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Old Sturbridge Village and Coggeshall Farm Museum
Announce Partnership
STURBRIDGE, MA – On Jan. 1, 2020, Old ming to the Farm and
Sturbridge Village (OSV) in Sturbridge, MA, positioning OSV President
and the Coggeshall Farm Museum in Bristol, RI and CEO Jim Donahue as
announced the launch of a transformational Executive Director at the
partnership intended to sustain and expand RI-based museum
living history in the New England area. Under The Coggeshall Farm
the agreement, Old Sturbridge Village will Museum sees about 10,000
manage the Coggeshall Farm Museum, visitors annually, while Old
handling all back-office functions, supporting Sturbridge Village brings in
day-to-day activities, bringing new program- over 260,000 in an average
year. Through this partner-
ship, Coggeshall Farm
CONNECTICUT Museum will benefit from
the proven success and
knowledgeable staff at Old Sturbridge Village, 19th-century rural New England village, while
expanding opportunities for reach and visitation. Coggeshall Farm Museum interprets life on a
The two entities will work collaboratively to marsh farm in the 1790s. In this partnership,
rebuild the successful agricultural and horticul- Old Sturbridge Village will bring greater
tural programs that the Farm is known for, while sustainability to Coggeshall Farm Museum and
help better utilize financial resources. A small
Look for the big blue building! introducing new programs and experiences that management fee, paid to OSV by the Farm, will
have seen past success at OSV. Two full-time
400 Honeyspot Road, Stratford, CT employees from the Village will be stationed at be invested back into the larger initiative of
supporting living history as a critical piece of the
Open Daily 10am-5pm the Farm year-round to oversee new and existing New England experience.
Come visit Fairfield County’s oldest operations, supervised and supported by the OSV President and CEO Donahue gave
team at Old Sturbridge Village.
multi-dealer group antique shop! credit to the boards of both museums for having
This partnership provides a mutual benefit to a bold vision for sustaining living history in the
www.stratfordantiquecenter.com the two museums, which are synergistic in both region through this partnership.
mission and organizational structure. Old
203-378-7754 Sturbridge Village interprets life in an early To learn more, visit osv.org/coggeshall.
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