New Haven County

Museums, Exhibits & Music

The Amistad  (at Long Wharf, New Haven) The Amistad is normally located at Long Wharf and may be boarded for free in the afternoon.

Ansonia Nature Center - Includes a small nature center with exhibits, a large playground, and lots of hiking trails.   The Center offers classes and programs year-round; see their online calendar of events.

Audubon Coastal Center - (Milford Pt) Includes a small center for kids with sea tank (crabs & fish), a computer with learning CD-ROM, and exhibits about the Housatonic River watershed.   Great views of the salt marsh on one side and the Sound on the other side, and you can walk along the shore picking up shells.

Eli Whitney Museum - Hamden

Falk/Great Harbor Gallery of Fine Art - Madison - offers original paintings, sculptures, limited edition prints, and vintage posters. Artists include Chagall, Miro, Picasso, and Rembrandt.

Mattatuck Museum - Waterbury - houses a performing arts center, an art studio classroom, and a research library.

New Haven Symphony Orchestra

Oakdale Theater - Wallingford - home to touring shows and performers.

Peabody Museum of Natural History - Great exhibits of dinosaurs, animals, rocks and more.  They also have a page listing upcoming classes and events, such as "Identification Day" - Bring just about anything to the museum and they will try to identify it.

Railroad Museum of New England - Waterbury - offers a ride along the scenic Naugatuck River and displays railroad equipment.

Schooner Sound Learning.  - (New Haven) Operates the Quinnipiac, a 91-foot research sailing vessel, and offers classes and also an alternative high school.  Long Wharf.

ShorelineArt Studio and Gallery - Branford - fine art, sculpture, and photography by local and regional artists.

Shubert Performing Arts Center - offers a schedule of Broadway musical theater, opera, dance, cabaret and family entertainment.

Timex Watch and Clock Museum - Waterbury

Yale University Art Gallery

Theatre

Long Wharf Theater - producing fresh revivals of classics and modern plays, rediscoveries of neglected works, and world and American premieres.

TheatreMania Productions, Inc. - provides current show information, coming attractions, and production history.

Yale Repertory Theatre - professional performance company of the Yale School of Drama, presenting new and classic plays.

Purple Crayon of Yale - Yale's oldest improvisational comedy group.

Renaissance Theater Company - Branford - a repertory theater company comprised of professional actors in New England.

Yale Children's Theater

Yale Repertory Theatre

Education

ACES (Area Cooperative Educational Services) Albertus Magnus College
Gateway Community-Technical College
Hopkins School
Quinnipiac University
Southern Connecticut State University
University of New Haven
Yale University

Libraries

Albertus Magnus College Library
Ansonia Public Library
Derby Public Library
James Blackstone Memorial Library - Branford
Naugatuck (Whittemore) Library
New Haven Free Public Library
Orange Public Library (Case)
Oxford Public Library
Seymour Public Libary
Woodbridge Town Library
Yale Medical Library
Yale University Libraries

Other

Astronomical Society of New Haven - scientific and educational organization which fosters continuing interest in amateur astronomy.

Fairfield County

Museums, Exhibits and Music

Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art - Ridgefield - dedicated exclusively to the exhibition and promotion of contemporary art and living artists.

Audubon Birdcraft Museum - Fairfield

Audubon Center - Fairfield

Barnum Museum - Bridgeport - enter the big top, see a side show exhibition, and learn about the cast of characters from the past.

Beardsley Zoo - Bridgeport

Bruce Museum of Arts and Sciences - Greenwich

Danbury Railway Museum - Danbury - preserving and displaying railway history of Danbury, New England, and New York area, restored 1903 station building, restored rolling stock, and railway yard.

Discovery Museum - Bridgeport - offering a planetarium, hands-on exhibits, and fine art galleries.

Kellogg Environmental Center  - Derby

The Maritime Aquarium - Norwalk

New Canaan Historical Society - New Canaan - a place where people of all ages are invited to see, explore, and begin to understand the history of Connecticut and America

New Canaan Nature Center - New Canaan - environmental education center and sanctuary dedicated to helping people of all ages better understand, appreciate, and care for the world of nature.

Silvermine Guild Art Center - New Canaan - includes information on current exhibitions, Silvermine School of Art, membership, and upcoming events.

Stamford Historical Society and Museum - Stamford

Stamford Museum & Nature Center - Stamford - art, a farm stocked with animals, a spectacular playground, and more.

Stepping Stones Museum for Children - Norwalk - interactive learning center for children ages one to ten, under development and construction in Mathews Park.

Weir Farm National Park: - Ridgefield

Theatre

Shakespeare on the Sound - Norwalk - annual outdoor theater festival of Fairfield County, Connecticut, bringing great dramatic works to a broad audience.

Sherman Playhouse, The - Sherman - non-profit community theater.

Stamford Theatre Works - Stamford - a resident professional theater with adult and children's productions, and a school for the performing arts.

Stamford Center for the Arts - Stamford - presenting live theatre, concerts, comedy and dance entertainment

Westport Country Playhouse - Westport - information on shows, tickets, and children's programming.

Libraries

Bridgeport Public Library
Danbury Public Library
Ferguson Library - Stamford
Greenwich Library 
Fairfield Public Library
Monroe Library
Newtown Library
Norwalk Library
Plumb Memorial Libary - Shelton
Rowayton Library - South Norwalk
Stratford Library Association
Trumbull Library
Westport Public Library

Other

Boothe Memorial Astronomical Society (Stratford) - Observatory is open to nonmembers during their meetings or by arrangement.

Shelton Community Center - Offers classes open to non-residents.

Silverman's Farm - Easton

Soundwaters -