BARNUM MUSEUM

The Barnum Museum is open from 11am to 3pm on Thursdays and Fridays. However, it is a unique and never-before-seen exhibition entitled "Recovery in Action!" When you come to the Museum, you must go around the back side of the historic, iconic building and enter through the modern gallery space attached to the People's United Bank. Here you will see all the artifacts that once were on display in an open format we like to call visible storage. Expert docents are available to give you a tour through the collect which is largely free of interpretive text and organized by function and format instead of theme. See all of the Wheeler furniture amassed in one corner, the marble statues standing tall in a group, and the sewing machines from Howe and Wheeler&Wilson together. And of course, hear the stories they all hold... Unfortunately, this beautiful historic building commissioned by P.T. Barnum himself is still under construction due to damage sustain by a tornado in June of 2010. When you..

Also known as: The Barnum Museum

Primary location: Bridgeport United States