Norwalk Museum

Our History:

Norwalk Museum is located in the Old City Hall building in historically significant South Norwalk. Built in 1913 as a City Hall by the City of South Norwalk, the building, which is now independently owned, became the City Hall for Norwalk after the cities' merger one year later.

The Norwalk Museum opened in the 1970s under the name Lockwood House in a building built for the museum by Manice de Forest Lockwood and Julia Belden Lockwood. They were joined by the city and many of its residents in donating funds and collection items for the new municipal museum. The museum later changed its name to the Norwalk Museum, and the collections were moved to the Old City Hall in South Norwalk.

Our Mission:

The Norwalk Museum fills an essential role in community life by revealing the quality of life in years past and providing a basis on which pride in Norwalk will grow and endure. The museum fulfills its mission by: 

Acquiring and caring for locally significant artifacts, records, documents, photographs, audio-visual materials, and publications.

Sharing a historically and architecturally significant building, the former City Hall.

Presenting historical concepts and museum collections to the public through exhibits, educational programs, tours, and publications.

Supporting research related to local history and museum collections.

Offering cultural and leisure opportunities related to community history and heritage.