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For Online activities and virtual tours

Go to these websites (see below) for online activities during the COVID pandemic

Aldrich Contempory Art Museum

May 1- Virtual Family tour - Aldrich Archive

May 5 - Celebrating Thirty Years at The Aldrich: 

Q&A with Richard Klein, Exhibitions Director

May 7- Virtual story time for Little Ones

May 7 -Virtual Happy Hour Drink & Draw

May 8-Virtual Family tour - Eva LeWitt


Ely Center of Contemporary Art


Fairfield Museum

Florence Griswold Museum

The Glass House

Mattatuck Museum


Palestine Museum U.S.

Informal museum e-tour, Artists talks -interviews, Exhibit video


Slater Memorial Museum


Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art

Audio tours


Yale Center for British Art

Online collections


Lyme Art Association 

Current exhibit: Birds and Bees: A Celebration of Spring


Bruce Museum

Digital weekends with the Bruce

May2:  

https://brucemuseum.org/calendar/event/digital-weekends-with-the-bruce-wild-bees


Lyman Allyn Art Museum

Digital exhibits:

Stories of Resilience: Encountering Racism 

First Impressions: Master Drawings from the Collection

This Just In: Recent Acquisitions at the Lyman Allyn

Digital Docent Videos


Stamford Museum and Nature Center

Discover remote learning

Alphabetical List of Museums by Town

BRIDGEPORT

HOUSATONIC MUSEUM OF ART

FAIRFIELD

FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY ART MUSEUM

FARMINGTON

HILL-STEAD MUSEUM

GREENWICH

THE BRANDT FOUNDATION ART STUDY CENTER

HARTFORD

WADSWORTH ATHENEUM MUSEUM OF ART

MANSFIELD

WILLIAM BENTON MUSEUM OF ART

MYSTIC

MYSTIC MUSEUM OF ART

NEW BRITAIN

NEW BRITAIN MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART

NEW CANAAN

THE PHILIP JOHNSON GLASS HOUSE MUSEUM

NEW HAVEN

NEW HAVEN MUSEUM


ELY CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ART


YALE CENTER FOR BRITISH ART


YALE UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY

NEW LONDON

LYMAN ALLYN ART MUSEUM

OLD LYME

FLORENCE GRISWOLD MUSEUM

RIDGEFIELD

ALDRICH CONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUM

WATERBURY

MATTATUCK MUSEUM

WEST HARTFORD

UNIVERSITY OF ST. JOSEPH ART MUSEUM

WOODBRIDGE

PALESTINE MUSEUM US

INFORMATION AND WEBSITES

BRIDGEPORT

HOUSATONIC MUSEUM OF ART  (Click for website)

900 Lafayette Blvd. Bridgeport, Ct. 06604


The Housatonic Museum of Art (HMA) is home to one of the premier  college art collections in the United States.  Its collection offers  students and the community alike the opportunity to view works that span  the history of art from the ancient to the contemporary.  Unique to the  Housatonic Community College campus, this permanent collection is on  continuous display throughout the 300,000 square foot facility, offering  a rare opportunity for both art enthusiasts and casual observers to  view and interact with the art on a daily basis. 

The Museum, founded by Burt Chernow, Professor Emeritus (1933-1997),  is dedicated to the presentation, preservation and interpretation of  objects of artistic or historic value. The collection provides a basis  for exhibitions and educational programs for faculty, students and the  public; for research and study by scholars, historians and curators, for  special lectures and symposia, and for cultural and educational  enrichment of the academic community and public-at-large. Under the  direction of Robbin Zella, the Museum also presents lectures, programs  and changing exhibitions in the Burt Chernow Galleries, and continues to  be recognized as a major cultural resource for the Greater Bridgeport  area and the region.

The Burt Chernow Galleries are open to the public. Admission is free.  Exhibits change throughout the year. Please call 203-332-5203 for  information.

You can contact the Director of the Housatonic Museum of Art, Robbin Zella, at 203-332-5052,  office LH-B112.

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FAIRFIELD

 FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY ART MUSEUM  (click for website)

1073 North Benson Rd. Fairfield, Ct 06824

203-254-4046


The Fairfield University Art Museum (FUAM) is  a dynamic space for engagement with the visual arts on the campus of  Fairfield University. In its Bellarmine Hall Galleries, FUAM presents  its small but choice permanent collection of European and American  paintings, drawings, prints and photographs, as well as Asian, African  and Pre-Columbian objects. Objects on long-term loan include antiquities  and medieval pieces from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Yale  University Art Museum, the Worcester Art Museum, and the American  Numismatic Society; Asian art on loan from the Columbia University  Collection; and European paintings and objects borrowed from private  collections. FUAM presents special exhibitions showcasing works of art  in all media from a broad swathe of time periods and world cultures,  ancient to contemporary, in both the Bellarmine Hall Galleries, and the  Walsh Gallery in the Quick Center for the Arts. FUAM is an essential  academic and cultural resource that brings original works of art to the  Fairfield University community, and to the residents of Fairfield County  and beyond by partnering with local schools and cultural institutions,  and by serving all audiences through outreach, free admission and free  events.

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FARMINGTON

HILL-STEAD MUSEUM  (click for website)

35 Mountain Rd.  Farmington, Ct 06032


Hill-Stead is the first architectural project of Theodate Pope Riddle  (1867-1946), fourth registered female architect in the country, early  proponent of historic preservation and caretaker of the family art  collection. Designed as a country home for Theodate’s parents, Alfred  and Ada Pope, the 33,000 square foot, 1901 Colonial Revival mansion has  welcomed over 1 million visitors since opening to the public. Hill-Stead  is considered “perhaps the finest Colonial Revival house and museum in  the United States” (National Historic Landmark Report) and houses some  of the most important Impressionist paintings in the world, including  works by Mary Cassatt, Edgar Degas, Édouard Manet, Claude Monet, and  James McNeill Whistler.  A print collection spanning 400 years and  including pieces by Albrecht Dürer, Giovanni Battista Piranesi,  Jean-François Millet and Japanese woodblock artists Hokusai, Hiroshige  and Utamaro rounds out the collection. Established in 1946 as a cultural  resource for the public in perpetuity, the museum is one of the  nation’s few remaining representations of early-20th-century Country  Place Estates.

Each year Hill-Stead Museum utilizes its historic home, landmark art  exhibit, and 152-acre estate to offer over 4,000 tours and an array of  programs in art, architecture, gardens, and natural science.  In keeping  with the Pope family’s tradition of bringing literary, musical, and  educational opportunities to the community, the museum presents  concerts, lectures, workshops, family festivals, and the nationally  acclaimed Sunken Garden Poetry Festival. With its in situ furnishings  and collection, the museum offers a unique glimpse into the lifestyle of  a well-to-do family at the turn of the 20th century and becomes a  well-rounded cultural experience, more than just a day at a museum.


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GREENWICH

THE BRANT FOUNDATION ART STUDY CENTER (click for website)

941 North Street, Greenwich, Ct 06831

203-869-0611

The Brant Foundation has a mission to promote education and  appreciation of contemporary art and design, by making works available  to institutions and individuals for scholarly study and examination.

The Brant Foundation’s loan program, established in 1996, plays a  crucial role in our mission to promote education and appreciation of  contemporary art. The Foundation’s lending program increases public  accessibility to the collection’s paramount pieces – broadening  visibility to contemporary works critical to the history of art and its  scholarship. Each year, the Foundation lends artwork to exhibiting  venues worldwide, proudly supporting artists and art institutions around  the globe. Please contact Allison Brant for more information about our loan program.

Additionally, The Brant Foundation offers a multitude of ongoing  programs and events aimed to enhance and enrich the public’s experience  with contemporary art. These programs are designed to facilitate art  education, foster creative and scholarly development, and provide unique  opportunities for anyone with an interest in contemporary art. 

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HARTFORD

WADSWORTH ATHENEUM MUSEUM OF ART (click for website)

600 Main St., Hartford, Ct 06103


Founded in 1842 with a vision for infusing art into the American  experience, the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art is home to a collection  of nearly 50,000 works of art, spanning 5,000 years and encompassing  European art from antiquity to contemporary as well as American art from  the 1600s through today. The Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art is the  oldest continuously-operating public art museum in the United States,  opening its doors to the public in 1844.

The Wadsworth Atheneum has paved the way for encyclopedic museums  across the country, presenting engaging and groundbreaking exhibitions  that explore every era of art history while consistently being at the  forefront of collecting works by artists such as Caravaggio, Frederic  Church, Joseph Cornell, Salvador Dalí, and Joan Miró. Today, visitors to  the downtown Hartford, Connecticut galleries find captivating and  innovative programs mining the iconic holdings and offering new stories  that illustrate the breadth and quality of the collection.


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MANSFIELD

WILLIAM BENTON MUSEUM OF ART

245 Glenbrook Rd. Storrs, Ct. 06269

860-486-4520

 

The William Benton Museum of Art is Connecticut’s State art museum,  located on the University of Connecticut campus at Storrs. Drawing  largely from its collection of over 6,500 works of art, the Museum  presents exhibitions of art dating from the 15th through the 21st  centuries. The museum also creates special exhibitions drawn from  outside sources as well as loaned exhibitions.  Special events include  gallery talks, campus art walks, academic and non-academic discussions,  musical performances, and family programs. 

The William Benton Museum of Art, The University of Connecticut, has  been established for the collection, preservation, research, and  interpretation of works of art. The Museum exists for the University of  Connecticut academic community, for the citizens of the State of  Connecticut, and for the general public to add through its educational  and other programs to the greater understanding and appreciation of art



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MYSTIC

MYSTIC MUSEUM OF ART (click for website)

9 Water St, Mystic, Ct 06355 

860-536-7601

The mission of Mystic Museum of Art is to inspire creativity and  critical dialogue by engaging the regional community in the  understanding, appreciation and practice of visual art.

To fulfill this mission we will:

  • Operate and maintain galleries and studios to support exhibitions and broad based arts education programs.
  • Maintain an art museum and permanent collection of works by important regional artists.
  • Provide an understanding of the role of the arts in the enrichment of community life and cultural heritage.
  • Be dedicated to standards of excellence.

Mystic Museum of Art, a part of the Connecticut art scene for 100  years, is a place where culture, tradition, and the charm of small town  New England converge. Founded in 1913 by a group of prominent artists  rooted in the philosophy of the 19th century French landscape painters,  Mystic Museum of Art today serves as an arts and culture center for  southeastern Connecticut. Key figures in MMoA’s early history include  Charles H. Davis, founder of the Mystic Art Colony, and Henry Ward  Ranger, who founded the art colony at Old Lyme but later moved to Noank  village, one town over from Mystic, and began exhibiting at Mystic  Museum of Art.

To support its mission as an educational, non-profit organization,  open to all, Mystic Museum of Art maintains a historically significant  gallery built in 1931 on Water Street, one block from downtown Mystic.  Located on the west bank of the scenic Mystic River, the air conditioned  gallery operates as an education center for the arts and is the only  public green space in downtown Mystic on the Groton side of Mystic  River. The museum houses four art galleries, state of the art studio  space, classrooms, and an art reference library. The property includes  access to the waterfront and an ample parking facility. In addition, the  gallery, education center, parking lot, and terraces are fully  accessible for disabled patrons.

Mystic Museum of Art’s comprehensive education program offers classes  for both children and adults and provides educational outreach programs  to regional schools including Groton, Stonington, New London and  Norwich. In 2016, the Museum provided on-site and outreach education  programs to about 3,800 area students

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NEW BRITAIN

NEW BRITAIN MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART (click for website)

56 Lexington St. New Britain,Ct 06052

860-229-0257


The NBMAA collection represents the major artists and movements of  American art. Today it numbers about 8,274 paintings, works on paper,  sculptures, and photographs, including the Sanford B.D. Low Illustration  Collection, which features important works by illustrators such as  Norman Rockwell, Howard Pyle, and Maxfield Parrish.

Among collection highlights are colonial and federal portraits, with  examples by John Smibert, John Trumbull, John Singleton Copley, Gilbert  Stuart, and the Peale family. The Hudson River School features  landscapes by Thomas Cole, Asher B. Durand, Martin Johnson Heade, John  Kensett, Albert Bierstadt, and Frederic Church. Still life painters  range from Raphaelle Peale, Severin Roesen, William Harnett, John Peto,  John Haberle, and John La Farge. American genre painting is represented  by John Quidor, William Sidney Mount, and Lilly Martin Spencer.  Post-Civil War examples include works by Winslow Homer, Thomas Eakins,  John Singer Sargent, George de Forest Brush, and William Paxton, and 19  plasters and bronzes by Solon Borglum. American Impressionists include  Mary Cassatt, Theodore Robinson, John Henry Twachtman, J. Alden Weir,  Willard Metcalf, and Childe Hassam, the last represented by eleven oils.  Later Impressionist paintings include those by Ernest Lawson, Frederck  Frieseke, Louis Ritman, Robert Miller, and Maurice Prendergast.

Other strengths of the twentieth-century collection include: sixty  works by members of the Ash Can School; significant representation by  early modernists such as Alfred Maurer, Marsden Hartley, John Marin,  Georgia O’Keeffe, and Max Weber; important examples by the Precisionists  Charles Demuth, Charles Sheeler, Preston Dickinson, and Ralston  Crawford; a broad spectrum of work by the Social Realists Ben Shahn,  Romare Bearden, Jacob Lawrence, and Jack Levine; and ambitious examples  of Regionalist painting by Grant Wood, John Steuart Curry, and Thomas  Hart Benton, notably the latter’s celebrated five-panel mural, The Arts of Life in America (1932).

Works by the American Abstract Artist group (Stuart Davis, Ilya  Bolotowsky, Esphyr Slobodkina, Balcomb Greene, and Milton Avery) give  twentieth-century abstraction its place in the collection, as do later  examples of Surrealism by artists Kay Sage and George Tooker; Abstract  Expressionism (Lee Krasner, Giorgio Cavallon, Morris Graves, Robert  Motherwell, Sam Francis, Cleve Gray), Pop and Op art (Andy Warhol, Larry  Rivers, Robert Indiana, Tom Wesselman, Jim Dine), Conceptual (Christo,  Sol LeWitt), and Photo-Realism (Robert Cottingham). Examples of  twentieth-century sculpture include Harriet Frishmuth, Paul Manship,  Isamu Noguchi, George Segal, and Stephen DeStaebler. We continue to  acquire contemporary works by notable artists, in order to best  represent the dynamic.

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NEW HAVEN

YALE UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY  (click for website)

1111 Chapel St., New Haven, Ct


The mission of the Yale University Art Gallery is to encourage  appreciation and understanding of art and its role in society through  direct engagement with original works of art. The Gallery stimulates  active learning about art and the creative process through research,  teaching, and dialogue among communities of Yale students, faculty,  artists, scholars, alumni, and the wider public. The Gallery organizes  exhibitions and educational programs to offer enjoyment and encourage  inquiry, while building and maintaining its collections in trust for  future generations.

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NEW CANAAN

PHILIP JOHNSON GLASS HOUSE (click for website)

199 Elm St. New Canaan Ct 06840

203-594-9888

The Philip Johnson Glass House, built between 1949 and  1995 by architect Philip Johnson, is a National Trust Historic Site  located in New Canaan, Connecticut. The pastoral 49-acre landscape  comprises fourteen structures, including the Glass House (1949), and  features a permanent collection of 20th-century painting and sculpture,  along with temporary exhibitions. Tours of the site are available in May  through November and advance reservations are recommended.

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NEW LONDON

LYMAN ALLYN ART MUSEUM  Click for website)

625 William St., New London, Ct 06320

860-443-2545

The Lyman Allyn Art Museum welcomes visitors from New London,  Southeastern Connecticut and from all over the world. Established by a  gift from Harriet Allyn in memory of her seafaring father, the museum  opened the doors of its beautiful neo-classical building in 1932. Today  it houses a fascinating collection of over 17,000 objects from ancient  times to the present; artworks from Africa, Asia, the Americas, and  Europe, with particularly strong collections of American paintings,  decorative arts, and Victorian toys and doll houses.

Complementing the eye-opening American Perspectives galleries, which display works drawn from the permanent collection, and the recently installed Louis Comfort Tiffany in New London exhibition, which  explores the rich and varied work of artist, craftsman, and designer,  Louis Comfort Tiffany, the Lyman Allyn presents a number of changing  exhibitions each year. These special shows highlight creativity in its  fullest definition – encouraging visitors to experience the pleasures of  art through many lenses of discovery, history, social, and cultural  phenomenon with focus on the character and strengths of Southeastern  Connecticut. Throughout each year, the Lyman Allyn Art Museum offers  special programming including exhibition openings, lectures, educational  opportunities, and musical events for families and the general public.

The Lyman Allyn Art Museum is particularly proud of its commitment to  provide art education and cultural enrichment to the youth of our  region, with approximately 4,000 school children visiting the Museum  each year. The Lyman Allyn collaborates with New London and southeastern  Connecticut school systems to design art programs based on specific  curriculum needs for students in grades pre-K through 12. The Lyman  Allyn’s educational services also include special vacation and summer  day camp programs for area children.

With reduced school budgets impacting the opportunity for children to  participate in art education programs, the Lyman Allyn Art Museum  underwrites the cost of field trip transportation, admission, and  hands-on art projects through our “Yellow Bus Fund,” the result of years  of support from generous donors and sponsoring organizations. Full  subsidies are available for New London schools, and partial subsidies  are available for other school districts. The Lyman Allyn is committed  to providing its education program to all children, regardless of their  particular circumstances, so they can enjoy the rich resources of the  museum, experience cultural activities in their many dimensions, and  develop an appreciation for the visual arts.

NORWICH

SLATER MEMORIAL MUSEUM AND CONVERSE ART GALLERY (click for website)

108 Crescent St. Norwich Ct 06360

860-425-5563

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. Over the course of more than a century, the museum has remained true to  its mission as an educational resource for the Academy and the  community. Successors continued to enlarge and improve the  collections through purchases and donations. Its space was expanded in  1906 through a gift from Charles A. Converse for the addition of a new  building with a large, airy gallery, making changing exhibits more  feasible. The Slater Memorial Museum’s relationship with the Norwich Art  School has, over the years, maximized the Norwich Free Academy’s  ability to train young artists for professional study, while  contributing to the cultural life of the greater community

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NEW HAVEN

YALE CENTER FOR BRITISH ART (click for website)
1080 Chapel St., New Haven, Ct
203-432-2800
 

Collections

The Center’s collections include more than 2,000 paintings, 250  sculptures, 20,000 drawings and watercolors, 40,000 prints, and 35,000  rare books and manuscripts. More than 40,000 volumes supporting research  in British art and related fields are available in the Center’s  Reference library. Works on view include masterpieces by Joshua  Reynolds, George Stubbs, Thomas Gainsborough, J. M. W. Turner, and John  Constable, as well as major artists from Europe and America who lived  and worked in Britain.

Programs and Resources

The Center offers a year-round schedule of exhibitions and programs. Academic resources include the Reference Library and Archives, conservation laboratories, a Study Room for examining works on paper as well as rare books and manuscripts from the collection, and an online catalogue of the collections. An affiliated institution in London, the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art (link is external),  awards grants and fellowships, publishes academic titles, and sponsors  Yale’s first credit-granting undergraduate study abroad program, Yale in London.

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OLD LYME

FLORENCE GRISWOLD MUSEUM (click for website)
96 Lyme St. Old Lyme,Ct 06371
860-434-5542
Situated along the picturesque Lieutenant River in Old Lyme,  Connecticut, the Florence Griswold Museum embodies the artistic spirit  of its legacy as the home of the Lyme Art Colony. From the impressive Georgian architecture of the home of namesake Florence Griswold, to the light-filled and modern spaces of the Krieble Gallery, to the rolling landscape of our 13-acre site, the Florence Griswold is a truly special place  that is privileged to serve as the home of American Impressionism.
As an institution that embraces its future as much as its past, this  website is one of a variety of platforms we embrace to reach our many  audiences. I encourage you to use this resource to learn more about our  unrivaled permanent collection, thought-provoking temporary exhibitions, and our online projects, such as SEE/change, History Blog, and our online-exclusive exhibitions. Valuable information about our wide array of educational programs, upcoming events, the history of the site and how to best enjoy your visit to the Museum (including lunch at Café Flo!) is also readily available.


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RIDGEFIELD

ALDRICH CONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUM
258 Main St. Ridgefiled, Ct 06877
203-438-4519

Founded by Larry Aldrich in 1964, The  Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum is dedicated to fostering the work of  innovative artists whose interpretations of the world around us serve as  a platform to encourage creative thinking. The Aldrich is one of the  few independent, non-collecting contemporary art museums in the United  States and the only museum in Connecticut devoted to contemporary art,  and engages its diverse audiences with thought-provoking,  interdisciplinary exhibitions and programs.
The Museum’s education and public programs are designed  to connect visitors of all ages to contemporary art through innovative  learning approaches in hands-on workshops, tours, and presentations led  by artists, curators, Museum educators, and experts in related fields.  Area schools are served by curriculum-aligned on-site and in-school  programs, as well as teachers’ professional development training.



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WATERBURY

MATTATUCK MUSEUM  (click for website)
63 Prospect St. Waterbury, Ct 06702
203-753-0381
The Mattatuck Museum is an art and regional history museum on the  Green in downtown Waterbury, starting out as a historical society in  1877. The Museum opened its first display hall in 1912 and has been  exhibiting art ever since. The museum collects and exhibits American art  and cultural history – with a focus on the history of the Naugatuck  Valley and the artists of Connecticut.
We use our history collections to tell the stories of our community  and partner with neighborhood associations, ethnic organizations and  manufacturing groups. Our art galleries display the work of American  masters associated with our state and include Anni Albers, Alexander  Calder and Frederic Church. The Mattatuck also presents more than 25  changing exhibitions every year featuring significant artist of the past  as well as today’s contemporary artists. The Museum is also home to a  button gallery displaying 10,000 miniature works of art collected from  around the globe and donated to the Museum in 1999 by the Waterbury  Companies (formerly Waterbury Button Company).


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WEST HARTFORD

UNIVERSITY OF ST. JOSEPH ART MUSEUM (click for website)
1678 Asylym Ave.
860-231-5399
With more than 2,100 works of art, six exhibition galleries, changing  installations, a print study room and a variety of programs for the  University and the public, the Art Museum provides countless  opportunities for the study and enjoyment of art.

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WOODBRIDGE

PALESTINE MUSEUM US  (click for website)
1764 Litchfield Turnpike

Woodbridge, Ct 06525

Palestine Museum US was founded by Palestinian American businessman  Faisal Saleh who, after over 40 years of entrepreneurial work, is  turning his attention to managing the most ambitious Palestinian media  project in the United States. Located in Woodbridge, Connecticut, USA,  the museum opened its doors on April 22, 2018.

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