The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum

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!

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!

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.

Join Associate Curator Eduardo Andres Alfonso and artist Zak Prekop for an exclusive tour of the artist’s studio in Red Hook, New York. Prekop’s first solo museum presentation, Durations, will debut at The Aldrich on June 8, 2025.

Visit the Museum for FREE the third Saturday of every month as part of our Third Saturdays program. Participate in a Story Time at 10:30 am, a Discovery Tour of our current exhibitions at 1 pm, and drop-in to The Studio for art-making activities.

Bring your budding artists to The Aldrich for Story Time, in collaboration with the Ridgefield Library! Together, we will explore artwork by Gracelee Lawrence, who makes moving sculptures reflecting on food and health. Then, we will read Roll, Roll Little Pea by Cécile Bergame, illustrated by Magali Attiogbé, and move to The Studio to create our own tiny, spinnable optical illusions! Perfect for families with children ages 6 and under.

Have you ever looked at contemporary art and wished you knew what it meant? Have you ever entered a museum not 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! All ages welcome, Family-friendly.

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

Visit the Museum for FREE the third Saturday of every month as part of our Third Saturdays program. Participate in a Story Time at 10:30 am, a Discovery Tour of our current exhibitions at 1 pm, and drop-in to The Studio for art-making activities.

Bring your budding artists to The Aldrich for Story Time, in collaboration with the Ridgefield Library! Together, we will explore Wen Liu’s artwork, who creates sculptures loosely inspired by ink-blot paintings and the human body. Then, we will read I Am Smoke by Henry Herz, illustrated by Mercè López, and move to The Studio to create our own ink-blot paintings! Perfect for families with children ages 6 and under.

Have you ever looked at contemporary art and wished you knew what it meant? Have you ever entered a museum not 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! All ages welcome, Family-friendly.

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.

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.