Celebrating Art, History, and Nature

Painter, printmaker, and educator Nancy Friese (b. 1948) immerses viewers in landscapes that percolate with texture and color. Working outdoors, often on large canvases or sheets of watercolor paper, she relies on keen observation and the ability to register the vitality and evanescence of nature through abundant detail and exhilarating hues.

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Inspired by the Museum’s extensive collection of animal paintings by Lyme Art Colony (1900–1937) artists, this exhibition explores the subject of cows as compelling subject matter through approximately 30 artworks ranging from the mid-19th century to the present.

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To increase access to the Museum’s wonderful artworks, the Niblack Gallery in our Robert and Nancy Krieble Gallery will be dedicated to a long-term installation of selections from the permanent collection. Many of our most loved treasures will be on view and changed out throughout the year.

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Our friends “herd” our call.

THANK YOU to the community members who created a beautiful herd of cows for the Museum’s grounds during the summer exhibition Cow Tales. Come see them today!

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The Museum offers fun and enriching summer camps for all ages, kindergarten all the way through adult day camps!

Don't miss out on these memory-making experiences.

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Miss Florence's Historic Gardens are a jewel of the property – and worthy of a visit just by themselves!

Free and open to the public during Museum hours.

The Museum’s artistic staff is available for educational activities presented at your location.

Programs are available to book for schools, adult education programs, senior centers, libraries, and any group that wants an art-making experience. We can even cater a special program to your exact needs!

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Old Lyme's celebration of all things summer returns! Join us for the free Friday evening concert on the banks of the Lieutenant River, and on Saturday for a day of family friendly fun with food trucks, a community dog show, local art vendors, our annual FloGris Shop sale, and more.

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A group visit to the Museum is a wonderful day out for all ages. School field trips, Adult and child group tours, self-guided or docent guided – we do it all!

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The paintings and sculptures in this exhibition are by artists who lived and worked in Connecticut from the late Colonial period to the early 20th century.

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During the first summers of the Lyme art colony the artists began to paint scenes on the door panels of the boardinghouse.

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One of the most celebrated works of art at the Florence Griswold Museum is the frieze-like painting titled The Fox Chase (1905) created by Henry Rankin Poore.

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Begin your visit at the Krieble Gallery.

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The Late Georgian mansion was transformed from a wealthy sea captain’s home into a boardinghouse for some of the most noted names in American Impressionism.

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The Museum’s grounds invite exploration.

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