Litchfield History Museum

The Litchfield History Museum invites visitors to explore the evolution of a small New England town. Furniture, historic clothing, household objects and paintings reveal Litchfield's history from its earliest European settlement to the present day. The museum's seven galleries highlight family life and work during the fifty years after the American Revolution, a time when Litchfield was a bustling commercial, political, and educational center. Hands-on areas help visitors discover the town's past.

This exhibit focused on furniture makers working in Litchfield County today and showcased their craft through the display of pieces from their workshops.

This is a small online exhibit showcasing Litchfield's town green. The exhibit includes several etchings and early photographs from the Historical Society's collections that depict the green throughout the town's history. The Litchfield exhibit is part of towngreens.com, a site dedicated to the history of town greens throughout Connecticut.

Other recent exhibits.

There are two ways to learn about the collections online. To read a description, go to Scope of the Collections. To view images, choose Highlights of the Collections.