Florence Griswold Museum. The Florence Griswold Museum is an art museum at 96 Lyme Street in Old Lyme, Connecticut centered on the home of Florence Griswold, which was the center of the Old Lyme Art Colony, the main center of development of American Impressionism.
The museum is noted for its collection of American Impressionist paintings. The house was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1993.
The Museum's Robert and Nancy Krieble Gallery, featuring 9,500 square feet of exhibit space and sweeping views of the Lieutenant River opened in 2002. In 2001, the Museum acquired the corporate collection of the Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company, once the world's largest insurer against equipment breakdown.
The collection included 157 oil paintings, 31 works on paper and 2 works of sculpture, all Connecticut-related. Rebekah Beaulieu became Director of the Museum in February 2018, succeeding Jeff Andersen, who led the museum for 41 years.
Beaulieu holds a bachelor's degree in American studies from George Washington University, a master's in art history and museum studies from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, a master's in arts administration from Columbia University, and a Ph.D. in American and New England studies from Boston University. Collection highlights: Milton Avery, East Hartford Meadow, 1922. Frederic Church, The Charter Oak at Hartford, 1946. Childe Hassam, Summer Evening, 1
The museum is noted for its collection of American Impressionist paintings. The house was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1993.
The Museum's Robert and Nancy Krieble Gallery, featuring 9,500 square feet of exhibit space and sweeping views of the Lieutenant River opened in 2002. In 2001, the Museum acquired the corporate collection of the Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company, once the world's largest insurer against equipment breakdown.
The collection included 157 oil paintings, 31 works on paper and 2 works of sculpture, all Connecticut-related. Rebekah Beaulieu became Director of the Museum in February 2018, succeeding Jeff Andersen, who led the museum for 41 years.
Beaulieu holds a bachelor's degree in American studies from George Washington University, a master's in art history and museum studies from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, a master's in arts administration from Columbia University, and a Ph.D. in American and New England studies from Boston University. Collection highlights: Milton Avery, East Hartford Meadow, 1922. Frederic Church, The Charter Oak at Hartford, 1946. Childe Hassam, Summer Evening, 1
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