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There’s always more than meets the eye! Take a tour.
Join a guided tour and spend some time getting to know the art at the Atheneum. From Degas to Dalí, our collections have earned the Wadsworth Atheneum a world-class reputation. Come see for yourself!
Tours at the Museum
All tours are free with museum admission and meet at the information desk in the Main Lobby.
Museum Highlights Tours
Daily at 1:00 pm
Special Exhibition and Collection Tours
Saturdays and Sundays, 2:30pm
August: High Water Marks: Art & Renewal After Katrina
September: Hudson River School Masterworks
October: American Moderns on Paper
November: American Moderns on Paper
December: American Moderns on Paper
Group Tours for Adults
For more information and to book a tour, call (860) 838-4046. Please call at least three weeks in advance to book your group’s visit. Ask about our Access Art Bus and enjoy a free ride!
Visit the Austin House
The Austin House, the former home of A. Everett “Chick” Austin, Jr., the museum’s director from 1927 to 1944, is a National Historic Landmark. The director of the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art invites all who make a modest contribution to the Sarah Goodwin Austin Memorial Fund to visit the home on select Thursdays by appointment. For further information, please call (860) 838-4046.
Day Art Tours
Check back soon for Fall 2010 Day Art Tours!
Gallery Talk Program
The Dana Engstrom DeLoach Gallery Talks are at noon and free with museum admission.
Toothpicks and Toilets: Materials in Art
June 18
Anne Butler Rice, Associate Museum Educator for Adult Audiences
Sol LeWitt
July 16, 12pm
Join us to hear Patricia Hickson, Emily Hall Tremaine Curator of Contemporary Art, discuss the works of artist Sol LeWitt.
Sleek and Sturdy: Modern Furniture in the Collection
August 20, 12 pm
Join us to hear Alyce Englund, Curatorial Fellow, Department of American Decorative Arts, discuss exemplary items in our collection of furniture.
Art in Focus
Our new monthly themes will keep you really focused! Drop in every Thursday and the last Saturday of the month for a 20-minute investigation of one work of art. Meet at noon at the Main Street entrance. Free with museum admission.
June: Art in 3D
June 3-Tara Donovan, Untitled (Toothpicks), 2004
June 10-Martin Puryear, Kiruna, 1982
June 17-Alan Sonfist, Running Dead Animal, 1972
June 24-Robert Rohm, Rope Piece, 1970
June 26-Alexander Calder, The Praying Mantis, 1936
July: Looking at Line
July 1: Barnett Newman, Onement II, 1948
July 8: Sol LeWitt, Wall Drawing #8 and #9 (A Six-part serial drawing using all two-part combinations of lines in four directions, placed in rows of three within a rectangle), 1969/1996
July 15: Robert Ryman, Winsor, 1966
July 22: Sol LeWitt, Incomplete Open Cube 6/19, 1974
July 29: Cleve Gray, Approach, 1968
July 31: Sol LeWitt, Wall Drawing #1131 Whirls and Twirls, 2004
August: Jazz-Inspired
August 5: Herbert Gentry, Confrontation, 1987
August 12: Norman Lewis, Green Mist, 1949
August 19: Victor Schreckengost, Jazz Bowl, c. 1920s
August 26: Bob Thompson, Garden of Music, 1960
August 28: Radcliffe Bailey, Storm at Sea, 2007
Access Programs and Services
We provide free transportation on the Access Art Bus, Verbal Imaging Tours for blind and low-vision visitors, large-print labels for select exhibitions, assistive listening devices and ASL interpretation by request. Call (860) 838-4046 for more information.
Verbal Imaging Tours for Blind and Low-Vision Visitors
Scheduled by appointment and free with museum admission
Specially trained docents provide tours for blind or partially-sighted adults, exploring the permanent collections and special exhibitions through detailed descriptions of works of art. Service animals are welcome. To schedule an appointment, please call (860) 838-4046.
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