bruce museum

This little museum is well worth a visit. It is located on a small hill, and there is visitor parking (which was not immediately clear from their web site). The museum has three sections, at least one of which is always devoted to a special exhibition. At the time of my visit, this was a splendid selection of Northern Baroque paintings from a collection in Vienna—quite a surprise to see this in Greenwich, CT. The paintings may not be to everyone's taste, but the exhibition was certainly very fine. In the other rooms there were American Indian artifacts and natural history displays, which included an excellent collection of minerals. The staff was friendly. The museum includes a gift store and a coat room, but no place to eat.

Have gone by it many times when on Rt 95 in Greenwich and finally stopped in to see it. Wish the day was nicer as would have been fun to sit outside and have lunch. Spent about 75 mins inside. Nice collection, albeit limited. Personable staff. If in the area whether living nearby, visiting someone or just have some time when travelling on Rt 95, it's worth a stop. Just off Rt 95 at Exit 3.

This is a gem of a museum easily accessible from Manhattan via railroad from Grand Central to Greenwich Ct and then a five minute walk. They often have exhibits of art that you can't see anywhere else. It is a beautiful town to walk around and have lunch. Pick a nice day and go.

I am usually not impressed by the exhibits at Bruce: too much money spent with little result. But this time the museum has outdone itself: Northern Baroque Splendor. The HOHENBUCHAU COLLECTION from: LIECHTENSTEIN. The Princely Collections, Vienna are currently on exhibit. Mostly Dutch and Flemish 17th Century paintings will keep you spell-bound for a while. Even if you don’t have a car in the city, it’s worth renting one to go to Greenwich, it’s not a long drive and the Bruce is right off I-95 (ex 3). Museum is open 9-5 and closed on Mondays. Admission is free on Tuesdays.

Great museum, great town, lovely restaurants on Greenwich Ave.... fun day...lots of organic, healthy restaurants

An odd but intriguing combination of art history display and natural history section, very conveniently located at exit 3 of I-95, Greenwich, CT. An easy but rewarding pit stop. Has good temporary exhibits. We came for the Mannerist and Baroque paintings in a traveling exhibit from Lichtenstein, which was outstanding, but unexpectedly got sidetracked for a few minutes into the permanent displays on natural history. Highly recommended.

there is always something interesting going on at the museum. Worth a visit and fun for kids. Also there is a great park across the street for little ones

Free admission because the main hall was being prepared for an exhibition.Still, we had a great time viewing Roz Chast's cartoon collection, Extreme Habitats and the permanent exhibits. My kids loved the dinosaur models and the birds, and especially the tank that had live horseshoe crab and other interesting crustaceans and fish.Hope to come back again.

I've been to many art museums but not any that combines art exhibits with those of science and history. An aquarium was there as well with a docent explaining the life of horseshoe crabs. Wonderful display of Andrew Wyeth's art as well as textural art by another artist. Connecticut history and artifacts were well displayed. Welcoming staff was there to answer questions. The only negative was not easily accessed by anyone with handicaps of walking, etc.

I used to come here every summer when I was a kid so I made a point of visiting when I was back in town. The volunteer (or employee?) running the desk was more interested in whoever was on the phone than in us, so we had to wait while she advised them a good restaurant in town, its address, how to spell its name- it was quite a while before she took our entrance fees! There's a little (tiny) bit of everything, which is good or bad depending on what's out. I liked the couple of pictures by Andrew Wyeth but frankly the Asian exhibit left me cold. All of the taxidermed animals were interesting but kind of disturbing, depending on how you view those things. The gift shop is as big as any of the exhibits, which is good or bad depending on your gift shop views. If you have a little time to kill it's worth a visit, or if you know the current exhibits are interesting to you, it's worth it. If you're visiting with kids, definitely visit the all-access playground across the street. Tuesdays are free so that might be a good day to check it out if you're unsure. It's only one floor so it's not a long visit. As area museums go, I much preferred the Bush-Holley House.

Something for everyone! Great sampling of manmade and natural art. The colorful mineral exhibit is worth the visit by itself. Marvelous gift shop.

I grew up going to the Bruce Museum and I have always been a fan of their rocks that glowed under a black-light and hands on Native American exhibit, but my last visit to the Bruce took the cake.It had been over 10 years since my last visit to the Bruce when a friend asked me to come along to see an Impressionist Exhibit before it ended. As a huge Impressionist fan I happily joined her. Right there in our local museum were some of the greats, all whom had painted at the Bush Holley House, including one of my favorite's Childe Hassam. For a small museum they truly make the visit worth your money.There are tons of hands of activities for the children and inner child and the Museum manages to get some incredible exhibits. There are less people to bump into because it is a smaller museum than the similar ones in NY and you get a truly personal experience with the art.

We enjoyed the eclectic mix at this museum. Our favorite exhibit was of the teenage art work. The Beijing-New York exhibit was different.

This was a lovely little museum just a block from the Delamar hotel. The grounds are lovely, lots of trees, across the street from a park. The contents of the museum are a bit random - impressionism, photo journalism, fossils, nature exhibits, etc. - but I thought that added to the charm. One could sample high-quality, interesting exhibits without getting bogged down as you would at, say, the Met or the Museum of Natural History. A nice way to spend an hour or two.

There are two exhibits currently at the museum that have more than a fair share of masterpieces. The first exhibit is Tales of Two Cities: New York and Beijing. The works of Joan Snyder and Wei Jia were mesmerizing. The second exhibit is iCreate, which features works by young "undiscovered" artists. Some of these would be valuable additions to any major collection. It made me think again about the amazing amount of talent that we never get to experience.