History
In 1908, Robert Moffat Bruce (1822-1908), a wealthy textile merchant, deeded the home he had originally bought in 1858 to the town of Greenwich with the stipulation that it be used "as a Natural History, Historical and Art Museum, for the use and benefit of the public."
The first exhibition featured works by the Greenwich Society of Artists, several of whom were members of the Cos Cob Art Colony. The museum hosted the society's annual exhibition from 1912 to 1926. Artwork from the Cos Cob School forms the nucleus of the Museum's holdings.
In 1992 governance of the museum was restructured, with the Bruce Museum, Inc. established as a non-profit organization. That same year the museum started a project to completely renovate its building.
When it reopened in September 1993, museum featured an architectural structure wrapped around the original building, housing galleries for art on one side of the main pavilion with galleries of environmental history on the other.
"Continued growth over the years in attendance, exhibitions, public programs, and collections is leading the Bruce to undertake an architectural study of its future space and facilities needs," according to the Town of Greenwich Web page on the Bruce.
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