Member Since 2004
Our Mission: The Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center will strengthen Pequot Culture to honor and serve our Tribal family and friends. Tribally owned and operated since it opened on Aug. 11, 1998, the Museum brings to life the story of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation. It serves as a major resource on the histories and cultures of Native Americans in the northeast and on the region's rich natural history. The Museum is a 308,000-square-foot complex, consisting of permanent exhibits, the Mashantucket Gallery (a gallery for temporary exhibits), classrooms, a 320-seat auditorium, a restaurant, a museum shop and administrative offices. The Research Center houses collections, archives, and archaeology and conservation laboratories where ongoing work from the field is evaluated and studied. Multi-sensory dioramas and exhibits introduce visitors to the history of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and the natural and cultural history of the eastern woodlands. Films and videos, interactive programs, archival materials, ethnographic and archaeological collections, commissioned art, and traditional crafts by Native artisans are featured in the exhibits. The building is designed to interact with its surrounding environment while maintaining the ecological integrity of the area. It embraces the tree line and is nestled into the landscape; two of the five levels of the facility are below ground. The 185-foot stone-and-glass tower provides visitors with sweeping views of the swamp and region. The large, circular, glass-and-steel Gathering Space serves as an arrival and event area. TAKE A VIRTUAL TOUR HERE Weddings at the Pequot Museum Events at Pequot Musuem... the Most Spectacular Space for Meetings and Events in New England!
Member Since 2022
Niantic Children's Museum is an interactive, hands-on, educational place for children to try on new roles, let their imaginations soar, and feel safe while exploring the world around them. With 5,000 square feet all on one floor, an outdoor playspace, nearly all is wheelchair accessible.
We engage, encourage, and challenge children from 9 months to 9 years. Explore the Discovery Room and science-based activities. Visit the imaginative play side where you can pilot a fishing boat, take on the role of an architect with our giant foam blocks, visit the Global Café & Bazaar, and ride in a Fire Engine! Don't miss the newly revamped Toddler Land which welcomes our youngest visitors.
Our outdoor area delights youngsters with a real treehouse, whale drum, climbing wall, kid-sized zipline, performing stage, and water play!
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Member Since 2021
Member Since 2016
Located on the campus of Norwich Free Academy, the Slater Museum awakens visitors to the richness and diversity of the human experience through art and history. For more than one hundred years, the Museum has displayed and interpreted the best examples of fine and decorative art, representing a broad range of world cultures of the Americas, Asia, Europe and Africa. The Slater Memorial Museum is eager to make group visits enjoyable and enlightening with our tour-on-your-own options as well as guided tours by trained volunteer interpreters or staff. We can also offer a brief orientation tour followed by a self-guided visit. An on-campus caterer makes it possible for us to provide breakfast, brunch, snacks or lunch on site for your group. If you have any additional questions call (860) 425-5563 or email to museum@nfaschool.org.
Member Since 2015
Norwich Free Academy, incorporated 1854, is the only remaining privately governed, independently endowed academy in the state of Connecticut. Blending the very best of private and public education, NFA offers students a truly unparalleled four year student experience. NFA serves nine partner communities: Bozrah, Brooklyn, Canterbury, Franklin, Lisbon, Norwich, Preston, Sprague, and Voluntown. As a school of choice, NFA accepts students who choose to attend, and by agreement, their sending communities fund tuition. NFA also accepts private tuition students, including international students, attracted to the Academy’s outstanding opportunities and choices, welcoming community, and distinctive campus, Committed from the beginning to a culturally diverse and inclusive community, Norwich Free Academy reflects the diversity of our region and nation -- geographically, economically, linguistically, and racially. Students experience the richness of global learning and see the world from a variety of perspectives. Norwich Free Academy draws strength from independence and balances a commitment to excellence with appreciation of and care for each student. NFA’s independence safeguards traditions and fosters innovative responses to ever-changing student needs. The Academy's opportunities and choices offer students more options than any other school in the region to engage their intellect, develop their passion, refine their interests and prepare for the world beyond the wrought iron perimeters of campus The measure of Norwich Free Academy’s success and of the transformative power of the NFA four year experience can be found in our loyal alumni, trustees and volunteer leaders and their generous financial support and active participation.
Member Since 2005