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Featured Event

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.

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January 18, 2025 at 10:30 am | Third Saturdays, Free Admission, Children and Family Programs

Story Time for Kids - AT CAPACITY

Bring your budding artists to The Aldrich for Story Time, in collaboration with the Ridgefield Library! Together, we will explore the work of artist Rachelle Dang. Dang’s artwork on view in A Garden of Promise and Dissent, deals with themes of botanical history. We will read the story Dear Little One by Nina Laden, illustrated by Melissa Castrillon. Then, we will head to the studio to sculpt our own tiny seed pods like the ones in Rachelle Dang’s artwork!


January 18, 2025 at 1:00 pm | Third Saturdays, Free Admission, Group Tours

All Ages Discovery Tour

Have you ever looked at contemporary art and wished you knew what it meant? Have you ever entered a museum without knowing where to start? If you answered yes, this free, interactive, and judgment-free tour of our current exhibitions guided by a Museum Educator is perfect for you!

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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.

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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.

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January 26, 2025 at 2:00 pm | Group Tours

Sunday Afternoon Tour

Are you curious about the world of contemporary art but unsure where to begin? When you view works of art in a gallery, do you question what you see or feel the need to go into deeper insight? If you answered yes, join Education Assistant Antonio Paone for a tour of the exhibitions designed to activate your curiosity and engage your attention.

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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.

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Events in February 2025 in

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.

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February 15, 2025 at 10:30 am | Third Saturdays, Free Admission, Children and Family Programs

Story Time for Kids - AT CAPACITY

Bring your budding artists to The Aldrich for Story Time, in collaboration with the Ridgefield Library! Together, we will explore the work of artist Martha Diamond. Diamond’s work on view shows themes of exploring the cityscapes and architecture. We will read the story Small in the City, written and illustrated by Sydney Smith. Then we will head to the studio to create monochromatic paintings of our favorite cities!


February 15, 2025 at 1:00 pm | Third Saturdays, Free Admission, Group Tours

All Ages Discovery Tour

Have you ever looked at contemporary art and wished you knew what it meant? Have you ever entered a museum without knowing where to start? If you answered yes, this free, interactive, and judgment-free tour of our current exhibitions guided by a Museum Educator is perfect for you!

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February 19, 2025 at 1:00 pm | Group Tours

Seniors-Only Tour

Join us for this in-person gallery tour of highlighted works from our current exhibitions, guided by Education and Access Specialist Holly Lapine, reserved specifically for senior adults ages 60 and above!

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February 23, 2025 at 2:00 pm | Group Tours

Sunday Afternoon Tour

Are you curious about the world of contemporary art but unsure where to begin? When you view works of art in a gallery, do you question what you see or feel the need to go into deeper insight? If you answered yes, join Education Assistant Antonio Paone for a tour of the exhibitions designed to activate your curiosity and engage your attention.

General Registration

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.

Events in March 2025 in

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.

Events in April 2025 in

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.

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Events in May 2025 in

May 15 to May 18, 2025

Travel with The Aldrich: Bentonville, AR

Join Executive Director Cybele Maylone and Chief Curator Amy Smith-Stewart for a long-weekend in Bentonville, Arkansas, home to Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.