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Mission and History. Hungerford Nature Center & Museum in Berlin, CT
We engage our community by sparking curiosity, nurturing understanding, and encouraging stewardship of our natural world.
History
Established in 1984, Hungerford Nature Center & Museum has been a staple in the community for families and individuals, offering educational programming, exhibits and special events that relate to environmental education, biological and animal sciences, and STEM for over 40 years.
The Hungerford Nature Center & Museum maintains 22 acres of guided woodland and interpretive gardens that support a variety of native and cultivated plant species is home to many domestic animals and native wild birds. There is a farm-yard, indoor exhibits, walking trails, and a picnic and play area.
Memories of Summer Fun Children's Museum, High Street, New Britain, Connecticut, 1957.
Photo courtesy of New Britain Herald and Susan Spring Gelb.
Youthful Imagination Always On Display at New Britain Museum
Joseph Lazzaro,
pg. AE11
Aug 14, 1986; Hartford Courant
Berlin Gets New Nature Center
Leonard Felson, Courant Correspondent
May 24, 1984; Hartford Courant
pg. E1B
1955
1961
1975
1984
2025-2026
2026 - Present
The New Britain Youth Museum closed due to high quality programming & exhibits coupled with costly upkeep was unsustainable for our small non-profit. However, it has been absorbed by Hungerford, and is in the process of gathering funds to build a mobile museum! Hungerford has been rebranded as "Hungerford Nature Center & Museum.
Larisa Roderick, Children's Museum, High Street, New Britain, Connecticut, 1950s. Photo courtesy of Larisa Roderick.
Hungerford Center Given Herb Garden
Maryellen Wazorko,
Sep 19, 1985; Hartford Courant
pg. BE3
Stable in Kensington shelters nature center
KENNETH DiMAGGIO Courant Correspondent
Jan 21, 1988; Hartford Courant
pg. E11A
Center puts children in touch with nature
Michael L. Miller, Courant Correspondent
May 21, 1987; Hartford Courant
pg. E9B
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