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Florence Griswold Museum, Old Lyme, CT
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Florence Griswold Museum

Florence Griswold Museum is a museum in Old Lyme, CT, part of the Mystic & the Connecticut Shore guide. Cost: under $25.

96 Lyme Street · Old Lyme, CT

Why you should go…

The Florence Griswold Museum in Old Lyme, Connecticut occupies the former boardinghouse of art patron Florence Griswold, which became home to the Lyme Art Colony of American Impressionist painters in the early 1900s. The museum houses American art collections, historic gardens, and the restored Griswold House. It is open Tuesday through Sunday.

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