Hill-Stead Museum

HILL-STEAD MUSEUM (HSM), A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK, SERVES DIVERSE AUDIENCES IN CT AND BEYOND AS A WELCOMING PLACE FOR LEARNING, REFLECTION AND ENJOYMENT. HSM PRESERVES, DISPLAYS AND INTERPRETS ITS EXCEPTIONAL PAINTINGS, HISTORIC HOUSE, COLLECTIONS AND LANDSCAPE.

EDUCATION AND VISITOR SERVICESHILL-STEAD MUSEUM SERVES AS A DESTINATION FOR LEARNERS OF ALL AGES AND OFFERS NEARLY 7,000 PUBLIC TOURS EACH YEAR IN ART, ARCHITECTURE, AND GARDENS WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THE LATE 19TH AND EARLY 20TH CENTURIES. SINCE OPENING TO THE PUBLIC IN 1947, OVER 1 MILLION VISITORS HAVE TOURED THE POPE-RIDDLE HOUSE, EXPLORED THE 152-ACRE GROUNDS, AND PARTICIPATED IN ART, LITERATURE, AND NATURE PROGRAMS. HSM WELCOMED THOUSANDS OF VISITORS TO ITS SITE IN 2019, AND DESPITE THE PANDEMIC THE MUSEUM WELCOMED THOUSANDS OF NEW AND RETURNING VISITORS IN 2021. IN KEEPING WITH THE POPE-RIDDLE FAMILY'S ENJOYMENT OF CULTURAL PURSUITS, HSM OFFERED A WIDE VARIETY OF PROGRAMMING INCLUDING CONCERTS, CAMPS, WORKSHOPS, AND FESTIVALS.

COLLECTIONS AND CONSERVATIONHILL-STEAD'S 1901 COUNTRY HOME, CHARACTERZIED BY A 33,000 SQUARE FOOT, 36 ROOM INTERIOR AND WHITE CLAPBOARD EXTERIOR WITH MOUNT VERNON VERANDA, IS CONSIDERED "PERHAPS THE FINEST COLONIAL REVIVAL HOUSE AND MUSEUM IN THE UNITED STATES" (NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK REPORT). ESTABLISHED IN 1946 AS A CULTURAL RESOURCE FOR THE PUBLIC IN PERPETUITY, HSM IS ONE OF THE NATION'S FEW REMAINING REPRESENTATIONS OF EARLY 20TH-CENTURY COUNTRY PLACE ESTATES. HSM BOASTS FRENCH IMPRESSIONIST MASTERPIECES - FOUR BY CLAUDE MONET, THREE BY EDGAR DEGAS - AND NOTABLE WORKS BY EDOURD MANET, MARY CASSATT, AND JAMES MCNEILL WHISTLER, AMOUNG OTHERS. COLLECTIONS INCLUDE 250 PRINTS AND PHOTOGRAPHS, 290 CERMAICS, 400 PIECES OF FURNITURE, 3,300 BOOKS AND 16,000+ ARCHIVAL