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New Britain Youth Museum, contains children's artifacts and exhibits on regional culture. The Polish district or "Little Poland": Located primarily in the vicinity of Broad Street, visitors can find unique amber jewelry, handcrafted items, blown glass, Christmas ornaments, and carved chess sets, as well as eat Polish food.
John Butler Talcott (September 14, 1824 - February 21, 1905) was a New Britain, Connecticut industrialist and philanthropist who founded the New Britain Museum of American Art, [1] the oldest museum dedicated solely to American art. [2] [3]
The City Hall-Monument District encompasses the city hall complex and central municipal park of New Britain, Connecticut.A prominent part of the city's downtown business district, the city hall is an architecturally distinguished former hotel, while the park includes a substantial Beaux Arts Civil War memorial.
The New Britain Museum of American Art is an art museum in New Britain, Connecticut.Founded in 1903, it is the first museum in the country dedicated to American art. [1]A total of 72,000 visits were made to the museum in the year ending June 30, 2009, and another 16,000 visits were made to the museum's satellite gallery at TheatreWorks in Hartford, Connecticut.
Downtown New Britain is located in the south-central portion of the municipal boundaries, on both sides of Connecticut Route 72 and west of Connecticut Route 9, both limited-access roads serving the city. Near its center is City Hall, located in the former Russwin Hotel building on the north side of Central Park, where the city's Soldiers ...
The museum recently opened up a new exhibit for the first time in 10 years. ‘Cornerstone of our community.’ Lexington Children’s Museum unveils new changes
The museum was founded in 1927 as the Children's Museum of Hartford, and was known until 2006 as The Science Center of Connecticut. The Museum is geared towards young children, ages 2–8. It is the fourth oldest of all Children's Museums in the US, serves over 200,000 people each year.
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