Connecticut Audubon Society Birdcraft Museum

History

Birdcraft was established in 1914 by Mabel Osgood Wright, a pioneer in the American conservation movement and founder of Connecticut Audubon Society. Recognized as a National Historic Landmark in 1993, this remarkable facility includes an intimate natural history museum and an adjacent private songbird sanctuary, the oldest in the United States.

Museum

Representing the historic heart of Connecticut Audubon Society, these buildings served as the original headquarters. The museum offers dioramas of Connecticut’s wildlife as it existed at the turn of the 20th century. The Four Seasons Room explores bird diversity throughout the years. Also, visitors can enjoy a honeybee hive, the Frederick T. Bedford Collection of African Animals, changing exhibits and hands-on children’s activities.