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Libraries & Research Centers

Museums & Galleries

  • Ballard Institute & Museum of Puppetry
    6 Bourn Place, U-212 • Storrs, CT 06268
    Depot Campus
    860-486-4605
    Enjoy a collection of over 2,000 puppets from the world over. Each exhibition features a different view of the variety of styles and periods in puppetry. more...  map

  • Contemporary Art Galleries
    830 Boton Road, Unit 1099 • Storrs, CT 06269
    University of Connecticut
    860-486-3930
    Changing exhibits of contemporary art, displayed in the Fine Arts building on the campus of the University of Connecticut. Closed major holidays.   map

  • Mansfield Historical Society Museum
    4 mi. SE on SR 175, then 3 mi. SE of jct. US 84 • Storrs, CT 71052
    318-872-1474
    See the site of the climactic battle of the Red River Campaign fought on April 8, 1864.  map

  • William Benton Museum of Art
    245 Glenbrook Road, U-2140 • Storrs, CT 06269
    University of Connecticut Campus
    860-486-4520
    The William Benton Museum of Art houses a permanent collection of more than 5,500 works including paintings, drawings, watercolors, prints, photographs, and sculptures by such well-known artists as Mary Cassatt, Thomas Hart Benton, Fairfield Porter, George Bellows, Rembrandt Peale, Georges Braque, Gustav Klimt, Edward Burne-Jones, Maurice Prendergast and Kiki Smith. The Benton also includes the Evelyn Simon Gilman Gallery, galleries and lecture areas, Café Muse, and the Store. more...  map

Parks, Gardens & Zoos

  • Albert E. Moss Forest
    Routes 195 & 275
    A wildlife and wildflower sanctuary, serving as an outdoor classroom for UConn students and as a nature wonderland for the general public.   map

Science & Technology

  • Archaeology Center & Museum of Natural History
    2019 Hillside Road, Unit 1023 • Storrs, CT 06269
    University of Connecticut Campus
    860-486-4460
    The Museum of Natural History and Connecticut Archaeology Center are home to the University of Connecticut's Anthropological Collections and represents the single largest repository of Connecticut Native American, colonial and industrial artifacts in existence.  more...  map

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