Eli Whitney Gun Factory | |
 1827 painting of the Gun Factory by William Giles Munson | |
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| Location | 915-940 Whitney Ave., Hamden, Connecticut |
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| Coordinates | 41°20′09″N 72°54′38″W / 41.33583°N 72.91056°W |
| Area | 9.9 acres (4.0 ha) |
| Built | 1798 |
| NRHP reference No. | 74002049[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 13, 1974 |
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| Established | 1979 |
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| Location | Hamden, Connecticut |
| Director | Ryan Paxton |
| Website | www.eliwhitney.org |
The Eli Whitney Museum, in Hamden, Connecticut, is an experimental learning workshop for students, teachers, and families. The museum's main building is located on a portion of the Eli Whitney Gun Factory site, a gun factory erected by Eli Whitney in 1798. The museum focuses on teaching experiments that are the roots of design and invention, featuring hands-on building projects and exhibits on Whitney and A. C. Gilbert.[2]