American Clock museum fetes 70th with free tickets

American Clock & Watch Museum

The American Clock & Watch Museum will celebrate its 70th anniversary next week.

BRISTOL — The American Clock & Watch Museum is celebrating its 70th anniversary April 10 with free admission to all thanks to Thomaston Savings Bank.

Colleen Nicastro, director of interpretation at the museum at 100 Maple St., said that the American Clock & Watch Museum first opened its doors to the public on April 10, 1954, as the first institution in the nation dedicated to horology -- the study of time.