
• Farmington Historical Society, Farmington
• Harriet Beecher Stowe Center, Hartford
• Hill-Stead Museum, Farmington
• Historical Society of Glastonbury, Glastonbury
• Imagine Nation, Bristol
• Lutz Children's Museum, Manchester
• Memorial Military Museum, Bristol
• New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain
• New Britain Youth Museum, New Britain
• New England Air Museum, Windsor Locks
• Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society, West Hartford
• Old New-Gate Prison & Copper Mine, East Granby
• Real Art Ways, Hartford
• Simsbury Historical Society, Simsbury
• Stanley-Whitman House, Farmington
• The Barns Museum, Southington
• The Children's Museum, Inc., West Hartford
• The Mark Twain House & Museum, Hartford
• The New England Carousel Museum, Bristol
• Vintage Radio and Communications Museum of Connecticut, Windsor
• Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford
• Webb Deane Stevens Museum, Wethersfield
• Wethersfield Historical Society, Wethersfield
• Windsor Historical Society, Windsor
• Wood Memorial Library & Museum, South Windsor

The full list of participating museums around the state can be found HERE.

Participating museums have the discretion to administer the Connecticut Summer at the Museum program to the best of their ability and according to their needs. Certain restrictions may apply, and capacity may be limited (e.g., limit to one adult per household, block-out dates, exclusions for special events, etc.). Connecticut residents should check each museum’s website to learn of any restrictions before visiting.