Bruce Museum of Arts and Science, Greenwich

Name: Bruce Museum of Arts and Science
Address: 1 Museum Dr, Greenwich, 06830, United States
Telephone: +1 203-869-0376

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The Bruce Museum is a museum in downtown Greenwich, Connecticut with both art and natural history exhibition space. The Bruce's main building sits on a hill in a downtown park, and its tower can be easily seen by drivers passing by on Interstate 95. Permanent exhibits include minerals, area Native American history and culture, changes in the area landscape and environment by human activity, and dioramas of Connecticut woodland wildlife and birds. The museum hosts changing exhibitions of art, photography, natural history, science, history and culture. ()

Established: 1912 (112 years ago)Coordinates: 41°1'7"N, 73°37'12"W

Address

1 Museum DrCentral Greenwich (Indian Harbor)Greenwich 06830 United States

Contact

+1 203-869-0376

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Day trips

Bruce Museum of Arts and Science – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Little Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Greenwich Library, Greenwich Town Hall, St. Roch Church.

1.1 miNW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Little Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Greenwich
29 min walk • The Little Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, now the Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, is a historic church building and congregation at 44 Lake Avenue in Greenwich, Connecticut, United States.
0.9 miNW
Library
Greenwich Library, Greenwich
23 min walk • Greenwich Library is the main library in the Greenwich library system of Greenwich, Connecticut, United States. The Greenwich Library system consists of the Main Library and its Byram Shubert and Cos Cob branches.
0.7 miNW
City hall
Greenwich Town Hall, Greenwich
17 min walk • The Greenwich Senior Center, formerly Greenwich Town Hall, is a historic municipal building at 299 Greenwich Avenue in the business district of Greenwich, Connecticut. USA.
1.1 miW
Church
St. Roch Church, Greenwich
28 min walk • St. Roch is a Roman Catholic church in Greenwich, Connecticut, part of the Diocese of Bridgeport. Although the Parish of St. Roch was formally established in 1938, it had been preceded by a mission church and it for this mission that the church was built.
0.9 miN
Church
St. Mary's Church, Greenwich
24 min walk • St. Mary is a Roman Catholic church in Greenwich, Connecticut, United States, part of the Diocese of Bridgeport.
1 miN
Church
Methodist Episcopal Church, Greenwich
27 min walk • The Methodist Episcopal Church is a historic church and parsonage at 61 East Putnam Avenue in Greenwich, Connecticut. Built in 1868-69 for a Methodist congregation established in 1805, the church is a fine local example of Carpenter Gothic architecture, and the parsonage, built in 1872, is a good example of Italianate architecture.
0.9 miN
Observatories and planetariums
Bowman Observatory, Greenwich
25 min walk • Bowman Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the Greenwich, Connecticut Board of Education. Members of The Astronomical Society of Greenwich staff the observatory under the auspices of the Board's Continuing Education Department.
1.5 miNE
Neighbourhood
Strickland Road Historic District, Greenwich
39 min walk • The Strickland Road Historic District of Greenwich, Connecticut is a 9-acre historic district that was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
1.2 miN
Neighbourhood
Fourth Ward Historic District, Greenwich
31 min walk • The Fourth Ward Historic District encompasses an early urban residential subdivision of Greenwich, Connecticut. Extending north from United States Route 1 along Sherwood Place, Church Street, and adjacent streets, it is one of two subdivisions created before the arrival of the railroad in Greenwich in 1848.
1.2 miN
Neighbourhood
Putnam Hill Historic District, Greenwich
32 min walk • The Putnam Hill Historic District encompasses a former town center of Greenwich, Connecticut. Located on United States Route 1 between Millbank Avenue and Old Church Road, the district includes the churches of two historic congregations, a former tavern, and a collection of fine mid-Victorian residential architecture.
0.4 miS
Social club, Sports club, Sport
Indian Harbor Yacht Club, Greenwich
11 min walk • The Indian Harbor Yacht Club is a U.S. boating organization, based at 710 Steamboat Road in Greenwich, CT, with access to Long Island Sound. The club, founded in 1889 in New York City, is based mainly around personally owned yachts and pleasure boats, but also has a long history of competitive races.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

When is Bruce Museum of Arts and Science open?

Bruce Museum of Arts and Science is open:

Monday closed
Tuesday 10 am - 5 pm
Wednesday 10 am - 5 pm
Thursday 10 am - 5 pm
Friday 10 am - 5 pm
Saturday 10 am - 5 pm
Sunday 10 am - 5 pm

Which popular attractions are close to Bruce Museum of Arts and Science?

Nearby attractions include Greenwich Avenue Historic District, Greenwich (16 min walk), Greenwich Town Hall, Greenwich (17 min walk), Greenwich Library, Greenwich (23 min walk), St. Mary's Church, Greenwich (24 min walk).

How to get to Bruce Museum of Arts and Science by public transport?

The nearest stations to Bruce Museum of Arts and Science:

Train

Greenwich (9 min walk)
Cos Cob (34 min walk)