Hill-Stead Museum
35 Mountain Road, Farmington, CT 06032
Telephone: 860.677.4787
Fax: 860.677.0174
E-mail: stanleyc@hillstead.org

Hours
House Tours & Museum Shop
Open Tuesday-Sunday. Closed Mondays and major holidays.

May-October: 10 am-5 pm
November-April: 11 am-4 pm
Last tour of the day begins one hour before closing.

The first Sunday of every month, tour the collection at your own pace from 12 pm until closing, with interpreters in every room to answer questions. At 1 pm, enjoy a gallery talk. June–October, join a guided estate walk at 2 pm.

Optional 1.5 hour house-and-garden tour available weekends, May-October.

Two-hour, behind-the-scenes Platinum Tour available by reservation: 860.677.4787 ext 140 or stotzs@hillstead.org

Grounds
Open daily 7:30 am-5:30 pm.
Plein air painting groups are asked to book with Sharon Stotz: 860.677.4787 ext 140 or stotzs@hillstead.org

Archives
By appointment.
andersonm@hillstead.org

Admission
$9 adults, $8 seniors, $7 students, $4 children ages 6-12,
free to members and children under age six.

Are you familiar with our Library Membership Program? Benefits include two passes admitting 2 adults and 4 children — check with your local library. For a list of participating libraries, go to www.hillstead.org/getinvolved/becomemember.html.

Driving Directions
Two hours from New York City and Boston, 10 minutes from Hartford.

By car
Take Exit 39, I-84 East or West. Follow Route 4 West. Turn left onto Route 10 South. At first traffic light, turn left onto Mountain Road. Museum entrance is 1/4 mile up the hill on the left.

By chartered bus
Group reservations are required in advance.
Take Exit 39, I-84 East or West. Follow Route 4 West. Continue past the sign for “Bus Entrance” on the left. Do not make a left turn onto the property. Turn around in an appropriate area, return, and make a right turn onto the property.

Bus Driving Directions map (PDF)
Contact: Sharon Stotz, Education Coordinator: stotzs@hillstead.org

Accessibility
Hill-Stead offers designated parking and wheel chair accessibility to the first floor of the Pope Riddle House, Museum Shop, Orientation Gallery, where visitors may view a photo-essay timeline and a video, and the Sunken Garden as of June 2006.