Connecticut Museum Celebrates 200 Years!

Hartford, CT: Connecticut Museum celebrating 200 years! Renee DiNino spoke with Samantha Skeels, Marketing and Communications Manager from the CT Museum. Just celebrating their 200^th year with plans for another 200! Smantha shared updates on exhibitions, important dates, a children's book and coffee table book! Plus their overall mission and goals and recent rebrand and  emphasis on cultural heritages across the state.

• Fun facts

• Since 1825 - original CT Historical society

• Originally the home of inventor Curtis Veeder

• Museum began as a way to collect/preserve revolutionary war history but has since evolved

Exhibitions department and Education department were newer additions to the museum and now extremely robust! Some of their projects: Cultural sustainability - SNEAP, Civics Education Program, Community History Project!

Visit www.connecticutmuseum.org for more fun!

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