Wadsworth Atheneum
The Wadsworth Atheneum is an art museum in Hartford, Connecticut. The Wadsworth is noted for its collections of European Baroque art, ancient Egyptian and Classical bronzes, French and American Impressionist paintings, Hudson River School landscapes, modernist masterpieces and contemporary works, as well as collections of early American furniture and decorative arts.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Museum
- Description: art museum in Hartford, Connecticut
- Also known as: “Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Municipal Building and First Church of Christ.
Municipal Building
Town hall
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The Hartford Municipal Building, also known as Hartford City Hall, is a historic Beaux-Arts structure located at 550 Main Street in Hartford, Connecticut. Municipal Building is situated 420 feet south of Wadsworth Atheneum.
First Church of Christ
Church
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The First Church of Christ and the Ancient Burying Ground is a historic church and cemetery at 60 Gold Street in Hartford, Connecticut, United States. It is the oldest church congregation in Hartford, founded in 1636 by Thomas Hooker. First Church of Christ is situated 450 feet northwest of Wadsworth Atheneum.
Ancient Burying Ground
Cemetery
The First Church of Christ and the Ancient Burying Ground is a historic church and cemetery at 60 Gold Street in Hartford, Connecticut, United States. It is the oldest church congregation in Hartford, founded in 1636 by Thomas Hooker. Ancient Burying Ground is situated 590 feet northwest of Wadsworth Atheneum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Downtown Hartford and Main Street Historic District No. 2.
Downtown Hartford
Suburb
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Downtown Hartford, Connecticut is the primary business district of the city, and the center of Connecticut's state government. Because of the large number of insurance companies headquartered there, Hartford is known as the "Insurance Capital of the World".
Main Street Historic District No. 2
Neighborhood
The Main Street Historic District No. 2 is a historic district in Hartford, Connecticut. It encompasses a city block in the city's downtown noted for its concentration of insurance-related highrise commercial buildings constructed in the early decades of the 20th century.
Lewis Street Block
Neighborhood
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The Lewis Street Block is a historic district encompassing the southern half of Lewis Street and some adjacent buildings in downtown Hartford, Connecticut.
Wadsworth Atheneum
- Categories: art museum, nonprofit organization, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Town of Hartford, Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Wadsworth Atheneum” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Wadsworth Atheneum”
- Catalan: “Wadsworth Atheneum”
- Chinese: “伟兹沃尔斯博物馆”
- Chinese: “偉茲沃爾斯博物館”
- Chinese: “沃兹沃思学会”
- Czech: “Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art”
- Danish: “Wadsworth Atheneum”
- Dutch: “Wadsworth Atheneum”
- Egyptian Arabic: “متحف وادسورث اثينيوم للفنون”
- Esperanto: “Wadsworth Atheneum Muzeo de Arto”
- French: “Athenéum Wadsworth”
- French: “Wadsworth Atheneum”
- Georgian: “ვედსვორტის ათენეუმი”
- German: “Athenäum Wadsworth”
- German: “Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art”
- German: “Wadsworth Atheneum”
- Italian: “Wadsworth Atheneum di Hartford”
- Italian: “Wadsworth Atheneum”
- Japanese: “ウォズワース・アテネウム”
- Japanese: “ワズワース・アシニアム美術館”
- Japanese: “ワズワース・アセニアム”
- Japanese: “ワズワース・アセニウム”
- Japanese: “ワズワース・アセニウム美術館”
- Japanese: “ワズワース・アテネウム美術館”
- Japanese: “ワズワース・エサニアム”
- Japanese: “ワズワース美術館”
- Latin: “Athenaeum Wadsworthense”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Wadsworth Atheneum”
- Polish: “Wadsworth Atheneum”
- Portuguese: “Wadsworth Atheneum”
- Russian: “Уодсворт Атенеум”
- Slovenian: “Atenejski muzej umetnosti v Wadsworthu”
- Slovenian: “Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art”
- Slovenian: “Wadsworth Atheneum”
- Slovenian: “Wadworthski atenej”
- Spanish: “Wadsworth Atheneum”
- Turkish: “Wadsworth Atheneum”
- Welsh: “Wadsworth Atheneum”
- “Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Buckingham Square District and Pratt Street Historic District.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Auebach Art Library and Hartford City Visitors Center.
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