The collection is housed in a neo-classical building designed by Charles A. Platt.
== Academics ==
Connecticut College is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education; it has been so continuously by NECHE or its predecessor since December 1932. The college's academics are organized into thirty-one academic departments and seven interdisciplinary programs with forty-one traditional majors plus opportunities for self-designed courses of study. Starting with the class of 2020, students at Connecticut College participate in a new interdisciplinary general education curriculum called Connections.
Its most popular majors, by 2024 graduates, were: Psychology (55), Economics (44), Computer Science (32), Government (29), and Biological Sciences (26).
Connecticut College has a history of undergraduate research work and students are encouraged to make conference presentations and publish their work under the guidance of a professor. The college had 187 full-time faculty members in 2024-25; 96% held a …