Approved Vendors for Events Hosted at Hill-Stead

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Frequently Asked Questions

…Fork & Fire Farmington, CT https://www.forkandfire.net/ / 860-255-7674 Butchers & Bakers Farmington, CT http://butchersandbakers.com / 860-470-7414 Piccolo Arancio Farmington, CT www.piccoloarancio.com / 860-674-1224 Wood-n-Tap Farmington, CT www.woodntap.com/locations/farmington / 860-773-6736 Where… [Read more]

Impressionists

…nudes of women bathing, washing, drying, rubbing down, combing their hair or having it combed” that Degas created in preparation for the eighth and last exhibition of the Impressionists in… [Read more]

Theodate: An Online Poetry Journal

Hill-Stead has reinvented the celebrated online poetry journal, Theodate.org, to showcase the next generation of poets. The new mission of the journal will be to feature original student compositions, particularly… [Read more]

Communicating with the Spirts on Grating the Nutmeg

…Riddle’s induction into the Connecticut Women’s Hall of Fame here: https://www.cwhf.org/inductees/theodate-pope-riddle For more on Spiritualism in Connecticut, go to the website of Connecticut Explored for these articles: https://www.ctexplored.org/isabella-beecher-hooker-and-the-spirit-of-reform/ and https://www.ctexplored.org/the-pine-grove-spiritualist-camp/… [Read more]

Connecticut Art Trail and Other Partners

Blue Star Museums As a Blue Star Museum, Hill-Stead offers active-duty military families free admission from Memorial Day through Labor Day. For more information, please visit www.arts.gov/national/blue-star-museums. Connecticut Art Trail… [Read more]

Testimonials

…about it from docents while we were taking pictures. Many of our guests were floored at the caliber of art in the museum.” – Erica (weddingwire.com) “Our wedding at the… [Read more]

Day 1

…to the future of Hill-Stead for generations to come! To learn more, please visit Bringing Art to Life – Hill-Stead’s 75th Anniversary Capital and Endowment Campaign. Support our Capital and… [Read more]