The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum

The story of the Old Hundred, the original galleries at The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, as a turning point in Robert Indiana's career and the place he found "LOVE."

This Spring, the Aldrich Teen Fellows worked with exhibiting artist Hangama Amiri on a project that allowed the Fellows to share their reflections on the themes found in Amiri's exhibition with the wider Aldrich community.

Willoughby Thom, The Aldrich's Summer Intern, reflects on her time at the Museum and the work she did with both Marketing & Communications and Education Departments. She worked on a number of projects during her 8-week internship but primarily focused on digitizing and cataloguing a large portion of material from the late to mid-1990's as well as conduct a visitor's experience survey for the museum's Third Saturday programming.

High school intern Soren Covell reflects on his month-long internship at The Aldrich witnessing the installation of 52 Artists: A Feminist Milestone.

Learn about the making of the Museum's largest exhibition to date, 52 Artists: A Feminist Milestone, from Caitlin Monachino, Curatorial Assistant and Publications Manager.

Blog entries from the Fall 2021 cohort of Aldrich Teen Fellows speaking about their projects inspired by Hugo McCloud and Lucia Hierro's exhibitions.

Tim Prentice (b. 1930) is known for his innovative work in the field of motion in sculpture. Prentice has been a resident of Connecticut since 1975, and After the Mobile marks his first solo museum exhibition since 1999.

Karla Knight has spent the last forty years creating an impressive body of work that spans painting, drawing, and photography.

Since The Aldrich’s founding in 1964, Frank Stella has participated in fifteen group shows, and yet, Frank Stella’s Stars, A Survey marks the first exhibition dedicated solely to the artist at the Museum.

In the midst of a wholly digital world, where all one has to do to see a work of art is perform a simple Google search, what is the role of the art museum? Education and Exhibitions intern, Anika Khakoo reflects on her virtual internship at The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum.

Curatorial Assistant and Publications Manager Caitlin Monachino created a gingerbread replica of The Aldrich for a local event at the Lounsbury House in Ridgefield. Read about her process of creating this incredible masterpiece!