statue established 2001 dissolved 2015 location 175 union st waterbury connecticut united states type history museum horology museum owner timex group usa inc. website timexpo.com the timexpo museum in waterbury connecticut was dedicated to the history of timex group and its predecessors featuring exhibits going back to the founding of waterbury clock company in 1854 . 1 2 3 the museum was located in the brass mill commons shopping center and its location was marked by a 40 foot 12 m high replica of an easter island moai statue which connected with the museum s archaeology exhibit . 4 5 the museum is 14 000 square feet 1 300 m2 with approximately 8 000 dedicated to the two main exhibits the company s history of timepieces and archaeology . 5 for decades waterbury has been known as the brass capital despite a decrease in its manufacturing history over many years . the building that housed the museum was the former executive office of the scovill manufacturing company and century brass company and is the only remaining building of the 44 acre 180 000 m2 brass mill complex . 5 timex group owed its origins to the waterbury brass industry as the original clockmaking company was founded as a department of brass manufacturer benedict & burnham a local competitor to scovill in 1854 . waterbury clock quickly spun off as a legally incorporated business on march 27 1857 due to its early success . 6 the museum focused on important moments of timex group s history including an exhibit on the u.s. army commissioning waterbury clock company in 1917 to provide wristwatch versions of the ingersoll ladies midget pocketwatch for soldiers heading overseas but the museum was not limited in scope . 3 7 it included aspects of local history including letters from mark twain who lived for a time in nearby hartford as well as exhibits concerning the travels of settlers across the atlantic and pacific oceans based on the explorations of thor heyerdahl . 5 8 the museum was approved to go forward in 1999 and finally opened in may 2001 . 9 museum costs were estimated at 4.8 million with the naugatuck valley development corporation providing approximately 500 000 and timex funding the rest . 10 the final cost was 5.45 million including 2 million from the naugatuck valley development corporation and the connecticut department of economic development and community development . 5 the museum closed at the end of september 2015 because of low attendance . 11 12 see also edit american clock & watch museum in bristol connecticut timex group usa american clock chauncey jerome references edit timexpo museum . the wilton bulletin . 2004 03 18 . retrieved 2008 06 09 . fred musante 2001 06 24 . residue from industrial past haunts state . the new york times . retrieved 2008 06 09 . a b mcdermott kathleen 1998 . timex a company and its community . isbn 0 9675087 0 3 . hammer david 2000 08 19 . waterbury conn. approves 40 foot 12 m statue for city museum . the waterbury republican american . retrieved 2008 06 09 . a b c d e d.a. narducci iii 2001 10 21 . a home for time the timexpo museum pdf . the waterbury republican american . retrieved 2008 06 09 . dead link anderson joseph ; prichard sarah johnson ; lydia ward anna 1896 . chapter xxiii the smaller brass companies . the town and city of waterbury connecticut volume 2 . new haven ct the price and lee company . pp. 377 380 . lccn 98000206 . retrieved 2009 11 02 . timexpo museum and easter island statue closed . roadside america . retrieved 13 march 2016 . here & there . the charlotte observer . 2001 05 20 . retrieved 2008 06 09 . waterbury n.y. agency expected to move forward on museum project . tribune business news . 1999 09 20 . retrieved 2008 06 09 . waterbury conn. area officials to seek funding for museum . tribune business news . 1999 08 27 . retrieved 2008 06 09 . timex museum prepares to shut its doors . new york times . september 17 2015 . retrieved 13 march 2016 . waterbury s timex museum slated to close . wfsb . april 22 2015 . retrieved 13 march 2016 . external links edit timexpo the timex museum coordinates 41 33 07 n 73 02 06 w 41.552 n 73.0351 w 41.552 ; 73.0351 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title timexpo museum & oldid 741247926 categories buildings and structures in waterbury connecticutdefunct museums in connecticutmuseums in new haven county connecticutmuseums established in 2001museums disestablished in 2015history museums in connecticutindustry museums in connecticuthorological museums in the united statestimex grouphidden categories all articles with dead external linksarticles with dead external links from october 2010coordinates not on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 26 september 2016 at 09 00 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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