Hill-Stead Museum
Hill-Stead Museum
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MidwestKathM
Detroit, MI856 bidrag
sep. 2023 • Par
Beautiful sunny morning as we arrived at Hill-Side! We had bought advance tickets for the first guided tour of the day...and we ended up the only two on the tour. Our docent guide Lori was enthusiastic and friendly, sharing the story of Theodate Pope who designed the house and her parents who collected the art on display throughout. A most interesting story told in an extraordinary setting. After our tour of the house, we walked the gardens and around the house to fully enjoy and appreciate this museum. Kudos to the Hill-Side staff for maintaining this house museum and sharing Theodate's story!!
Skrevet 22. september 2023
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Leem921
North River, NY41 bidrag
aug. 2023 • Familie
Without a doubt, the most underrated museum in Connecticut! It’s like walking into an art textbook, with amazing decorative arts abounding on the side. Everywhere you turn is a new wonder. My wife took my 10 year old son last week. They raved about it and we had to go this week. I’m glad we did! Congratulations to the docents.
Skrevet 20. august 2023
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PattyMayG
South Florida106 bidrag
des. 2022
this has instantly become a favorite. I tour homes a lot - love them but this place is special. the property & views are spectacular. I caught an early snowfall & like a fairy tale. the fine art beautifully displayed. the home & details & furniture & lifestyle. then add to this the family story & it's really special. can't wait to go back.
Skrevet 11. desember 2022
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MarkConnecticut
Southbury, CT29 bidrag
okt. 2022 • Venner
Fascinating collection of wonderful Impressionist art displayed in the hole of tge collectors. The art is accessible up close through small group tours led by guides.
Skrevet 9. november 2022
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delawarevisitor2018
Newark, DE19 bidrag
sep. 2022
The guide was very informative and made the tour special. You are able to see beautiful art and interior design and learn about the life of Theodate Pope, one of the first American women architects. There are gardens here also.
Skrevet 7. oktober 2022
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Im_traveling_solo
Chicopee, MA348 bidrag
aug. 2022
Theodate Pope fell in love with Farmington while attending Miss Porter's school in 1886. She opted to become one of the first women architects in the country instead of a wife. Her first project was a designing a"farm" for her parents on 200 acrea near Miss Porters called Hill-Stead. The tour guide Anitra was pleasant and knowledgeable. I was absolutely amazed by the place. I wish that they allowed photography inside because her design is incredible. Despite its grandeur, the house would be a place most would feel comfortable in.
Pope also chose a woman interior decorator.
Someone got engaged at the sunken garden while I was there. That was also dsigned by woman.
Her father was an art collector so there are pieces by Claude Monet, Edgar Degas, Mary Cassatt (a friend) , and Edouard Manet throughout the house. In addition to the tour of the house which take the full hour, there is an art gallery, small gift shop, sheep and 3 miles of walking trails. There are no picnic areas which keep the place clean but there are a few small tables on a patio behind the So glad I made the trip.
If you are interested in women's history, architecture, art or nature this is the place to visit. Great spot for bird watchers.
Grounds are free and open to the public 7:30 - 5:30 and leashed dogs are welcome (outside the house)
House tours are given on the hour Wednesday-Sunday from 10-4 with rates from $10 - $18 with discounts for seniors and AAA members
Blue Star families are free
Tours are limited to 16 people and requires standing for an hour. Not easily handicap accessible.
Pope also chose a woman interior decorator.
Someone got engaged at the sunken garden while I was there. That was also dsigned by woman.
Her father was an art collector so there are pieces by Claude Monet, Edgar Degas, Mary Cassatt (a friend) , and Edouard Manet throughout the house. In addition to the tour of the house which take the full hour, there is an art gallery, small gift shop, sheep and 3 miles of walking trails. There are no picnic areas which keep the place clean but there are a few small tables on a patio behind the So glad I made the trip.
If you are interested in women's history, architecture, art or nature this is the place to visit. Great spot for bird watchers.
Grounds are free and open to the public 7:30 - 5:30 and leashed dogs are welcome (outside the house)
House tours are given on the hour Wednesday-Sunday from 10-4 with rates from $10 - $18 with discounts for seniors and AAA members
Blue Star families are free
Tours are limited to 16 people and requires standing for an hour. Not easily handicap accessible.
Skrevet 14. august 2022
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kzsull01
Windsor, CT365 bidrag
jun. 2022
My husband and I visited the beautiful estate at the Hill-Stead Museum in Farmington, Connecticut, on Wednesday, June 29th, 2022. We enjoyed the guided house tour, the Special Exhibit and the walk around the Sunken Gardens very much. This all took us about an hour and forty-five minutes and it was a nice experience being a great combination of art, history, culture and nature and definitely worth the visit.
The guided house tour at 10 AM, which lasted about an hour and ten minutes, was excellent. Since my husband and I have taken the tour in the past with the same tour guide, and we were the only ones on the 10 AM tour, our tour guide pointed out many different aspects of the house from her normal tour. This was wonderful and a real treat. Each time we have taken the tour it has been an excellent experience, which I have provided a lot of detail about our experience in the review that I did in January for the museum. Each tour has been different and we have been able to build upon the knowledge gained from previous visits about the house, the people who lived in the house, and learned information from a historical perspective about the time period in which they lived. We are quite lucky that we had the opportunity to take the tour at !0 AM because at 11 AM there was a bus full of people touring the house and I think that it may have been sold out.
The Special Exhibit: ‘Hilmar’s Ghost – Radical Spirits – Tarot, Automatism, and Feminist Histories’:
I provide more information about our house tour below, but want to first note that we also enjoyed the Special Exhibit very much. It was nicely laid out, very unique and well done with informative write-ups providing good background on the topic, which was interesting, quite intriguing and educational. The exhibit had a lot of interesting aspects associated with it, including the write-ups. I liked how Hill-Stead’s Theorem Painting, a genre with a still-life subject, which was a very pretty rendition of a fruit basket that was created from a series of stencils, was explored and was used to create the Automatic Theorem Series paintings, in a distinctly abstract and contemporary fashion. The process followed to create this artwork was quite intriguing. The artists collaborated and researched the history and techniques of early American Theorem Painting and engaged in channeling and drawing sessions and other rituals and divinatory practices by using guided intentions facilitated by a Psychic Medium. This enabled them to be fully engaged with their art making, producing over 200 stencils for applying oil paint to the velvet surface of the final artwork. .
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The process followed to create the Chromagick was also quite intriguing, where the artists built abstract images and symbols employing a variety of rituals as part of the production, including burning herbs, sigil-making and invoking spirits using candles and crystals. Tarot Cards were interpreted to create unique messages for each artwork, encouraging introspection and contemplation, providing a spiritual uplifting experience to the viewer, and illustrating the connection between art-making and the spiritual world and its practices. This definitely was all quite unique.
More on the House Tour and Grounds:
Our tour guide was friendly, polite, interesting, very knowledgeable, quite enjoyable and answered all of our questions. She provided us with many interesting details about the impressive and exquisite collections of artwork on display throughout the house by Master Impressionist painters, as well as Japanese Woodblock Prints, a variety of other types of prints, and antique ceramics. She also told us several interesting and intriguing stories about Theodate Pope Riddle and her family, giving us a great lesson in history, art, and culture and very nice walk back through time.
All the beautiful furnishings inside the house are of the highest quality and are original to the house. It is quite amazing how well preserved all the furniture is as well as all the original exquisite decorative arts that include very old antique ceramic pieces from different Chinese dynasties, European ceramics and much, much, more. The house décor, including ceramics, curtains, carpets and other decorative arts, blend in quite well with the well preserved paintings, which are all beautifully framed. This blending brings out beautiful details in the paintings. Everything in the house fits in well together.
Unfortautely photography is not allowed inside the house. However, we were able to take some nice pictures inside the Special Exhibit and outside the house. We were also able to take some beautiful photos of the Sunken Gardens, which are well laid-out around a gazebo. The surrounding grounds are quite nice to walk around, including the farm down the hill, which we walked to in the past. The grounds are definitely scenic and well maintained, and include multiple trails that you could hike.
We are members of the museum and enjoy being able to visit it multiple times with free admission throughout the year, seeing how it changes during the different seasons. We like that the price of the Special Exhibit was included in our free admission. The staff members at the front desk admission area are also very friendly, polite and helpful. In addition, there is plenty of free parking convenient to the museum.
We recommend this museum and look forward to visiting it again soon
The guided house tour at 10 AM, which lasted about an hour and ten minutes, was excellent. Since my husband and I have taken the tour in the past with the same tour guide, and we were the only ones on the 10 AM tour, our tour guide pointed out many different aspects of the house from her normal tour. This was wonderful and a real treat. Each time we have taken the tour it has been an excellent experience, which I have provided a lot of detail about our experience in the review that I did in January for the museum. Each tour has been different and we have been able to build upon the knowledge gained from previous visits about the house, the people who lived in the house, and learned information from a historical perspective about the time period in which they lived. We are quite lucky that we had the opportunity to take the tour at !0 AM because at 11 AM there was a bus full of people touring the house and I think that it may have been sold out.
The Special Exhibit: ‘Hilmar’s Ghost – Radical Spirits – Tarot, Automatism, and Feminist Histories’:
I provide more information about our house tour below, but want to first note that we also enjoyed the Special Exhibit very much. It was nicely laid out, very unique and well done with informative write-ups providing good background on the topic, which was interesting, quite intriguing and educational. The exhibit had a lot of interesting aspects associated with it, including the write-ups. I liked how Hill-Stead’s Theorem Painting, a genre with a still-life subject, which was a very pretty rendition of a fruit basket that was created from a series of stencils, was explored and was used to create the Automatic Theorem Series paintings, in a distinctly abstract and contemporary fashion. The process followed to create this artwork was quite intriguing. The artists collaborated and researched the history and techniques of early American Theorem Painting and engaged in channeling and drawing sessions and other rituals and divinatory practices by using guided intentions facilitated by a Psychic Medium. This enabled them to be fully engaged with their art making, producing over 200 stencils for applying oil paint to the velvet surface of the final artwork. .
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The process followed to create the Chromagick was also quite intriguing, where the artists built abstract images and symbols employing a variety of rituals as part of the production, including burning herbs, sigil-making and invoking spirits using candles and crystals. Tarot Cards were interpreted to create unique messages for each artwork, encouraging introspection and contemplation, providing a spiritual uplifting experience to the viewer, and illustrating the connection between art-making and the spiritual world and its practices. This definitely was all quite unique.
More on the House Tour and Grounds:
Our tour guide was friendly, polite, interesting, very knowledgeable, quite enjoyable and answered all of our questions. She provided us with many interesting details about the impressive and exquisite collections of artwork on display throughout the house by Master Impressionist painters, as well as Japanese Woodblock Prints, a variety of other types of prints, and antique ceramics. She also told us several interesting and intriguing stories about Theodate Pope Riddle and her family, giving us a great lesson in history, art, and culture and very nice walk back through time.
All the beautiful furnishings inside the house are of the highest quality and are original to the house. It is quite amazing how well preserved all the furniture is as well as all the original exquisite decorative arts that include very old antique ceramic pieces from different Chinese dynasties, European ceramics and much, much, more. The house décor, including ceramics, curtains, carpets and other decorative arts, blend in quite well with the well preserved paintings, which are all beautifully framed. This blending brings out beautiful details in the paintings. Everything in the house fits in well together.
Unfortautely photography is not allowed inside the house. However, we were able to take some nice pictures inside the Special Exhibit and outside the house. We were also able to take some beautiful photos of the Sunken Gardens, which are well laid-out around a gazebo. The surrounding grounds are quite nice to walk around, including the farm down the hill, which we walked to in the past. The grounds are definitely scenic and well maintained, and include multiple trails that you could hike.
We are members of the museum and enjoy being able to visit it multiple times with free admission throughout the year, seeing how it changes during the different seasons. We like that the price of the Special Exhibit was included in our free admission. The staff members at the front desk admission area are also very friendly, polite and helpful. In addition, there is plenty of free parking convenient to the museum.
We recommend this museum and look forward to visiting it again soon
Skrevet 7. juli 2022
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christina b
200 bidrag
mai 2022
We went for the May Mart which was a fundraiser for the grounds. We were disappointed that we weren't able to tour the home. Especially since we paid to enter the event. The grounds are beautiful. I enjoyed the sunken garden with the tulips in bloom.
Skrevet 13. mai 2022
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kzsull01
Windsor, CT365 bidrag
jan. 2022
My husband and I visited the beautiful estate at the Hill-Stead Museum in Farmington, Connecticut, on Thursday, December 30th, 2021 and Thursday, January 6th, 2022. We have taken the guided house tour multiple times in the past and have always enjoyed it. This was no exception during our most recent visits. We took the 11 AM house tour on December 30th and the 10 AM on January 6th, Both tours were excellent and lasted about an hour and ten minutes each time, with the house being nicely decorated for the holidays. Each visit we had different tour guides who offered varying perspectives, pointing out different aspects of the house, which was great. They were almost like completely different tours with new and interesting information/details.
Our tour guides were both friendly, polite, interesting, very knowledgeable, quite enjoyable and answered everyone’s questions. They provided us with many interesting details about the impressive and exquisite collections of artwork on display throughout the house by Master Impressionist painters, such as, Monet, Degas, Manet, Whistler and Cassatt as well as Japanese Woodblock Prints, a variety of other types of prints, and antique ceramics. They also told us several interesting and intriguing stories about Theodate Pope Riddle and her family, giving us great information from a historical perspective about the period in which they lived. Both house tours were great lessons in history, art and culture and very nice walks back through time.
The house is a 1901 Colonial Revival Mansion designed by Theodate Pope for her parents as a retirement home. The architecture both inside and outside the house is quite impressive. All the beautiful furnishings inside the house are of the highest-quality and are original to the house, and there are numerous pieces. It is quite amazing how well preserved all the furniture is as well as all the original exquisite decorative arts that include very old antique ceramic pieces from different Chinese dynasties, European ceramics and much, much, more. The very impressive collection of artwork on display throughout the house was acquired from several grand tour trips abroad as well as purchased through art dealers in the United States. The house décor, including ceramics, curtains, carpets and other decorative arts, blend in quite well with the well preserved paintings, which are all beautifully framed. This blending brings out beautiful details in the paintings. Everything in the house fits in well together.
There are several curio cabinets throughout the house filled with beautiful pieces, including a very interesting chess set. I loved the spacious dining room, drawing room with its grand piano, the libraries and multiple bedrooms, all with beautiful artwork and furniture. As mentioned previously, the various paintings on display throughout the house are by Master Impressionist Artists, including one of my favorites, ‘Dancers in Pink’ by Edgar Degas in the drawing room near the grand piano. The woodwork is quite nice throughout the house, in particular in the first library, and even the staircase going upstairs is very interesting, having many unique paintings/prints hung on its side wall as you go up the stairs.
Unfortautely photography is not allowed inside the house. However, we were able to take some nice pictures outside the house. During the warmer months we were able to take some very nice photos of the beautiful Sunken Gardens, which had lovely large pink tulips in bloom at the time of our visit in early May and many other types of flowers, all well laid-out around a beautiful gazebo. The surrounding grounds are quite nice to walk around, including the farm down the hill, which we walked to in the past, and viewing the unique natural Parterre Garden, from the side of the house facing the farm. The grounds are definitely scenic and well maintained, and include multiple trails that you could hike.
During our most recent visits it was a little too cold to walk around the grounds and we also did not have the time to do so. However, when touring the house during the warmer months our visits have taken more than an hour and a half. This included touring the house, walking around the Sunken Gardens as well as the pollinator garden and the surrounding grounds. Our experiences visiting the estate have always been very pleasant being a great combination of art, history, culture and nature.
This museum is part of the Connecticut Art Trail, making it a great value. We have recently become members of the museum and enjoy being able to visit it multiple times with free admission throughout the year, seeing how it changes during the different seasons. We like the flexibility of not being required to have timed-tickets, but only needing to arrive at the time of the start of our tour. The staff members at the front desk admission area are also very friendly, polite and helpful. In addition, there is plenty of free parking convenient to the museum.
We recommend this museum and look forward to visiting it again soon. The newly constructed gallery, will be a great place to view and enjoy Special Exhibits in the future. We hope to be able to see an exhibit there sometime soon.
Our tour guides were both friendly, polite, interesting, very knowledgeable, quite enjoyable and answered everyone’s questions. They provided us with many interesting details about the impressive and exquisite collections of artwork on display throughout the house by Master Impressionist painters, such as, Monet, Degas, Manet, Whistler and Cassatt as well as Japanese Woodblock Prints, a variety of other types of prints, and antique ceramics. They also told us several interesting and intriguing stories about Theodate Pope Riddle and her family, giving us great information from a historical perspective about the period in which they lived. Both house tours were great lessons in history, art and culture and very nice walks back through time.
The house is a 1901 Colonial Revival Mansion designed by Theodate Pope for her parents as a retirement home. The architecture both inside and outside the house is quite impressive. All the beautiful furnishings inside the house are of the highest-quality and are original to the house, and there are numerous pieces. It is quite amazing how well preserved all the furniture is as well as all the original exquisite decorative arts that include very old antique ceramic pieces from different Chinese dynasties, European ceramics and much, much, more. The very impressive collection of artwork on display throughout the house was acquired from several grand tour trips abroad as well as purchased through art dealers in the United States. The house décor, including ceramics, curtains, carpets and other decorative arts, blend in quite well with the well preserved paintings, which are all beautifully framed. This blending brings out beautiful details in the paintings. Everything in the house fits in well together.
There are several curio cabinets throughout the house filled with beautiful pieces, including a very interesting chess set. I loved the spacious dining room, drawing room with its grand piano, the libraries and multiple bedrooms, all with beautiful artwork and furniture. As mentioned previously, the various paintings on display throughout the house are by Master Impressionist Artists, including one of my favorites, ‘Dancers in Pink’ by Edgar Degas in the drawing room near the grand piano. The woodwork is quite nice throughout the house, in particular in the first library, and even the staircase going upstairs is very interesting, having many unique paintings/prints hung on its side wall as you go up the stairs.
Unfortautely photography is not allowed inside the house. However, we were able to take some nice pictures outside the house. During the warmer months we were able to take some very nice photos of the beautiful Sunken Gardens, which had lovely large pink tulips in bloom at the time of our visit in early May and many other types of flowers, all well laid-out around a beautiful gazebo. The surrounding grounds are quite nice to walk around, including the farm down the hill, which we walked to in the past, and viewing the unique natural Parterre Garden, from the side of the house facing the farm. The grounds are definitely scenic and well maintained, and include multiple trails that you could hike.
During our most recent visits it was a little too cold to walk around the grounds and we also did not have the time to do so. However, when touring the house during the warmer months our visits have taken more than an hour and a half. This included touring the house, walking around the Sunken Gardens as well as the pollinator garden and the surrounding grounds. Our experiences visiting the estate have always been very pleasant being a great combination of art, history, culture and nature.
This museum is part of the Connecticut Art Trail, making it a great value. We have recently become members of the museum and enjoy being able to visit it multiple times with free admission throughout the year, seeing how it changes during the different seasons. We like the flexibility of not being required to have timed-tickets, but only needing to arrive at the time of the start of our tour. The staff members at the front desk admission area are also very friendly, polite and helpful. In addition, there is plenty of free parking convenient to the museum.
We recommend this museum and look forward to visiting it again soon. The newly constructed gallery, will be a great place to view and enjoy Special Exhibits in the future. We hope to be able to see an exhibit there sometime soon.
Skrevet 10. januar 2022
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Sheryl P
Beltsville, MD359 bidrag
jun. 2021
We took a tour of the interior of this historic home. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable about the art pieces inside and knew fascinating details about them and the family which collected them. It's unassuming from the outside, but well-worth a visit.
Skrevet 24. juni 2021
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Jerry S
1 bidrag
Would like to know about a group tour, for a Garden Club members, maybe 8 - 10 people on a week day , what is the price of admission? Hours that tours are given.
Would like some information, please.
Thanks
Sally C
Lexington, MA17 bidrag
They have a variety of tours. I took the basic 1 hour with a small group. There are more options than they list on the web site. You can call them or send email -- but they are busy in the summer with weddings so you do need to plan ahead.
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- Hill-Stead Museum er åpen:
- Tir - Søn 10:00 - 16:00
- Hoteller i nærheten av Hill-Stead Museum:
- (0.70 km) The Farmington Inn
- (1.58 km) Hampton Inn & Suites Hartford/Farmington
- (7.96 km) Delamar West Hartford
- (1.87 km) Homewood Suites by Hilton Hartford-Farmington
- (14.13 km) Residence Inn Southington
- Restauranter i nærheten av Hill-Stead Museum:
- (0.79 km) Naples Restaurant & Pizza
- (0.65 km) Piccolo Arancio Restaurant
- (0.80 km) Fork&Fire
- (0.81 km) Starbucks
- (5.35 km) J Timothy's Taverne