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Current Exhibitions

Greyscale drawing of a loggia with a checkered floor.
On View

Milano Chow: Prima Facie
Three large-scale unstretched paintings with similar dark motifs against cream colored background hung together on a wall.
On View

Karla Knight: Navigator
Mobile sculptures with yellow dangling pieces hung in trees by two picnic tables.
On View

Tim Prentice: After the Mobile | Outdoor Installation
a collage painting depicting two figures holding two wishbones emerging from a person lying down. The three figures are surrounded by iridescent flames.
On View

Amaryllis DeJesus Moleski: Portal Pieces
Dark abstract panting with horizontal lines and bands of color, especially red and light green.
On View

Duane Slick: The Coyote Makes the Sunset Better

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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 (60+) $7
Students $7
Members
Educators
Children under 13
Military Families
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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The back of a group receiving a tour of an art exhibit.
January 22, 2022 at 1:00 pm | Third Weekend, Free Admission, Children and Family Programs, Group Tours

Family Tour of Karla Knight: Navigator

Join us at the Museum for a family-friendly, participatory tour of Karla Knight: Navigator, guided by Aldrich Educators!

Two artworks side-by-side.
January 29, 2022 at 1:00 pm | Public Programs

EYES FULL OF WORDS: An Ekphrastic Writing Workshop

Join Ridgefield Poet Laureate and Aldrich Educator Barb Jennes in this poetry workshop as she guides a group in observing select works in the newest exhibitions by artists Milano Chow and Duane Slick.

Greyscale drawing of a loggia with a checkered floor.
February 19, 2022 at 1:00 pm | Third Weekend, Public Programs, Children and Family Programs, Group Tours

Family Tour of Milano Chow: Prima Facie

Join us for a family-friendly, participatory tour of Milano Chow: Prima Facie, guided by Aldrich Educators! Explore Chow’s ornamented mise-en-scènes that seem frozen in time and loaded with disquieting effects, influenced by Surrealism, fashion photography, shop window design, and Hollywood film noir from Chow’s native Los Angeles.

Gala invite image featuring an abstract artwork detail with a black curved shape at the bottom with a suspended pale orb above.
April 30, 2022 at 7:00 pm | Special Event

Aldrich Gala in the Garden

Join us at Aldrich Gala in the Garden for cocktails, a seated dinner, and auction in the Museum’s Sculpture Garden.

Upcoming Exhibitions

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Beige and tan squares in a grid.
June 4, 2022 to January 8, 2023 | Lobby, Leir Gallery, Screening Room, Ramp, Project Space, Balcony, South Gallery, Sound Gallery, Opatrny Gallery

52 Artists: A Feminist Milestone

Featured Artwork

a collage painting depicting two figures holding two wishbones emerging from a person lying down. The three figures are surrounded by iridescent flames.
Amaryllis DeJesus Moleski, Graduation Day, 2021.

Amaryllis De Jesus Moleski Graduation Day 2021

Amaryllis DeJesus Moleski, Graduation Day, 2021. Courtesy of Albertz Benda

Featured Past Exhibitions

Installation of multiple sculptural works
June 18, 1967 to August 4, 1967 |

Highlights of the 1966-67 Art Season

The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum is pleased to present Highlights of the 1966-67 Art Season on view from June 18, 1967, to September 4, 1967.

Pindell
April 18, 1971, to June 13, 1971 |

Twenty Six Contemporary Women Artists

The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum is pleased to present Twenty Six Contemporary Women Artists on view from April 18, 1971, to June 13, 1971.

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