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.

Current Exhibit

Wedding Traditions and Fashion from the 1860s to the 1930s

The exhibit will feature lavish gowns modeled on Queen Victoria’s wedding and highlighted in nuptials of young American heiresses of Gilded Age fortunes, as well as simple dresses and artifacts of at-home ceremonies of immigrant…

National Award

LMMM Receives Prestigious National Award

We are proud to announce we have won the most prestigious national award given by the American Association of State and Local History for the exhibit, The Stairs Below: The Mansion's Domestic Servants, 1868-1938. "The AASLH bestows Leadership in History Awards to establish and encourage standards of excellence in the collection, preservation, and interpretation of state and local history in order to make the past more meaningful to all Americans."

Please Support the Museum

Let’s Share A Magnificent Victorian Holiday at the Historic Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum!

Please help us keep the Mansion thriving for generations to come! Over the last 50 years, the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum has been transformed by our generous members, corporate sponsors, private foundations, government agencies, and people like you.

Upcoming Event

Reception: Gilded Age Redux

$5.00 Members; $10.00 Non-members Join us for the reception of Gilded Age Redux in collaboration with Rowayton Arts Center. To purchase Tickets please click here. Juried and curated by Trustees Julyen Norman and Gail Ingis, the…

Upcoming Event

Witches, Vampires & Ghost Tours

Click here for tickets 5:00 & 5:30 tours are children friendly. Children under 16 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.  5:00 pm 5:30 pm 6:30 pm 7:00 pm 7:30 pm 8:00 pm Featuring…