About the Museum

A National Registered Historic Landmark in Norwalk CT

A National Historic Landmark since 1971, the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum is regarded as one of the earliest and most significant Second Empire Style country houses in the United States...

April 8 - October 17, 2021

New Exhibit: "Health, Healing & Addiction in 19th Century America"

The Museum will explore the birth of modern medicine and its scientific breakthroughs with this new exhibition, featuring rare artifacts, instruments, costumes and photographs, drawn from those once owned by the Lockwood and Mathews families, as well as loans from major private collections and public institutions...

April 8 - August 29, 2021

New Exhibit: "Socially Distant Art: Creativity in Lockdown"

The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum will open a new contemporary art exhibition titled, "Socially Distant Art: Creativity in Lockdown," curated by Artist and Trustee Gail Ingis. This exhibition will feature works by artists from throughout the United States and highlight the pandemic experience filtered through the eye, mind, and creativity of the artist...

Sun. May 16, 2 p.m.

“Secret Connecticut: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure” – Virtual Talk by Anastasia Mills Healy

The Museum will present travel writer and author Anastasia Mills Healy for an illustrated virtual talk on: "Secret Connecticut: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure," featuring a selection from the eighty-four engaging stories highlighted in her new book...

February 1 - June 4, 2021

Young Writers' Competition - "A Scientist Visits the Mansion"

The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum will launch its eighth annual Young Writers’ Competition on February 1, 2021. The competition titled, "A Scientist Visits the Mansion," will end on June 4, 2021 with an awards ceremony on Sunday, Nov. 21, 2021. The competition is open to all middle school students sixth through eighth grade in the Tristate area...