The Bruce Museum, Greenwich Connecticut
Sitting on a hill in Greenwich, Connecticut, overlooking the center of town, is the Bruce Museum, one of those gems of a small museum that I search for. It is the kind of museum that has been endowed with an excellent collection of art, and also has mandate to include the natural sciences. In 1858, Robert Bruce (1822-1908) bought a house and land in Greenwich, near the rail line to New York City, where he was a textile magnate. When Bruce died in 1908, he deeded the estate to the town of Greenwich to serve as a museum of science and art for the community. It opened in 1912 with an exhibit of the Cos Cob artist collective. In 1993 the Bruce underwent an extensive renovation, with a new building constructed around the original house. This building provides modern gallery space for the art exhibits. Plexus No. 43 by Gabriel Dawe The Bruce provides wonderful examples of how a small museum can present multiple show of really interesting art simultaneously. While these exhibits might b...