A special holiday season display will be set up at the Osborne Homestead Museum in Derby from Nov. 27 to Dec. 20.
“Gather together your family and friends and visit one of these beautifully decorated state park museums this holiday season,” said Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Amey Marrella. “It’s become an annual tradition in Connecticut and one you don’t want to miss.”
Visit the rooms of the Osborne Homestead Museum decorated in the holiday spirit to the theme of “The Wonders of Nature.”
Experience rooms festooned with pinecones, stars, birds, greens and icicles as you learn about conservation history in Connecticut. Enjoy the sights and sounds of a traditional holiday celebration during a special guided tour.
Admission is FREE, donations are accepted.
“The Wonders of Nature” exhibit will be open from November 27 through December 20, Thursday – Sunday, from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Museum docents will provide a special holiday guided tour.
On the Friday evenings of December 4, 11, and 18 the museum will present “Twilight Tours,” highlighting the special glow of the decorations in the evening hours, from 4:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Group tours for adults and youth programs are available during the weekdays; please call (203) 734‑2513 if you wish to schedule a group of 8 visitors or more and for more information.
As they have done for more than twenty years, volunteers create the beautiful holiday decorations.
Talented, committed volunteers represent the Ansonia Garden Club, the Olde Ripton Garden Club of Shelton, the Oxford Garden Club, the Naugatuck Garden Club, the Roxbury/Bridgewater Garden Club, the Derby Garden Society, the Pomperaug Valley Garden Club of Southbury and friends of the museum.
The museum was the home of Frances Osborne Kellogg, who lived in the house her entire life, from 1876 to 1956.
“Mrs. Kellogg was a leading conservationist in this state as well as a passionate gardener and farmer,” said Christiana Jones, museum curator, “She would have greatly enjoyed how the decorations this year celebrate the beauty of nature.”
