Admission Free For Children At The Aldrich In Ridgefield This Summer

RIDGEFIELD, CT— Admission to The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum is free for Connecticut children ages 18 and under plus one accompanying Connecticut resident adult all summer long, through Sept. 4.

The loose turnstile is made possible through a grant from Connecticut Humanities to support The Aldrich's participation in the CT Summer at the Museum initiative.

“The Aldrich has always been a place where visitors of all ages are encouraged to be curious and explore, and this program helps to make the Museum even more accessible for the months ahead,” said The Aldrich’s Executive Director Cybele Maylone in a news release.

This summer at The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum visitors will be able to see Raven Halfmoon’s large scale ceramic works that pay tribute to her Caddo heritage, some over twelve-feet high, in her first solo museum exhibition "Flags of Our Mothers," as well as a group exhibition "Prima Materia: The Periodic Table in Contemporary Art," which includes the work of over twenty artists all working with materials that can be found on the periodic table. On the weekends, visitors may drop by the Museum’s on-site Studio and follow the prompts to make art in response to the works they viewed in the galleries and Sculpture Garden.

The Aldrich is open Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday 12 noon to 5 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and is closed on Tuesdays.

Funding for the initiative is provided by the CT General Assembly, with the support of Connecticut Humanities and the Department of Economic and Community Development, Office of the Arts, which also received support from the federal ARPA.