THE ALDRICH CONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUM

It is the mission of The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum to be a national leader in the exhibition of significant and challenging contemporary art with an emphasis on emerging and mid-career artists, a world-class innovator of museum education programs, and a vital cultural resource for the community. The Aldrich. One of the first contemporary art museums in America, the Museum was opened to the public by founder Larry Aldrich in 1964 and was incorporated as a nonprofit organization in 1968. In the early 1980s, the Board voted to deaccession the Museum’s collection and establish an operating endowment. The Aldrich reopened on June 13, 2004, after a yearlong expansion which provided 25,000 sq. ft. of new and redesigned space accommodating twelve new galleries, including a screening room, a sound gallery, a 22-foot-high project space, a 100-seat performance space, a dedicated state-of-the-art education center, improved visitor amenities, and a redesigned sculpture garden. The Aldrich continues its founder’s vision as a non-collecting museum mounting exhibitions of artwork by living artists, and educating adults and children on the importance of learning about our world through contemporary art.