Florence Griswold Museum

The Florence Griswold Museum exists because of the generosity of the Griswold Family. Florence opened her home to artists in search of a retreat. Her home offered a place where they were able to find inspiration and rejuvenate their spirit. The group of artists that gathered at her home became known as the Lyme Art Colony and the home was known as the center of the Impressionism in America movement. Today, the home is open as a museum in honor of the artists that passed through the colony and in honor of Florence herself. The library offers a place for the public to research the collection of non-circulating materials in the collection. The materials include more than 1,000 volumes covering American Art, as well as books on art history in general, the decorative arts, local history and architecture. The library is also home to the John C. Evans American Art Collection. In addition to the research library, the museum offers adult, children and family programs, programs for schools, a variety of teaching resources, a community outreach program and a travel adventures program. In the travel program, the museum takes it "show on the road," bringing lessons about Florence and the Lyme Art Colony to people across the state of Connecticut.