" To
enhance undergraduate learning in the liberal arts by
promoting use of library special collections"
Participating
Institutions
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THE BARNUM MUSEUM
820 Main Street
Bridgeport, CT 06604
Phone:
(203) 331-1104
Fax: (203) 331-0079
E-mail: kmaher@barnum-museum.org,
Web site: http://www.barnum-museum.org/
Contact:
Kathleen Maher, Executive Director and Curator
(203- 331-1104, ext. 101)
Access
hours:
Tuesday through Saturday, 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Sunday, 12:00 Noon - 4:30 PM
Access restrictions:
N/A
Reproduction fees:
N/A Other
provisions:
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Other information:
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Collection
Description: From its opening on February 18, 1893
to present day, The Barnum Museum has been committed to the
preservation and interpretation of Bridgeport's industrial
and social history, as well as being an outstanding educational
resource for students of all ages.
The first floor gallery hosts our newest core exhibit P. T. Barnum: Bethel to
Broadway to Bridgeport. The exhibition guides you through
Barnum's long and multifaceted career. Using numerous artifacts,
the exhibit explores Barnum's life from his humble beginnings
in Bethel, through his American Museum in NY, his family and
political life in Bridgeport, his adopted home, and concluding
with his most famous enterprise, the circus.
The second floor exhibits focus on 19th century culture and industry in Bridgeport,
and explore Barnum's contributions to his adopted home. The
third floor gallery hosts a 1,000 square foot, 3/4"scale model
of a five-ring circus.
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