Join us as we celebrate 40 years - 1984-2024!

​Hidden Treasures - a 40th anniversary exhibit 
September 8th - December 29th
Wednesdays, Saturdays & Sundays - 2:00-4:00 pm
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Our 40th anniversary exhibit, "Hidden Treasures of Unionville - 40 years of Collecting", opens on Sunday, September 8th. Please join us for an opening reception from 2-4 pm.

The exhibit will focus on seldom seen artifacts in our collection and the stories they tell.  Items that include a large Myrtle Mills Annex sign, clocks made in Unionville, long-time Postmaster Donald Burke's straw hat, a large lithograph depicting the reality of imprisonment at Andersonville that hung in Pioneer Steel Ball for many years,  felt samples from Charles House & Sons and other products that show the inventiveness and commitment to quality characteristic of items manufactured in Unionville.

The exhibit will be open Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays from 2-4 pm through December 29th . 

Anniversary Party - October 18th - 6-9 pm, Tunxis Country Club

Join us as we share an evening of classic cocktails and conversation to commemorate our 40th anniversary, a special milestone in the history of the museum. At the party be sure to see our pop-up exhibit, "Shaken not Stirred" Vintage Shakers & Barware. 

Tickets are $50 per person. Purchase your ticket(s)  here or place an order for tickets by calling the Museum (860) 673-2231.
 
Special Programing

We are in the process of planning other ways to celebrate our 40th anniversary and will post the details of those events here as soon as they are final.  Stay tuned.
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Founded in 1984

The Museum opened its doors in 1984. The founders' envisioned a living museum where people who love Unionville would come together to celebrate its history.  A history of all the people of Unionville not just prominent manufacturers like Upson and Hart but mill workers too.  And not just those who worked here but those who lived here and raised their families here.

The idea was not to house a permanent exhibit at the museum but to hold ever changing exhibits based on themes from Unionville’s history. Themes like the early paper industry and metal manufacturing that flourished here. And the significant textile industry that began with early woolen mills and continued through several knitting mills and the Charles House felt factory.

​We've been happy to share Unionville's history for the past forty years and are looking forward to continuing to do that for years to come.
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This beautiful Renaissance Revival style building was built as a Carnegie library in 1917. The Unionville Museum opened here in November of 1984.