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Mission

Southington’s Barnes Museum is a historic house museum and center for the study of 19th-century material culture and the decorative arts whose mission is to preserve and promote the Bradley/Barnes Homestead, its unique collections and archives, and its gardens and grounds in ways that educate and engage current and future generations.

Vision

​The Barnes Museum will educate, entertain and inspire a diverse audience, by maintaining and providing access to the Bradley Barnes Homestead and is contents in keeping with the explicit wishes of benefactor Bradley Barnes. The Museum will encourage people to explore Southington’s history through its collection of artifacts and documents.

Previous Annual Reports

2019-2020 Annual Report
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2020-2021 Annual Report
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Visit Us

Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays from 1pm - 5pm
Or by Appointment.
​Last tour begins one hour prior to close. 
​​General Admission - $8
Seniors - $6
Students - $4
Members & Children under 5 - FREE

The Barnes Museum 
85 North Main Street 
Southington, CT 06489 
​(860) 628-5426 

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  • Home
  • Plan Your Visit
    • Current Exhibitions
    • Hours & Admission
    • Directions
  • Homestead
    • Research >
      • Pressed Glass Goblets
      • Civil War Diaries
      • Civil War Letters
      • Books
    • The Family
  • Events
    • Calendar
    • Taste of Southington
    • Movie Night on the Lawn
    • Teas
    • Halloween Birthday Bash
  • Rentals & Weddings
    • Plan Your Event
  • History Blog
  • Support
    • Volunteer Opportunities
    • Outreach
    • Library Passes
    • Shop
  • About
    • Who We Are
    • Our Team
    • Community Partners >
      • Southington Public Library
  • Friends of the Barnes