Buy a ticket for General Admission to the museum in advance to expedite your check-in at the museum. A General Admission ticket includes entry to all exhibitions and programs included with admission. Upon arrival, please present your eTicket or print out, to the welcome desk. You will find the link to your eTicket in your confirmation email.
The CMCH offers free admission to the museum on the first weekend of every month and on occasional open house days. Please check our website before your visit to see if the purchase of a general admission ticket is necessary.
Please note: Some programs and events require a special ticket, please check the special program and event link below for tickets.
If you are planning on taking advantage of a general admission discount, please purchase your tickets in-person at the Welcome Desk. Special discounts include: library passes, Blue Star Museums (from Armed Forces Day to Labor Day), Museums for All (SNAP EBT card), NARM, and NEMA.
General admission tickets purchased online do not cover...
Museum Hours:Tuesday–Saturday: 10am – 5 pm, Thursday nights until 8 pmSunday: 10am – 5 pm
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Accessing the Collection: registrants should browse our local catalogs to identify collections of interest.
Please expect email contact from staff to both follow up and then confirm your research appointment date(s).
A login account for our library system will be provided to all researchers upon receiving your completed registration form(s), in order to request collections to be pulled.
Staff will pull materials no later than two (2) business days ahead of appointment day.
Connecticut Museum members: see the top right of the screen to receive your free admission to the Waterman Research Center; member pricing is applied in the "Cart" as a 100% discount to your transaction:
Select Sign In at the upper right-hand side of the screen next to register
Once signed in, click Register at the bottom and fill in your information and preferences
You will be directed to the checkout cart
Click on Check Out; your discount should appear at the end of the transaction in the confirmation you receive.
NERFC researchers: use discount code NERFC for free admission to the Waterman Research Center.
History Day students: use discount code HD2324 for free admission to the Waterman Research Center.
Trinity College students and faculty: use discount code TRIN06106 for free admission to the Waterman Research Center (must show valid college ID).
If you are a member, please be sure to sign in using the button in the upper right hand corner to receive your discount.
To get your member discount, be sure to sign in to the website. The discount will appear at check-out.
Museum members, please log in using the link on the top right of your screen to access your member discount. Discount will appear at checkout.
There will be additional crafts and activities nearby for siblings who are not in the same classes. Please note, a parent or guardian must remain with their child during the classes.