Located in a large brown colored building, the Lyme Art Association is across the street from the Old Lyme Inn. The Lyme Art Association is an art center which has a gallery featuring professional and developing artists' works. It also offers art classes and workshops where you can learn many different types of art from trained professionals. You can check the website for information regarding classes and upcoming exhibits. The Lyme Art Association prides itself on presenting fine art exhibitions and sales by its artist members in the historic gallery. It carries works from many different types of work and from all over the world.
For more than 50 years, the family-owned and operated business has been providing customers with excellent food at reasonable prices. The deli has a wide range of gourmet options and does catering for weddings as well as all special events. The popular deli has a nice selection of lunch specials.
A beautiful library in the heart of downtown Old Lyme, this library is a hub of the community, where older patrons and students alike gather in the afternoon. Established as a free library in 1897, the most recent addition was added in 1995.
Located downstairs is the Book Cellar, where used books may be purchased Wednesdays from 10am - 6pm and Saturdays between Labor Day and July 4th from 10am - 2pm.
The Florence Griswold Museum is a beautiful yellow building located on Lyme Street. The story of the art museum is quite interesting: Florence Griswold opened her home to artists searching for a quiet country retreat where they could rejuvenate their spirits and find sources of inspiration. To honor Miss Florence, the Florence Griswold Museum was established and has flourished in exciting ways. It has many different exhibitions, and for those who are interested, it has professional photographs of many of the pieces in its collection for sale. The core mission of the museum is to educate visitors on Connecticut's art, history and landscape.
The Old Lyme Police Department is located on Shore Road near Long Island Sound.
The department houses the Resident State Trooper for Old Lyme as well as other on-staff officers.
According to the town website, the department offers a number of services.
