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Current Exhibitions

Blue wall in foreground with a silver material and wire sculpture. Two other suspended sculptures in background.
On View

Tim Prentice: After the Mobile
Two shaped canvases, to the left a pink heart, to the right a pink triangle, with tromp l'oeil images,
On View

Clarity Haynes: Collective Transmission
Stainless steel sculpture in form of abstract star by Frank Stella set in the lawn by Main Street in Ridgefield, CT in front of the Museum.
On View

Frank Stella's Stars, A Survey | Outdoor Installation
The art contents of the Aldrich Care Box featuring two artists' books and small sculptures.
On View

Aldrich Care Box

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The New York Times writes that our exhibitions are the kind you expect at a “big-guns urban institution, but [find] at The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in leafy suburban Connecticut.” – September 2019

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 $12
Seniors $7
Students $7
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Children under 13
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Third Saturdays 		Free
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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A man wearing all black with long gray hair views a large-scale black star sculpture by Frank Stella.
May 20, 2021 at 6:00 pm | Public Programs

Frank Stella: Virtual Talk with Art Historian Robert Hobbs presented with The Glass House

This talk will cover Frank Stella’s artistic development and his place in art history by examining Stella’s works from the current Aldrich exhibition Frank Stella’s Stars, A Survey and the Glass House’s collection.

Image of a person on a bicycle riding away from the viewer with large stacks of yellow bags.
June 4, 2021 at 1:00 pm | Public Programs

Virtual First Look: Hugo McCloud

Please join artist Hugo McCloud for a livestreamed talk from inside the galleries in advance of his first solo museum exhibition from where i stand, opening on Monday, June 7.

Digital print of a opaque tan grocery bag filled with goods such as dish soap, bananas, and a red onion.
June 6, 2021 at 12:00 pm | Member Preview

Members-Only Exhibition Preview

Enjoy members-only early access to Lucia Hierro: Marginal Costs and Hugo McCloud: from where i stand before the exhibitions open to the public and view recently opened exhibitions Clarity Haynes: Collective Transmission and Tim Prentice: After the Mobile.

Upcoming Exhibitions

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Blue-gray transparent bag filled with items such as The New Yorker magazine, a shower curtain, fresh herbs, ginger root, sponges, eggs, and more.
June 7, 2021 to January 2, 2022 | South Gallery, Balcony Gallery

Lucia Hierro: Marginal Costs
Image of a person on a bicycle riding away from the viewer with large stacks of yellow bags.
June 7, 2021 to January 2, 2022 | Leir Gallery, Screening Room, Project Space

Hugo McCloud: from where i stand
Multi-part suspended sculpture of yellow squares strung together forming a curving line through a winter forest canopy.
September 19, 2021 to April 24, 2022 | Sculpture Garden

Tim Prentice: After the Mobile | Outdoor Installation
Otherworldly abstract painting and symbols appear on top of vintage cloth background.
October 17, 2021 to May 1, 2022 | Opatrny Gallery Vestibule, Opatrny Gallery, Sound Gallery

Karla Knight: Navigator

Featured Artwork

Square Square
Tim Prentice, Square Square (2016)

Tim Prentice, Square Square (2016)

Square Square (2016) is made of aluminum, stainless steel, and Lexan. The sculpture's visual character varies depending on the time of day due to the use of reflective and transparent materials.

Featured Past Exhibitions

Jessica Stockholder
June 26, 2011 to December 31, 2011 |

Jessica Stockholder: Hollow Places Court in Ash-Tree Wood

In 2009 an ailing, 125-year-old American ash tree was cut down in The Aldrich’s Sculpture Garden. It was agreed that the wood should be offered to an artist, and sculptor Jessica Stockholder was invited to utilize it in an exhibition.

Dry Mountain, Dry Water
May 22, 1988, to September 5, 1988 |

Interaction: Light, Sound, Motion Technology and Art

The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum is pleased to present Interaction: Light, Sound, Motion Technology and Art on view from May 22, 1988, to September 5, 1988.