Where the Past is Always Present!
43 Main Street, Danbury, CT 06810
Phone: (203) 743-5200
E-Mail: info@danburymuseum.org
Office hours: Tuesday through Friday 8am to 3pm
Tours of our historic buildings Saturdays from 10am to 4pm
Research visits are by appointment only.
Upcoming Events
April 26-June 1
School Days at the Museum
On specific dates from April through June, students from Danbury Public Schools, grades 3 and 5 will be visiting the museum to learn about Danbury’s history and life in colonial times. To see the schedule, click here. A special thank you to Union Savings Bank for sponsoring this program!
May 12
LOCALLY GROWN AUTHORS & ARTISTS SERIES
Irish tunes in the spirit of a traditional seisun performed by Bill Devlin & Friends! Music starts at 2pm. You’ll even hear some tunes played during Danbury’s 1806 Independence Day celebrations! This event is FREE & open to the public. Sponsored by Savings Bank of Danbury.
June 2
LOCALLY GROWN AUTHORS & ARTISTS SERIES
2pm: History Press author and CT resident Christopher Pagliuco will be on hand to discuss his latest release:
'The Great Escape of Edward Whalley & William Goffe: Smuggled Through Connecticut” Pagliuco reveals the all-but-forgotten stories of these Connecticut heroes. This event is FREE & open to the public. Sponsored by Savings Bank of Danbury.
June 9
10am: Join us for the Grand Opening of our new exhibit: “Covering all the Bases; a Pictorial History of Baseball in Danbury.”
The exhibit will run from June 9-October 26.
1pm: 1886 Vintage Baseball Game
at Westerners Field in Rogers Park. Come and see The Newtown Sandy Hooks vs. The Westfield Wheelman play an authentic baseball game of of yesterday in full vintage garb & following all the rules of the game from 1886!
6:30pm: It’s ‘Danbury Museum Night’ at Rogers Park hosted by The Danbury Westerners. Come down to the game and celebrate your hometown museum while cheering for the home team!
June 9
The Danbury Museum is pleased to be part of GREATER DANBURY OPEN HOUSE DAY all day long!
Visit the area’s best cultural attractions as part of CT Open House Day; a one day statewide event. Local galleries, museums and art centers are offering a wide range of family friendly activities. Stop by the museum and pick up a brochure to find out what’s happening!
June 22-23
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Spring Tag Sale Fundraiser
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Fri. 6/22 from 8am to 3pm
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Sat. 6/23 from 10am to 3pm
Are you spring cleaning and clearing out closets, attics & basements? Now through June 21, donate your gently used items to the museum for another tag sale fundraiser. Thanks for your support!
Dear Friends,
April marks a milestone for your hometown museum, a landmark institution, founded to celebrate the history, art and culture of our city.
As the museum celebrates its 70th year of service, we are calling on the Danbury community with a special challenge. “The Friends of the Danbury Museum & Historical Society Authority” are launching a 70/70/70 Membership Drive. Their goal:
70 New Members in 70 Days for 70 Years of Service!
Seventy years ago, efforts to save a historic structure from demolition, located at 43 Main Street, culminated in the dedication of the ‘Danbury Historical Museum & Arts Center’ on April 6, 1942.
In a letter, published in the Danbury Newstimes, Aaron C. Coburn, headmaster of The Wooster School, wrote: “This homestead can ever be a reminder of the quality of our fathers lives. This building, was built to remind us that ‘what is excellent is permanent.”
Please consider becoming a member of ‘The Friends’ today and help us to reach our membership goal. Celebrate Danbury history and this milestone so that we can remain a place ‘Where The Past is Always Present.’
And, if you are currently a member....thanks for your continued support!
Sincerely,
Brigid Guertin
Executive Director
March 30, 2012
School Days at the Danbury Museum!
Danbury Public School Third and Fifth Grade students are learning about life in Colonial Days thanks to a very generous programming and transportation grant from
Union Savings Bank.
BE A PART OF OUR 70TH
ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
‘The Friends of the Danbury Museum & Historical Society Authority’
are seeking
70 new members in 70 days
for 70 years of service
to the Danbury community!
Our 70/70/70 Membership Drive is counting down!
Join today by mail or click on the Donate button to pay online!
Students from Great Plain learn about life as a colonial soldier. Click here to see more photos!
Danbury Museum & Historical Society
43 Main Street
Danbury, CT 06810
Phone: (203) 743-5200
Revised May 12, 2012
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