Florence Griswold Museum

Florence Griswold Museum - Event Venue in Old Lyme, Connecticut

Museum · Old Lyme, Connecticut

96 Lyme Street, Old Lyme, Connecticut, United States

About Florence Griswold Museum

The Florence Griswold Museum in Old Lyme, Connecticut—celebrated as the home of American Impressionism—brings together art, history, and nature across its galleries and historic Griswold House. Visitors can experience rotating exhibitions and ongoing installations from the permanent collection, seasonal programs like Wee Faerie Village and Holiday Magic, and enjoy Café Flo (open May–October) and the Artists’ Trail.

Venue Details

  • Meeting rooms: 4

Ratings

Google Rating: 4.8/5 (623 reviews)

Guest Highlights

  • Space
  • Staff
  • Event

Amenities

Facilities

  • on-site café
  • galleries
  • historic house
  • Artists’ Trail

Guest Services

  • guided tours

Recreation

  • walking trail

Meeting Rooms & Event Spaces

Adrian P. Moore Garden Terrace

  • Type: Terrace
  • Features: Wheelchair accessible, catering staging area, electric, water service, tent-compatible
  • Riverfront garden terrace with catering staging area (electric and water) that can accommodate gatherings of 150 guests under a tent; includes access to nearby riverfront amenities.

Marshfield

  • Type: Multi Purpose
  • Capacity — Banquet: 50, Cocktail: 75
  • Features: Wheelchair accessible
  • Colonial Revival house overlooking the Lieutenant River with three rooms and a wide connecting hallway; suitable for meetings, cocktail parties, and seated dinners. Veranda and lawn access in warm weather.

John and Dyanne Rafal Landscape Center

  • Type: Multi Purpose
  • Features: Wheelchair accessible
  • Historic 19th-century barn used for meetings, lectures, workshops, and gatherings; features an exhibition highlighting the region’s landscape.

Hartman Education Center

  • Type: Meeting Room
  • Features: Wheelchair accessible
  • Education space used for children’s birthday parties, arts and crafts, and group painting activities; also used for food, cake, and presents during parties.

Style

historic, nature

Contact

Phone: (860) 434-5542