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We've missed you and are excited to welcome you back!
The Museum is open and with a new exhibition, Fresh Fields: American Impressionist Landscapes.
Admission will be limited and available with 24-hour advance online ticketing only.
In order to protect our visitors and staff we are adhering to state guidelines. You will be asked to follow the requirements listed at the right throughout your visit. There are no exceptions.
Failure to adhere to posted guidelines will result in all party members being asked to leave.
The Museum’s grounds are free and open to the public, but please wear a mask and practice physical distancing to avoid other visitors.
If you need to visit a staff member, you must make an appointment. Our contact information is here.
Before purchasing a ticket, please take a moment to click on the images to the right to learn about the precautions the Museum is taking and what is expected of you to make your visit a safe and enjoyable one.
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2020 Season
July 7 through November 1
Tuesdays through Sunday
11:30am to 2:30pm
Reservations only
(860) 434-5542 x 126
What's On
Online Photography Exhibition
Sanctuary
FloGris ArtReach with Julie
Watch for a new FloGris ArtReach project each week. These hands-on/minds-on activities are designed for all skill levels and to inspire your creative individuality. Most projects can be made with materials you can find around the house.
Check back often to see how other people completed their projects.
Current & Upcoming
Exhibitions
Nothing More American
VIRTUAL tour of current exhibition
With English and Spanish labels and text. “Nothing More American” brings together depictions of Old Lyme’s renowned First Congregational Church by 19th– and early-20th-century painters such as Childe Hassam with photographs by contemporary artist Matthew Leifheit that contemplate the meetinghouse’s evolving symbolism.
Florence Griswold House
VIRTUAL Tour
July 7 through November 1, 2020
Fresh Fields: American Impressionist Landscapes from the Florence Griswold Museum
"Fresh Fields" is a celebration of the Museum’s most beloved landscape paintings created by Impressionist artists who visited Old Lyme. The selection highlights major recent acquisitions, such as "Childe Hassam’s Apple Trees in Bloom, Old Lyme" (1904), and emphasize ongoing research about our landscape.
Current & Upcoming
Seasonal Events
History Blog
Online
Collections
A New England Identity
Hartford Steam Boiler Collection
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.
In Situ
The Painted Panels
During the first summers of the Lyme art colony the artists began to paint scenes on the door panels of the boardinghouse.
Race Into the Past
Fox Chase
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.
Museum
Campus
Krieble Gallery
Begin your visit at the Krieble Gallery.
Florence Griswold House
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.
Gardens and Grounds
The Museum’s grounds invite exploration.