The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum serves as a leading incubator for artists at critical creative junctures, providing a collaborative platform that engages and inspires. The Aldrich is internationally recognized for its artist-centric programs and visionary exhibitions. The Museum presents first solo museum exhibitions by emerging artists, significant exhibitions of established artists, and thematic group exhibitions. Since The Aldrich’s founding in 1964, sculptural works have been placed outdoors around the Museum’s 3-acre campus. The Museum's recently renovated Sculpture Garden is free and open to the public from dawn until dusk daily.