August 2025
Determining Availability
New Britain Museum of American Art
56 Lexington St, New Britain, CT, 06052 Map
About the Museum
The New Britain Museum of American Art focuses solely on American art. The NBMAA engages and enriches a broad public to explore and understand the unfolding story of America through its art and history. The Museum’s permanent collection is renowned for its strengths in colonial portraiture, the Hudson River School, American Impressionism, the Ash Can School, as well as the important mural series The Arts of Life in America by Thomas Hart Benton. The singular focus on American art and its panoramic view of American artistic achievement, realized through the Museum’s extensive permanent collection, exhibitions, and educational programming, make the New Britain Museum of American Art a significant resource for a broad and diverse public.
Discount Information
Admits four people. The Museum is handicapped accessible.
When booking a museum pass
Username = Your Library Card Number
Password = Same Password for the Library Catalog
If you do not have this information available, call the library at (860) 668-3896 for assistance.
This pass is available for pickup starting the first day it is reserved. Passes are not available prior to their reservation date.
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Physical (must be picked up at the library and returned) passes are available. Select your desired visit date from the calendar below.