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

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Introducing the Connecticut Art Trail iPHONE APP with Hill-Stead Museum!
Now it's easy to find your way to – and around – Hill-Stead and the 14 other museums and historic sites on the Connecticut Art Trail! Download the FREE Connecticut Art Trail mobile guide to explore what each museum has to offer, and discover restaurants and lodging in each area.
For more information, including iPhone and Android download instructions, download the Instruction Sheet (PDF) or visit www.arttrail.org.
Made possible with support from the Connecticut Commission on Culture & Tourism.

Connecticut Art Trail
Art Pass:
Visit 15 museum for $25...
a $75 value!

Discover Connecticut's artistic treasures with a $25 Art Pass, valid for admission to all fifteen world-class museums and historic sites on the statewide Connecticut Art Trail. You determine the two month time-frame; we admit you to 15 museums. Explore diverse, quality collections rich in history and heritage, including European masterpieces, American Impressionism, ancient art and contemporary culture. Children twelve and under are free when accompanied by an adult.

To see a full list of participating museums and to purchase the Art Pass, visit www.arttrail.org. You may also now purchase a pass for all 15 museums at Hill-Stead.

Hours
House Tours & Museum Shop
Open Tuesday-Sunday 10 am–4 pm. Closed Mondays and major holidays.

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.

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
$12 adults, $10 seniors (62+), $8 students, $5 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 1 adult and 2 children (under 18) — 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.