"Barnum Museum's Showman's Shorts" won a Regional Emmy for the Historical/Cultural - Short Form Content category, the Boston/New England Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences ...

Fifteen years after a tornado damaged Bridgeport's Barnum Museum, the restoration of the building has entered a new phase. In June 2010, a EF-1 tornado heavily damaged the museum, specifically its ...

BRIDGEPORT — In the 15 years since a tornado’s winds plowed into the Barnum Museum in downtown Bridgeport, more than $15 million has gone toward restoring the historic building’s exterior and the ...

It's a case of mistaken identity. One of Barnum Museum’s popular artifacts was always believed to be the story of an Egyptian priest. But in recent years, the museum found out that wasn’t the case.

For nearly two decades, the Barnum Museum has been working to learn more about its oldest artifacts once curators learned she wasn't who they thought she was. The mummy, who has been named Ipy, was ...

Authorities are investigating an explosion that occurred at a museum in Bridgeport on Tuesday morning. Emergency crews were dispatched to The Barnum Museum at 9:10 a.m. after dispatchers received the ...

BRIDGEPORT — If you’ve ever visited the P.T. Barnum Museum, you’ll likely remember the mysterious Egyptian Mummy and coffin. But if you haven’t visited the museum in a while — and it’s been closed due ...

The U.S. National Park Service has designated the Barnum Museum in Bridgeport a National Historic Landmark. The Barnum Museum is said to be the beating heart of PT Barnum's legacy. Executive Director ...