{"id":485,"date":"2020-11-13T12:07:07","date_gmt":"2020-11-13T17:07:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mascoladev.com\/cpan\/oldsh\/?page_id=485"},"modified":"2023-02-10T10:20:56","modified_gmt":"2023-02-10T15:20:56","slug":"museum-of-curiosities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.cga.ct.gov\/osh\/museum-of-curiosities\/","title":{"rendered":"Museum of Curiosities"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content_no_spaces&#8221;][vc_column]\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"rs-p-wp-fix\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<sr7-module data-alias=\"the-museum\" data-id=\"5\" id=\"SR7_5_1\" class=\"rs-ov-hidden\" data-version=\"6.7.52\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-adjuster><\/sr7-adjuster>\n\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-content>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-slide id=\"SR7_5_1-5\" data-key=\"5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/sr7-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-slide id=\"SR7_5_1-10\" data-key=\"10\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_5_1-10-2\" class=\"sr7-layer\">MUSEUM OF CURIOSITIES<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/sr7-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/sr7-content>\n\t\t\t\t<\/sr7-module>\n\t\t\t\t<script>\n\t\t\t\t\twindow.SR7 ??={};SR7.PMH ??={}; SR7.PMH[\"SR7_5_1\"] = {cn:100,state:false,fn: function() { if (window._tpt!==undefined && window._tpt.prepareModuleHeight !== undefined) {  _tpt.prepareModuleHeight({id:\"SR7_5_1\",el:[425,425,625,625,625],type:'standard',shdw:'0',gh:[425,425,425,375,375],gw:[960,960,1024,778,480],vpt:['100px&#039;,&#039;100px&#039;,&#039;100px&#039;,&#039;100px&#039;,&#039;100px'],size:{fullWidth:true, fullHeight:false},mh:'0',onh:0,onw:0,bg:{color:'{\"type\":\"solid\",\"orig\":\"#E9E9E9\",\"string\":\"rgba(233, 233, 233, 1)\"}'},plType:'0',plColor:'#FFFFFF'});   SR7.PMH[\"SR7_5_1\"].state=true;} else if(SR7.PMH[\"SR7_5_1\"].cn-->0)\tsetTimeout( SR7.PMH[\"SR7_5_1\"].fn,19);}};SR7.PMH[\"SR7_5_1\" ].fn();\n\t\t\t\t<\/script>\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;45px&#8221;][vc_row_inner equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;top&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;aboutmain&#8221;]In 1796, Reverend Joseph Steward asked for permission from the state government to open a painting room, and later a museum, on the third floor of the state house, similar to one opened by Artist Charles Wilson Peale in Independence Hall, Philadelphia.<\/p>\n<p>Rev. Steward\u2019s poor health prevented him from holding a full time church position and he made his living as a painter and later as a museum proprietor.<\/p>\n<p>Steward\u2019s Hartford Museum featured natural history items, two-headed animals (like the calf and the pig), and at election times wax figures of famous political men. For citizens of Hartford, the museum was a great opportunity to explore and learn about natural history.<\/p>\n<p>Steward\u2019s Museum became so popular that it outgrew the State House. 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This room was originally an open porch before it was walled off to make the Secretary of the State\u2019s office. Joseph Steward\u2019s Museum of Curiosities was located on the third floor of the building. The third floor included committee rooms, as well as access to a balcony that overlooked the House of Representatives Chamber. 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