"If These Walls Could Talk"
An Introduction to Bush-Holley House and Historic Site

May 19 to January 1--10

Kathleen Motes Bennewitz with Marybeth Nisco, Anne Young and Karen Frederick  

Visit the Museum Gallery and learn how the Cos Cob Harbor and Landing and Bush-Holley House have changed over the last 200 years.  This interactive family-oriented exhibit provides a preview to the Bush-Holley House through seldom seen artifacts, photographs, maps, letters and portraits from the collection of The Historical Society of the Town of Greenwich.  The back stories of ³the old house² and the people who lived there for five generations are revealed through engaging exhibits. Call 203 869-6899, or visit http://www.bushholley.org/.

Permanent Exhibition:

The Bush-Holley House is open to the public through guided tours. The house museum has a dual interpretation including documentation and presentation of two significant periods in the history of the house– the Colonial Period when the Bush family was in residence from 1790 to 1825 and the Cos Cob art colony from 1890 to 1920. Eight evocative, well-documented rooms tell a story of change over time, beginning with the turn of the century and moving backward in time to the Federal era.

Bush-Holley Historic Site is a member of the Connecticut Art Trail, a partnership of fifteen world-class museums and historic sites across the state.  Discover collections rich in history and heritage, including European masterpieces, American Impressionism, ancient art and contemporary culture. Visit www.arttrail.org for information about member museums.