The Historic Preservation and Museum Division functions under state and federal law as Connecticut's State Historic Preservation Office. The division administers a broad range of federal and state programs that identify, register and protect the buildings, sites, structures, districts and objects that comprise Connecticut's cultural heritage. The division operates four state-owned museums open for public visitation: Henry Whitfield State Museum, Old New-Gate Prison and Copper Mine, Prudence Crandall Museum and Sloane-Stanley Museum and Kent Iron Furnace.