Lyman Allyn Art Museum receives state grant for new urban art park

Lyman Allen Park in New London, Connecticut — Image via Lyman Allyn Art Museum

The Lyman Allyn Art Museum is delighted to announce that it has been awarded a second major award from Connecticut’s Community Investment Fund (CIF) to support the Lyman Allyn Park, a project that will transform the Museum’s outdoor space into a twelve-acre urbanart park in the heart of New London. Leadership of the Museum is thanking the CIF Board, the City’s legislative delegation, the Speaker of the House, and Governor Ned Lamont for the generous grant and for recognizing the Museum for the gem that it is and the future that it promises for people throughout the region.

The grant, totaling $1,620,357, will be instrumental in improving the grassy campus of the Museum into an engaging, dynamic, and accessible community space that will be available for community gatherings, free musical and theatrical performances, educational programs, interfaith services, recreation, free Wi-Fi, and more. The funds will be used to implement major features of the Lyman Allyn Park Master Plan such as the new pedestrian entry plaza, the Vitale pathway, an eco-friendly waterfall and filtration pond, the Great Lawn and Sledding Hill, a pollinator meadow, a new rain garden parking area, and more.

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