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Current Exhibitions

Installation view displaying multiple sculptures in an art gallery.
On View

A Garden of Promise and Dissent
Two abstract paintings on a wall with big gestural brushwork
On View

Martha Diamond: Deep Time
A large-scale sculpture made from steel and salvaged tree matter containing hand-carved, brightly painted objects resembling fishing lures.
Main Street Sculpture

Moko Fukuyama: Menagerie
Abstract wall sculpture with a light green "frame" and clear resin filled holes with herbs embedded within the resin.
Aldrich Projects

Wen Liu: Tame Tangle

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Features

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The Sculpture Garden
Exterior image of the museum and sculpture garden in a night setting

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The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum serves as a leading incubator for artists at critical creative junctures, providing a collaborative platform that engages and inspires.

We’re open today from 12 pm to 5 pm
258 Main Street, Ridgefield, CT 06877

Hours and Admission

Hours
Date Time
Sunday 12 pm to 5 pm
Monday 12 pm to 5 pm
Tuesday Closed
Wednesday 12 pm to 5 pm
Thursday 12 pm to 5 pm
Friday 12 pm to 5 pm
Saturday 10 am to 5 pm
Admission
Category Price
Adults $20
Seniors (60+) $15
Students $9
Members
Educators
Children under 13
Military Families
Third Saturdays 		Free
Final entry for all visitors is 4:40 pm
The Museum is closed on the following holidays:
Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, New Year’s Day.
Contact us at 203.438.4519 or general@thealdrich.org

Selected Upcoming Events

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Installation view displaying multiple sculptures in an art gallery
January 21, 2025 at 5:30 pm | Public Programs

"Getting” Contemporary Art: Martha Diamond and A Garden of Promise and Dissent (full series)

Join us for “Getting” Contemporary Art led by Kristen Erickson, art history teacher and Director of the Luchsinger Gallery at Greenwich Academy.

two students sitting on the floor and looking at a painting at an art gallery
January 21, 2025 at 5:30 pm | Public Programs

"Getting” Contemporary Art: Martha Diamond: Deep Time

Join us for “Getting” Contemporary Art led by Kristen Erickson, art history teacher and Director of the Luchsinger Gallery at Greenwich Academy.

Installation view displaying multiple sculptures in an art gallery
January 28, 2025 at 5:30 pm | Public Programs

"Getting” Contemporary Art: A Garden of Promise and Dissent, part one

Join us for “Getting” Contemporary Art led by Kristen Erickson, art history teacher and Director of the Luchsinger Gallery at Greenwich Academy.

Installation view displaying multiple sculptures in an art gallery
February 4, 2025 at 5:30 pm | Public Programs

"Getting” Contemporary Art: A Garden of Promise and Dissent, part two

Join us for “Getting” Contemporary Art led by Kristen Erickson, art history teacher and Director of the Luchsinger Gallery at Greenwich Academy.

A collage of many different faces in the shape of the United States
February 25, 2025 at 1:00 pm | Free Admission, Special Event, Children and Family Programs

National Scrollathon: Join Us To Represent Connecticut!

The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum invites you to participate in the National Scrollathon: Uniting America! The National Scrollathon is a nationwide collaborative art-making project that will bring together communities from across the U.S. to created large-scale textile artworks that will be displayed at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.

Photograph of ferns in the sunlight.
March 29, 2025 at 3:00 pm | Exhibition Opening, Member Event

VIP and Member Opening for Martin Beck: for hours, days, and weeks at a time and Aldrich Projects | Wen Liu: Tame Tangle

Members and friends, please join us to celebrate the opening of Martin Beck: for hours, days, and weeks at a time before the exhibition opens to the public, and Aldrich Projects | Wen Liu: Tame Tangle.

Watercolor and oil on wood
April 26, 2025 at 6:00 pm | Special Event

Aldrich Gala in the Garden

Celebrating artist Maren Hassinger and Governor Ned Lamont and the State of Connecticut. Join us at the Museum for cocktails, a seated dinner, and live auction in our newly renovated Sculpture Garden.

Upcoming Exhibitions

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Detail of record cover with a column of text to the left and an image of a sunset to the right.
March 30, 2025 to October 5, 2025 | Project Space, Klein Kenealy Gallery, Ramp, Leir Gallery

Martin Beck: ... for hours, days, or weeks at a time
A sphinx-like abstract sculpture sited on a gray floor with a white wall in the background.
June 8, 2025 to January 4, 2026 | Sound Gallery, Opatrny Gallery, Camera Obscura

Nickola Pottinger: fos born
Vertical abstract painting with primarily red tones with areas of black, teal, lavender, and orange.
June 8, 2025 to January 4, 2026 | Balcony Gallery, South Gallery

Zak Prekop: Durations
A square abstract painting with a lot of colorful triangular shapes.
October 19, 2025 to April 19, 2026 | Leir Gallery, Klein Kenealy Gallery, Ramp Gallery, Project Space

Uman
An image of an art gallery with contemporary paintings and sculptures
June 7, 2026 to January 3, 2027 |

The Aldrich Decennial: New Art Made in Connecticut