Barnum Museum
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The Barnum Museum is a museum in Bridgeport, Connecticut dedicated to the life, career, and legacy of showman P.T. Barnum and the history of his circus and related curiosities.
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| Barnum Museum canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
history museum
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museum ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Byzantine Revival architecture
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Richardsonian Romanesque NERFINISHED ⓘ Romanesque Revival architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Barnum & Bailey Circus
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Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Biographical museums in Connecticut
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Buildings and structures in Bridgeport, Connecticut ⓘ Circus museums in the United States ⓘ History museums in Connecticut ⓘ Museums in Bridgeport, Connecticut ⓘ Tourist attractions in Bridgeport, Connecticut ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dedicatedTo | P. T. Barnum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
career of P. T. Barnum
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history of Barnum’s circus ⓘ legacy of P. T. Barnum ⓘ life of P. T. Barnum ⓘ |
| hasCollection |
P. T. Barnum memorabilia
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Victorian era artifacts ⓘ circus history artifacts ⓘ curiosities ⓘ |
| hasExhibit |
Barnum personal effects
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Bridgeport local history displays ⓘ Fiji Mermaid replica NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Thumb artifacts ⓘ circus posters ⓘ miniature circus models ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Register of Historic Places
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surface form:
National Register of Historic Places listing
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| heritageDesignationDate | 1972 ⓘ |
| inception | 1893 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locatedInBuilding | P. T. Barnum Institute of Science and History NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCity | Bridgeport, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | New England ⓘ |
| locatedInState | Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Barnum Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | P. T. Barnum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1893 ⓘ |
| operator | Barnum Museum Foundation, Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | City of Bridgeport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Downtown Bridgeport Historic District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent | damaged by tornado in 2010 ⓘ |
| streetAddress | 820 Main Street ⓘ |
| underwent | restoration after 2010 tornado damage ⓘ |
| website | https://barnum-museum.org/ ⓘ |
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Bridgeport, Connecticut