FOOD DRIVE
2025-12-02, 2025-12-03, 2025-12-04, 2025-12-05, 2025-12-06, 2025-12-07, 2025-12-09, 2025-12-10 and 16 more dates | Florence Griswold Museum, 96 Lyme Street, Old Lyme, CT, 06371
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Gracious Holiday Generosity
November 29–January 4
Visitors are encouraged to bring in a non-perishable food donation for the Shoreline Soup Kitchens and Pantries during the holiday season.
Participants receive $1 off Museum Admission for each member in the party.
Holiday Magic is on view at the Florence Griswold Museum November 29–January 4.

GALLERY TALK: Inside Out: Contexts for American Art
2025-12-10 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York)
with David D.J. Rau, Curator of Visitor Engagement
Included with Museum Admission, no advance reservations required
Join exhibition co-curator Rau for a discussion of the John Rogers section of the current exhibition Inside Out: Contexts for American Art. The talk will feature information about the artist as well as the special loans and the creation of the film with the Lyme Academy of Fine Arts.
Inside Out: Contexts for American Art is on view at the Florence Griswold Museum through January 4, 2026.
Image: John Rogers (1829–1904), The Town Pump, 1862. Painted plaster, 13 ½ x 10 ¾ x 7 ½ in. Florence Griswold Museum, Gift of Hilda Regier & Wayne and Barbara Harms, 2023.18
This exhibition is made possible with the generous support of HSB, Department of Economic and Community Development, Connecticut Office of the Arts, Foundation for Advancement in Conservation, as well as donors to the Exhibition Fund and the Annual Fund.

GALLERY TOUR: Fall Exhibitions: "Inside Out" and "Fall Into Impressionism"
2025-12-14 14:00 - 15:00
with Fred Verillo, Museum Docent
Included with Museum Admission, no advance reservations required
Join Museum Docent Fred Verillo for a guided tour of the current exhibitions Inside Out: Contexts for American Art and Fall Into Impressionism. Tour will include an introduction to the interactive approach to five works of art from the collection as well as an amazing selection of seasonal Impressionist paintings.
Image: Alice Mather (1762–1842), Sampler (Norwich, CT), 1774. Silk on linen with printed chintz border, 13 x ¾ x 11 ½ in. Florence Griswold Museum, Purchase with additional funds provided by Jane Rapport, Barbara and Wayne Harms, Anonymous, Sally and Larry Lawrence, Julie and James Alexandre, The Paul Foundation, Lee and John Pritchard in memory of Paul Holt, Elizabeth Webster, David W. Dangremond, Kay Knight Clarke, Jeb and Dianne Embree in memory of Robert Webster and Paul Holt, John Noyes, Stephen and Susan Bates, Deborah Butler, Jeff and Betsey Cooley, and Elizabeth Frame
Inside Out is made possible with the generous support of HSB, Department of Economic and Community Development, Connecticut Office of the Arts, Foundation for Advancement in Conservation, as well as donors to the Exhibition Fund and the Annual Fund. Fall Into Impressionism is made possible with the generous support of HSB, Department of Economic and Community Development, Connecticut Office of the Arts, as well as donors to the Exhibition Fund and the Annual Fund.
