Mission

The Mission of the Barnes Museum is to preserve Southington’s history for future generations through careful preservation of the Bradley Barnes Homestead and the contents of the homestead.

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 collected artifacts and documents of three generations of Bradley Barnes’ family.