Sloane-Stanley Museum
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places & State Archaeological Preserve
Open Friday through Sunday
10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
2010 Calendar of Events
Aug. 14 Behind the Scene Tour of Eric Sloane's Studio
Sept. 18 Visions of Iron
Sept. 24-26 Discounted Admission in conjunction with Machinery Museum's Fall Festival
Oct.31 Museum closes for the season
{Exterior of Sloane Stanley Museum} A man of great energy and many talents, Eric Sloane (1905-1985) was a prolific artists, author and illustrator of over 30 books, and an avid collector of Americana. His extensive collection of hand tools is displayed in a building gifted to the State by the Connecticut-based Stanley Works to mark the company’s 125th anniversary. The collection tells a fascinating story about bygone times and the great American heritage of craftsmanship. {Antique wood shovels on display}
Sloane’s career as an artist comes vividly alive in his studio, minutely re-created with his paint-spattered easel and rows of jars jammed with paint brushes. Examples of his artworks are displayed in an adjoining gallery.
Adjacent to the museum, Sloane himself built a pioneer cabin as described by Noah Blake in Diary of An Early American Boy, {Woman shopping in museum store}
Admission Rates
$8.00 adults
$6.00 seniors (60 years +) & college students
$5.00 youth (6-17)
5 and under free
Discounted admission for schools and groups by appointment.
{Painting easel near window at Sloane Stanley Museum}
Contact Information
Sloane Stanley Museum
31 Kent-Cornwall Road (Route 7), PO Box 917
Kent, CT 06757
860-927-3849
sloanestanley.museum@ct.gov
Barbara Russ, Museum Assistant
860-927-3849
Karin Peterson, Museum Director
860-256-2760 or karin.peterson@ct.gov
Directions
The museum is on Route 7 in Kent, one mile north of the intersection of Route 341 & Route 7.
