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Children Visit Free At Connecticut Museums

From now through Monday, Sept. 4, Connecticut children age 18 and under, if they are with one accompanying Connecticut resident adult, can visit participating museums free of charge through the Connecticut Summer at the Museum program. Visitors should check each museum’s website for specific program details and ticket availability before visiting. Proof of residency may be required. Check each museum for online advance ticketing and reservations, as they may be required. This program is geared towards families exploring together, not large camp groups.

Connecticut Summer at the Museum is made possible through an investment from the federal COVID-19 recovery funding Connecticut is receiving from the American Rescue Plan Act. The program is administered by the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development’s Office of the Arts in partnership with Connecticut Humanities.

Additional details including a listing of museums by county are available on the Connecticut Tourism Office website, www.ctvisit.com/articles/connecticut-summer-museum-2023-free-admission-kids.

Participating museums in New Haven county include Common Ground, New Haven; Guilford Keeping Society, Guilford; Harrison House Museum, Barn & Gardens, Branford; Henry Whitfield State Museum, Guilford; New Haven Museum, New Haven; Stony Creek Museum, Branford; The Dudley Farm Museum, Guilford; The Hyland House Museum, Guilford; and The Shore Line Trolley Museum, East Haven. In Middlesex county: Connecticut River Museum, Essex; Essex Historical Society, Essex; Essex Steam Train & Riverboat, Essex; andThe Katharine Hepburn Museum, Old Saybrook. In New London county: the Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center, Stonington; the Florence Griswold Museum, Old Lyme; the Lyman Allyn Art Museum, New London; the Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center, Mashantucket; the Mystic Aquarium, Mystic; the Mystic Museum of Art, Mystic; the Mystic Seaport Museum, Mystic; the New London Maritime Society at Custom House Maritime Museum, New London; and the Submarine Force Library & Museum, Groton.