Author: The Barnum Museum

There’s an opportunity here while working from home—a few more quiet moments to “mine” P. T. Barnum’s letters in the immense (750+-page) volume compiled while he was on tour with “General Tom Thumb” in France. Continue reading “PTB Letters (#1) Barnum’s Park City: A Bit of France in Bridgeport?”

Hello to all our dear friends quarantining at home and dutifully observing the distancing orders.  A heartfelt thank you to all who are on the frontlines of essential services Continue reading “Community Engagement Message from the Executive Director”

In Honor of Notre-Dame Cathedral and the Citizens of France

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We are eagerly awaiting the March 29, 2019 release of Disney’s DUMBO motion picture and excited that another Hollywood blockbuster has a P.T. Barnum connection!

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Barnum Museum Receives a $50,000 Grant from Avangrid Foundation

Primary Purpose is to Illuminate the Exterior of the Historic And Dynamic Structure 

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