Hudson Valley, CT & Beyond Getaways

Bruce Museum

Year-round
Tuesday - Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The experience

With more than a dozen changing exhibitions a year of art and science as well as permanent exhibition galleries geared for the entire family to enjoy, the Bruce Museum lives up to its name as the jewel of Greenwich, Connecticut. There is always something new to see at the Bruce Museum, which is conveniently located near Metro-North's Greenwich Station and a short block from shopping and dining excellence on famous Greenwich Avenue.

Current and upcoming exhibitions:
Masterpieces from the Museum of Cartoon Art (January 26 - April 20, 2019); Buried Treasures of the Silk Road (February 10 - June 9, 2019); Your Place Squared: Community Art Project (March 9 - June 2, 2019); Sharks! (April 20 - October 27, 2019); Pressed for Time: Botanical Collecting (Through March 2, 2019); The Dawn of Modern Medicine: Selections from the Medical Artifact Collection of M. Donald Blaufox (Through April 7, 2019).

Ongoing:
Changes in Our Land This visual display of the environmental and historical development of the local area includes a minerals gallery, wigwam, life-size woodland habitat and a live animal marine tank.

Special event: 35th Annual Outdoor Crafts Festival, Saturday and Sunday, May 18-19, 2019.

Hour-long, docent-led tours, held every Friday at 12:30 p.m. and Tuesday at 1:30 p.m., are free with admission.

Free with admission: Hour-long, docent-led tours, held every Friday at 12:30 p.m. and Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. Family Gallery Tours on Sundays, 11:30 am - 12:15 pm. brucemuseum.org

The deal

• Package price from GCT/Harlem-125th Street: adults, $21.50; seniors, persons with disabilities, individuals receiving Medicare, $16.50; children 5-11, $5; children under 5, free.
• Package price from other stations: check for price from your boarding station.

Purchase your package from any Metro-North ticket office or full-service ticket vending machine (excluding Greenwich Station).

Getting there

Take the New Haven Line to Greenwich Station. Check here for an ITINERARY.