Slater Memorial Museum

The Slater Memorial Museum is currently closed for major renovation until sometime later in 2011. The improvements will feature fresh exhibitions, remodeled galleries, and a modern glass and steel entrance hall allowing universal accessibility. The Museum staff is anxiously waiting the grand re-opening that will be announced in 2011. The current Neo-Romanesque structure was completed in the late 1800's. The Museum is home to a grand collection of American furniture and art exhibits, Native American artifacts, numerous Asian, African and European art displays, in addition to Greek and Roman presentations. The Slater's local collection represents 300 years of Norwich history. The Museum also houses an extensive unique gun collection. The goal of the Slater Museum is to create an awareness and appreciation of the human experience through art and history. The Museum has put on view and interpreted the works of fine and decorative art for over one hundred years. The works represent a wide collection of global cultures from the continents of the Americas, Asia, Europe, and Africa. Slater Museum is part of the Connecticut Art Trail that encompasses fifteen world-class museums and historic sites. The improvements to the Museum will blend the existing structure with major enhancements that will make it the centerpiece of the Connecticut Art Trail.