with Jenny Parsons, Associate Curator

Free with Museum Admission; no advance reservation required

Why create art in Connecticut? Join Parsons for a walk through the Museum’s very first Collection Highlights gallery, featuring art made in our state from the early 19th century to the present. Themes on the environment, community, and creative inspiration will be highlighted through permanent collection works.

“From Art Colony to Connecticut Collection: Highlights from the Florence Griswold Museum” opens February 20.

Image: Left: Isaac Sheffield (1807–1845), “Captain John Manwaring of New London.” Oil on canvas, framed 42 7/8 x 36 3/4 in. Florence Griswold Museum, Purchase, 2023.4.1; Right: Isaac Sheffield (1807–1845), “Mrs. Martha Pool Manwaring of New London.” Oil on canvas, framed 42 7/8 x 36 3/4 in. Florence Griswold Museum, Purchase, 2023.4.2