Osborne Homestead Museum
Holiday Tours and Programs
For three weeks each winter, the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection's Osborne Homestead Museum is transformed into a holiday showcase! Talented and dedicated volunteers beautifully decorate the rooms in this historic homestead. During this holiday festivity, guests enjoy creative decorations and imaginative themes that change annually.Museum Holiday Hours 2023
"Holiday in the City"
Friday, November 24 - Saturday, December 16
Thursdays thru Sundays 10 AM - 4 PM
Holiday Twilight Tours
Fridays - December 1, December 8, and December 15 ~ 4:00 to 7:00 PM
Guided Tours
The Museum will be offering self-guided tours and docent-led guided tours.
Self-guided tours will allow guests to experience the museum on their own. Docents will be present to answer questions and direct traffic flow. Registration is required to maintain safe capacity limits. Register for a self-guided tour by calling (203) 734-2513 or emailing DEEP.Kellogg@ct.gov. Walk-in registrations are accepted.
Docent-led guided tours will allow guests to experience the museum with a trained tour guide or docent. Docent-led guided tours will be offered on a limited basis to ensure guests’ safety and to maintain safe capacity limits. Docent-led tours require advanced registration. To register for a docent-led tour and check availability, call (203) 734-2513 or email DEEP.Kellogg@ct.gov.
Twilight Tours are self-guided tours during the twilight and evening times on Fridays from 4pm to 7pm. No registration is required for Twilight Tours.
Many wonderful clubs and decorators contribute to this year's holiday festivities. They include Derby Garden Society, Garden Club of Orange, Long Hill Garden Club, Naugatuck Garden Club, Olde Ripton Garden Club of Shelton, Garden Club of Woodbridge, Valley Arts Council, Women Redefining Retirement from Milford, and Ye Olde Kellogg Garden Club.
Scenes from Years Past
Content Last Updated July 2023