Eric Sloane Museum — Attraction in Kent

It is such an important museum for families to come to in order to appreciate getting the big picture Eric Sloane captured concerning our pioneer fore father's with their ingenuity in creating farm tools. My grandkids ages 11, 9 and 6 really enjoyed it. Such a memorable visit with cherished memories. My daughter and I enjoyed learning about Eric Sloane's creative artistic philosophy and mindset he stayed true to all his life. Many inspiring thoughts we believe in applying to our lives.👍💖

Susan Zeller UT Resident visiting my East...

A remarkable display of tools and implements that vividly describe the efforts of prior generations to accomplish farming and farm life. The relative evolution of these tools from their beginning to modern day iterations is even more astonishing in that most of them were handmade by the landowners and not a factory. Well informed staff were on hand to share their knowledge of Sloanes’ collection as well as the history of the museum, grounds and Kent Iron Works. Self guided tours with lots of written explanation of the...

If you love wooden tools from the colonial times, check this out. Be in awe of the hard labor men and women had to endure in those times while you over appreciate your soft bed, running water, and home Depot back home. I had never heard of Eric Sloane but he has a famous painting at the Smithsonian. Interestingly, he studied weather and there are sketches he made of theories wind, air flow, etc. I re-creation of his art studio is in the back with all of the original items that were in the studio donated...