The Barnes Museum

10/13/2026

🎉 We have a winner!

Congratulations to Paula, the lucky winner of our Dinner for Six at the Barnes Museum raffle, featuring a special dining experience with Chef Hector from Frattellis! Jealous!

Thank you to everyone who purchased tickets and supported the Friends of the Barnes Museum!

Missed your chance? Be sure to enter next year’s raffle! Tickets go on sale in the summer.

Did you know you can also book your own private event at the Barnes Museum? From intimate gatherings to special celebrations, we’d love to help you plan something memorable in our historic setting.

Send us a message for more information!

10/12/2026

10/12/2026

LAST CHANCE!!! Raffle will be drawn at 2pm tomorrow!

LAST CALL!! WIN AN EXCLUSIVE DINNER FOR SIX AT THE BARNES MUSEUM!!

🍷 🍽️ Imagine having The Barnes Museum dining room all to yourself for an evening, enjoying a private dinner for six catered by at fabulous Fratelli's Italian Restaurant - Plantsville - By Chef Hector Delgado.

Gather five of your favorite people for an intimate evening surrounded by the history and beauty of the Barnes home while enjoying a specially catered menu!

Raffle tickets are just $20!

Even better, every ticket supports the Friends of the Barnes Museum and their work to preserve the museum, its collections, and its historic grounds.

⏰ Tickets can be purchased online. Today is the LAST DAY because the drawing is tomorrow!

https://www.southingtonfriends.org/dinner-at-the-museum

10/09/2026

🍎 We have a busy Saturday planned at the Barnes Museum, and we hope you'll join us for a little history, some treasure hunting, and all the fun of Apple Harvest!

🪦 10 AM | South End Burying Ground Walking Tour

Join us at the historic South End Burying Ground on South End Road for a guided walk through some of Southington's fascinating (and occasionally eerie!) history. We'll explore centuries-old gravestones, forgotten stories, and the lives of those who came before us.

🏷️ 1–5 PM | Our First-Ever Barnes Museum Barn Sale!

Brimfield who?! Our Friends and volunteers have been busy gathering some incredible antiques and vintage treasures for our very first Barn Sale! Antique glassware, garden pieces, architectural salvage, decorative antiques, unique collectibles, and plenty of other interesting finds. You truly never know what you'll discover!

Everything will be priced and marked, and CASH IS PREFERRED!

All sale items have been donated specifically for this fundraiser and are NOT from the museum's permanent collection. Proceeds support the care and preservation of our historic collections.

📍 Barnes Museum | 85 North Main Street, Southington

🚗 APPLE HARVEST REMINDER: There is NO parking at the Barnes Museum during the festival. Please park at the high school and take the festival shuttle downtown.

10/08/2026

🕯️ Book your private tour today for this Friday’s Final Farewell!

Step inside the Barnes Museum for one last look at our Victorian mourning and funeral traditions before we say farewell to the program for the season.

Can’t make it Friday? You can still experience the Final Farewell display this Saturday during our open hours from 1–5 PM. Come for the history, stay for the slightly macabre. 🖤

10/06/2026

🍎 THIS SATURDAY: Our own little Brimfield at the Barnes!

We’re opening the barn for our first-ever Barnes Museum Barn Sale during the Apple Harvest Festival!

Our Friends and volunteers have been gathering some seriously fun finds: antiques, vintage home goods, books, linens and textiles, kitchenware, décor, ephemera, frames, tools, collectibles, and plenty of “what even is this and why do I need it?” treasures.

Everything is priced and ready to go, and all sale items have been donated specifically for the fundraiser. Nothing being sold is from the Barnes Museum collection. Proceeds support the care and preservation of our historic collections.

📅 THIS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10
⏰ 1–5 PM
📍 In the barn at the rear of the Barnes Museum

Reminder: There is NO parking at the Barnes Museum during Apple Harvest. Park at the high school and take the festival shuttle downtown.
Come dig through the barn. You never know what you’ll find. 👀

10/03/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us this morning for our Oak Hill Cemetery Walking Tour! 🍂 We loved spending the morning sharing some of the people, stories, and history found among the stones.

We hope you’ll join us again next Saturday, October 10 at 10 AM for another morning of local history at the South End Burying Ground on South End Road.

Different cemetery, different stories, and plenty more Southington history to uncover. See you there!

10/03/2026

Today is the day! Join us this morning for our 10AM Oak Hill Cemetery Walking tour! A new walk around the cemetery visiting some old friends.

$10 suggested donation. Volunteers will direct parking.
See you there!!

10/02/2026

🍂 October at the Barnes starts this weekend! Swipe for details:

This Saturday, October 3:
🍁 10 AM – Oak Hill Cemetery Walking Tour
Join us for a walk through one of Southington’s historic cemeteries as we explore the people, stories, symbolism, and history found among the stones. No registration required; $10 suggested donation.

Please note: The Barnes Museum will be closed from 1–5 PM this Saturday following the Oak Hill tour.

And there’s even more coming next weekend! On Saturday, October 10, we’ll be back with the South End Burying Ground Walking Tour, Apple Harvest Festival Preview Tours, and our Barn Sale at the Barnes.

Regular museum hours continue Wednesday–Saturday 1–5 PM, with tours on the hour.

🍎 And if you’re visiting the Apple Harvest Festival, please remember that there is no festival parking at the Barnes Museum. Our grounds and driveway need to remain clear, but pedestrians are welcome to walk through.

We have a busy October ahead, and we can’t wait to share it with you!