List of museums in Connecticut

This list of museums in Connecticut, is actually two lists: a list in alphabetical order, another by county.

Inclusion in this list is generally for institutions with the name "museum" in the title. Some other institutions not included here are very like museums, and some "museums" here don't fit the typical definition of a place that shows exhibits. The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum, for instance, is a historic mansion in which the "exhibit" is essentially the building itself. For Wikipedia links to institutions similar to museums in Connecticut, consult the "See also" section.

List of museums in alphabetical order by museum name

Fairfield County

Name	Image	Location	Area of study	Summary
The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum	File:Aldrichmainbldg.jpg	Ridgefield	Art	web
Barnum Museum		Bridgeport	Bio
Bruce Museum of Arts and Science		Greenwich	Art
Bush-Holley House		Greenwich	Historic site
Danbury Museum and Historical Society		Danbury	History
Danbury Railway Museum		Danbury	Railway
Discovery Museum and Planetarium		Bridgeport	Science
Housatonic Museum of Art		Bridgeport	Art	web
Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum		Norwalk	Historic site
Norwalk Museum		Norwalk	History	web
Stamford Museum and Nature Center		Stamford	Natural	web
Stepping Stones Museum for Children		Norwalk	Children	web
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Hartford County

Name	Image	Location	Area of study	Summary
American Clock & Watch Museum		Bristol	Commodity	web
Butler-McCook House		Hartford	Historic site	web
Connecticut Trolley Museum		East Windsor	Railway
Hill-Stead Museum		Farmington	Art
Lutz Children's Museum		Manchester	Children	web
New England Air Museum		Windsor Locks	Aviation
New England Carousel Museum		Bristol	Art	web
Wadsworth Atheneum		Hartford	Art
Webb Deane Stevens Museum		Wethersfield	Historic site	web
Witch's Dungeon Classic Movie Museum	File:Phantomoftheopera.jpeg	Bristol	History
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New Haven County

Name	Location	Area of study	Summary
Mattatuck Museum	Waterbury	Art	web
Peabody Museum of Natural History at Yale University	New Haven	Natural
Shore Line Trolley Museum	East Haven	Railway
Yale Center for British Art	New Haven	Art
Yale University Art Gallery	New Haven	Art
Yale University Collection of Musical Instruments	New Haven	Commodity
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New London, County

Name	Location	Area of study	Summary
Children's Museum of Southeastern Connecticut	Niantic	Children	web
Connecticut River Museum	Essex	History	web
Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center	Mashantucket	Cultural	web
Mystic Seaport	Mystic	Maritime
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Middlesex County

Name	Image	Location	Founded	Area of study	Summary
Connecticut River Museum		Essex		History	web
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Tolland County

Name	Location	Area of study	Summary
Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry University of Connecticut	Storrs	Commodity	web
Connecticut State Museum of Natural History University of Connecticut	Storrs	Natural	web
Nathan Hale Homestead	Coventry	Bio	web
New England Civil War Museum	Rockville	Military
Old County Jail and Museum	Tolland	Historic site	web
William Benton Museum of Art at University of Connecticut	Storrs	Art	web
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Windham County

Name	Location	Area of study	Summary
Connecticut Eastern Railroad Museum	Willimantic	Railway	web
New England Center for the Contemporary Arts	Brooklyn	Art	web
Windham Textile and History Museum	Willimantic	History
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