HILL-STEAD MUSEUM
35 MOUNTAIN ROAD, FARMINGTON, CT 060322304 www.hillstead.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: HILL-STEAD MUSEUM(HSM), A NAT'L 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 FOR THE BENEFIT OF PRESENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS.

EDUCATION AND VISITOR SERVICESHILL-STEAD MUSEUM SERVES AS A DESTINATION FOR LEARNERS OF ALL AGES, AND EACH YEAR OFFERS NEARLY 7,000 PUBLIC TOURS 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 OVER 40,000 VISITORS TO ITS SITE IN 2019. IN KEEPING WITH THE POPE-RIDDLE FAMILY'S ENJOYMENT OF CULTURAL PURSUITS, HSM OFFERED A WIDE VARIETY OF PROGRAMMING INCLUDES CONCERTS, LECTURES, WORKSHOPS, AND FAMILY FESTIVALS. PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED A SPRING EXHIBITION INTO THE GARDEN, FLORAL AND GARDEN PAINTINGS BY CHRISTIAN PELTENBURG-BRECHNEFF TO COMPLEMENT ROOMS IN BLOOM, AN ANNUAL HAPPENING SHOWCASING FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS CREATED BY LOCAL DESIGNERS, CROQUET & ROSE GARDEN PARTY (AUGUST 12, 2019); THE PREMIERE OF A NEW FALL EVENT, MEET THE SHEEP (NOVEMBER 3, 2019), A FREE FAMILY-FRIENDLY DAY WITH CLATTER RIDGE FARM; AND HOLIDAYS AT HILL-STEAD (NOVEMBER 26, 2019 - JANUARY 5, 2020) INCLUDING TEA & TOURS AS WELL AS HOLIDAY THEATRICALS WHERE COSTUMED ACTORS FROM MISS PORTER'S SCHOOL PERFORMED LIVE PERIOD VIGNETTES THROUGHOUT THE HISTORIC HOUSE (DECEMBER 14 & 15, 2019). HSM IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY, EXCEPT MAJOR HOLIDAYS, FOR TOURS OF THE HISTORIC HOME'S PERIOD ROOMS. GROUNDS ARE OPEN DAILY AND FREE TO THE PUBLIC.

COLLECTIONS AND CONSERVATIONHILL-STEAD'S 1901 COUNTRY HOME, CHARACTERIZED 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 EDOUARD MANET, MARY CASSATT, AND JAMES MCNEILL WHISTLER, AMONG OTHERS. COLLECTIONS INCLUDE 250 PRINTS AND PHOTOGRAPHS, 290 CERAMICS, 400 PIECES OF FURNITURE, 3,300 BOOKS AND 16,000+ ARCHIVAL DOCUMENTS. THE PROPERTY FEATURES A 150-PERSON CAPACITY ARTS & CRAFTS THEATER, STONE GARAGES, FULLY RESTORED SUNKEN GARDEN DESIGNED BY BEATRIX FARRAND (AMERICAN, 1871-1957), A POLLINATOR GARDEN, 3 MILES OF RECLAIMED WOODLAND TRAILS, A POND, AND A DAIRY FARM COMPLEX WITH TWO BARNS UNDER REHABILITATION. DURING 2019, HSM CONTINUED IMPLEMENTING SECURITY SYSTEM UPGRADES BEGUN IN 2017, COMPLETED AN UPHOLSTERY REFURBISHMENT PROJECT IN ONE OF THE LARGEST PERIOD ROOMS, AND MOVED FORWARD WITH THE DESIGN PROCESS FOR RENOVATING THE HISTORIC CARRIAGE BARN TO HOUSE A NEW VISITOR'S CENTER AND EXHIBIT SPACE.

POETRY PROGRAMTHE SUNKEN GARDEN POETRY FESTIVAL (SGPF) CONSTITUTES A SERIES OF WORLD-CLASS POETRY AND MUSIC PERFORMANCES FEATURING TOP TIER AMERICAN POETS AS WELL AS EMERGING AND STUDENT POETS. THE 2019 SEASON MARKED THE 27TH ANNIVERSARY OF THIS ACCLAIMED LITERARY EVENT THAT HAS GARNERED NATIONAL ATTENTION, ENGAGED THOUSANDS OF PATRONS, AND INSPIRED AWE IN POETS AND AUDIENCES ALIKE. POETS SELECTED TO PERFORM AT SGPF THIS SEASON WERE CHOSEN BASED ON THEIR DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS, PERFORMANCE STYLES, AND POINTS OF VIEW, PROVIDING ATTENDEES THE OPPORTUNITY TO UNDERSTAND AND APPRECIATE A BROAD SPECTRUM OF HUMAN HISTORY, CULTURE, VALUES, AND BELIEFS THROUGH THE WRITTEN AND SPOKEN WORD. INTERNATIONALLY-RECOGNIZED PERFORMERS FOR 2019 REPRESENTING A DIVERSE, GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE INCLUDED AWARD-WINNING POET CLAUDIA RANKINE (JUNE 19), TERRANCE HAYES (JULY 11), A FINALIST FOR THE 2018 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD IN POETRY; CELEBRATION OF INDIAN POETRY & CULTURE WITH AIMEE NEZHUKUMATATHIL & RAJIV MOHABIR (JULY 21) POETRY OF OUR WORLD WITH CHRIS ABANI & MAI DER VANG AND WORLD MUSIC BY CRIOLLO CLASICO TRIO (JULY 31), AND YOUNG POETS DAY WITH ELIZABETH ACEVEDO AND THE WINNERS OF THE FRESH VOICES POETRY COMPETITION (AUGUST 11).FULLY-SUBSCRIBED PRE-PERFORMANCE PRELUDE CONVERSATIONS WITH HEADLINING POETS AND POETRY WRITING WORKSHOPS PROVIDED HUMANITIES-RICH CONTENT WITH BROAD APPEAL TO A DIVERSE AUDIENCE. AS AN OFFSHOOT OF ITS SGPF, HSM PROMOTES THE READING, WRITING, ENJOYMENT, AND INTERPRETATION OF POETRY BY DIVERSE CONSTITUENTS THROUGH ITS SGPF POETRY PRIZE (A NATIONAL COMPETITION FOR ADULT WRITERS), FRESH VOICES COMPETITION (HSM'S JURIED WRITING AND PERFORMANCE COMPETITION FOR CONNECTICUT HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS), AND HARTFORD STUDENT POETRY OUTREACH EFFORTS (ENRICHING ACADEMICS FOR UNDER-SERVED HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT SCHOOLS WITH 98 100% MINORITY FIGURES FOR OVER 15 YEARS).

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