The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum
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Welcome to The Aldrich!

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    Director's Welcome

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    Plan Your Visit

About The Aldrich

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    About Larry Aldrich

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    About Our Exhibitions

  • Museum and Sculpture Garden

    About Our Campus

On View

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    A Garden of Promise and Dissent

    October 31, 2024 – November 30, 2025
  • Two abstract paintings on a wall with big gestural brushwork

    Martha Diamond: Deep Time

    November 17, 2024 – May 18, 2025
  • a large-scale sculpture made from steel and salvaged tree matter containing hand-carved, brightly painted objects resembling fishing lures

    Moko Fukuyama: Menagerie

    November 17, 2024 – October 31, 2025
  • Abstract wall sculpture with a light green "frame" and clear resin filled holes with herbs embedded within the resin.

    Aldrich Projects | Wen Liu: Tame Tangle

    January 9 – May 11, 2025

Upcoming Exhibitions

  • Martin Beck: for hours, days, or weeks at a time

    March 30 – October 5, 2025
  • A sphinx-like abstract sculpture sited on a gray floor with a white wall in the background.

    Nickola Pottinger

    June 8, 2025 – January 4, 2026
  • Vertical abstract painting with primarily red tones with areas of black, teal, lavender, and orange.

    Zak Prekop

    June 8, 2025 – January 4, 2026
  • A square abstract painting with a lot of colorful triangular shapes.

    Uman

    October 19, 2025 – April 19, 2026
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    The Aldrich Decennial: New Art Made in Connecticut

    June 7, 2026 – January 3, 2027

Past Exhibitions

  • Black and white photographs and unfolded vegetable boxes mounted on wall.

    Aldrich Projects | Miles Huston: Overshoot

    September 4, 2024 – January 5, 2025
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    Layo Bright: Dawn and Dusk

    April 7 – October 20, 2024
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    Elizabeth Englander: Eminem Buddhism, Volume 3

    April 7 – October 27, 2024
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    Aldrich Video Series

    August 19 – October 20, 2024
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    Aldrich Projects | Esther Ruiz: Uncharted

    May 8 – September 2, 2024
  • Abstract painting with double hanging forms in blue/green and white, with a blue/green central pillar.
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    Loie Hollowell: Space Between, A Survey of Ten Years

    January 20 – August 11, 2024
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    Aldrich Projects | Amanda Martínez: Canta y no llores

    January 10 – May 5, 2024
  • A geodesic dome with a body laying face down on the ground the head obscured by the structure and the bottoms of the feet facing the viewer.
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    Chiffon Thomas: The Cavernous

    September 15, 2023 – March 17, 2024
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    Yvette Mayorga: Dreaming of You

    September 15, 2023 – March 17, 2024
  • A river or road crossing between two mountains with the moon and night sky overhead
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    Aldrich Projects | Ping Zheng: Where Memories of Travels Go

    September 7, 2023 – January 7, 2024
  • Ceramic sculpture with a red rider on a white horse.
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    Raven Halfmoon: Flags of Our Mothers

    June 25, 2023 – January 7, 2024
  • A close-up photograph of an ice blue silicone-cast sculpture containing various small objects and flowers

    Aldrich Projects | Amy Brener: Harbingers

    May 17 – September 3, 2023
  • A museum gallery with various artworks relating to the periodic table of elements on display

    Prima Materia: The Periodic Table in Contemporary Art

    February 6 – August 27, 2023
  • A tall green stepladder with all but the top rungs missing with moss-like growth and holographic panels embedded throughout.

    David Shaw: Last Steps

    September 9, 2022 – August 20, 2023
  • Large-scale wall hanging textile work depicting a bazaar stalls selling bolts of fabric, a beauty salon, and more.
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    Hangama Amiri: A Homage to Home

    February 6 – June 11, 2023
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    Aldrich Projects | Kathleen Ryan: Head and Heart

    January 12 – May 14, 2023
  • An installation view of a gallery with abstract works on the walls and a brick sculpture on the floor at center.
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    52 Artists: A Feminist Milestone

    June 6, 2022 – January 8, 2023

Educational Programs

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    Public Programs

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    The Studio

  • Aldrich Teen Fellows

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