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Important Update

Current Exhibitions

January 25, 2026 to May 25, 2026 In the Galleries

Jennie Jieun Lee: Luteal Elements and Grooves

January 25, 2026 to May 25, 2026 In the Galleries

Chenlu Hou and Chiara No: What the Hands Remember to Hear

July 2025 to September 2026 In the Sculpture Garden

Aldrich Box: Jantsankhorol Erdenebayar and Koyoltzintli

November 20, 2025 to June 6, 2027 As the Main Street Sculpture

Kristy Hughes: Portal, Hope as Practice

Aldrich Projects | January 15, 2026 to May 25, 2026 In the Galleries

Larissa Bates: Motherland / La Madre Patria

The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum serves as a leading incubator for artists at critical creative junctures, providing a collaborative platform that engages and inspires.

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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 $20
Seniors (60+) $15
Students $9
Members
Educators
Children under 13
Military Families
Third Saturdays
Free
Final entry for all visitors is 4:40 pm
The Museum is closed on the following holidays:
Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, New Year’s Day.
Contact us at 203.438.4519 or [email protected]

Selected Upcoming Events

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May 23, 2026 at 10:30 am | Accessibility Programs

Care and Connection

Join us for Care and Connection, an access program designed to provide a welcoming and engaging museum experience for visitors living with memory loss, and their care partners.

June 6, 2026 | Exhibition Opening, Member Preview

Opening for The Aldrich Decennial: I am what is around me

Members and friends, please join us to celebrate the opening of The Aldrich Decennial: I am what is around me before the exhibitions open to the public.

June 7 at 12:00 pm to June 21, 2026 at 5:00 pm | Artist Program, Public Programs

Tim Youd: Connecticut Retyped

Beginning on opening day of The Aldrich Decennial, artist Tim Youd will undertake a live, durational retyping of Richard Yates’s Revolutionary Road on The Aldrich’s campus. Presented in dialogue with the exhibition’s focus on Connecticut artists, the project draws on the state’s rich literary history and Yates’s own ties to Connecticut, where the novel’s suburban landscape was famously realized.

June 12 at 4:00 pm to September 4, 2026 at 7:00 pm | Special Event

Happy Hour Fridays at The Aldrich!

Kick off your weekend with an art-filled escape at The Aldrich! Every Friday this summer, the Museum stays open late until 7 pm for Happy Hour Fridays.

June 12, 2026 at 7:00 pm | Special Event, Public Programs

Film Screening: The Harvard 5

Join us for the first Happy Hour Fridays of the season followed by a special 7 pm screening of The Harvard 5 (directed by Devon Chivvis, World Life Productions). 

June 13, 2026 at 10:30 am | Accessibility Programs

Sensory Saturday

Sensory Saturday is a program designed for children (ages 4-12) with developmental disabilities, learning disabilities, those on the autism spectrum, and their family members. 

June 26, 2026 at 4:00 pm | Special Event

Happy Hour Friday with the Center for Contemporary Printmaking

Kick off your weekend with an art-filled escape at The Aldrich! Every Friday this summer, the Museum stays open late until 7 pm for Happy Hour Fridays.

July 6 at 9:30 am to July 10, 2026 at 4:00 pm | Camp Aldrich

Camp Aldrich Week 1: Grades 1-3

Join us at The Aldrich for a full-day, week-long arts experience with a practicing teaching artist. Campers explore the Museum’s three-acre campus and Sculpture Garden, learn in the galleries, and incorporate the world around them into their art.

July 13 at 9:30 am to July 17, 2026 at 4:00 pm | Camp Aldrich

Camp Aldrich Week 2: Grades 1-3

Join us at The Aldrich for a full-day, week-long arts experience with a practicing teaching artist. Campers explore the Museum’s three-acre campus and Sculpture Garden, learn in the galleries, and incorporate the world around them into their art.

July 20 at 9:30 am to July 24, 2026 at 4:00 pm | Camp Aldrich

Camp Aldrich Week 3: Grades 4-6 - SOLD OUT

Join us at The Aldrich for a full-day, week-long arts experience with a practicing teaching artist. Campers explore the Museum’s three-acre campus and Sculpture Garden, learn in the galleries, and incorporate the world around them into their art.

July 31, 2026 at 4:00 pm | Special Event

Happy Hour Friday with A.C.T.

Kick off your weekend with an art-filled escape at The Aldrich! Every Friday this summer, the Museum stays open late until 7 pm for Happy Hour Fridays.

August 7, 2026 at 4:00 pm | Special Event

Happy Hour Friday with Weird Music Night

Kick off your weekend with an art-filled escape at The Aldrich! Every Friday this summer, the Museum stays open late until 7 pm for Happy Hour Fridays.

October 8 to October 13, 2026 | Special Event

Travel with The Aldrich: Venice Biennale

Join The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum for an exclusive five-day trip to Venice to experience the 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia with Executive Director Cybele Maylone and Diana Bowes Chief Curator Amy Smith-Stewart.

Upcoming Exhibitions

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June 7, 2026 to January 10, 2027 In the Galleries and the Sculpture Garden

The Aldrich Decennial: I am what is around me

February 7, 2027 to June 13, 2027 In the Galleries

Kelly Sinnapah Mary

February 7, 2027 to September 19, 2027 In the Galleries

Mimi Smith: Dear Art, A Sixty-Year Survey

June 27, 2027 to January 30, 2028 In the Galleries

Bonnie Lucas: Material Girls, A Survey

June 6, 2026 to January 10, 2027 In the Galleries and the Sculpture Garden

Tim Youd: Connecticut Retyped