Visit to Hill-Stead Museum and gardens
35 Mountain Road, Farmington, CT 06032
Thursday June 20, 2024 10:30 - 12:00
A most interesting art collection story in an extraordinary setting!!
Without a doubt, the most underrated museum in Connecticut! It ’s like walking into an art textbook, with amazing decorative arts abounding on the side.
Wonderful surprise! I ’ve been visiting CT for years and just recently found this hidden gem. If you like looking at older homes and visiting art museums at the same time, this is a double header. Beautiful grounds, a lovely house tour.
These are some of the recent reviews on Trip Advisor.
Hill-Stead is the first architectural project of Theodate Pope Riddle the fourth registered female architect in the country.
Hill-Stead is considered “perhaps the finest Colonial Revival house and museum in the United States” (National Historic Landmark Report) and houses some of the most important Impressionist paintings in the world, including works by Mary Cassatt, Edgar Degas, Édouard Manet, Claude Monet, and James McNeill Whistler.
Cost of tour is $22 per person.
The museum is approximately one hour and a half from New Canaan by car.
There will be an optional lunch afterwards, to be paid separately at:
Wood-n-Tap restaurant in Farmington.
No refunds after 6/12/2024
For any questions, please email Sara van der Voort by signing into encoreclubofnewcannan.org and going to the directory to get contact information.