Coming Soon: American Museum of Fly Fishing
The American Museum of Fly Fishing is dedicated to preserving the rich heritage of fly fishing. Established in 1968 by a group of passionate and enthusiastic anglers who believed the history of angling was an important part of American culture and tradition, the Museum was created to research, preserve, and interpret the treasures of angling history. Today, the Museum serves as a repository for the world’s largest collection of fly fishing and angling-related items including more than 22,000 flies; 1,400 rods; 1,200 reels and more than 700 prints and paintings. With artifacts dating back as far as the sixteenth century, the expansive collection documents the evolution of fly fishing as a sport, art form, craft and industry in the United States and abroad.
A significant portion of the Museum’s rich collection of artifacts, many of which will be publicly displayed for the first time, will fill the all-new and expanded gallery within Wonders of Wildlife. The display will feature a dramatic new “under-the-river” walkthrough aquarium featuring a flowing trout stream enveloping guests as they enter the new space. The goal of the partnership is to expose future generations to fly fishing.
The new gallery will be located on the lower level adjacent to The National Bass Fishing Hall of Fame. Construction is expected to start later this year. Access to The American Museum of Fly Fishing exhibition will be included with general admission.
The American Museum of Fly Fishing will continue to operate out of its Manchester, Vermont, location, offering onsite and traveling exhibitions, educational programming, access to the Gardner L. Grant fly fishing library, and production of the American Fly Fisher journal (one of the greatest benefits of AMFF membership). AMFF will also continue to present the annual Heritage and Izaak Walton Awards, and remain stewards of the sport through collecting, preserving, exhibiting, studying, and interpreting its artifacts, art, and literature.
Learn more: www.amff.org.
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