Monet and Hot Air Ballooning
Impressionism at Hill-Stead Sponsored by Northwest Community Bank Foundation REGISTER HERE Please join us on Saturday, July 19 at 4:30PM for a lecture followed by rides in a tethered hot air balloon, framed through the eyes of Monet! Rides will be contextualized in relation to the museum’s distinguished collection of Impressionist paintings and by way of a public conversation with Professor Carol Armstrong about how ballooning impacted Monet’s art. Armstrong is Professor of History of Art at Yale University and…
when
July 19, 2025 @ 4:30 pm - 8:00 pm
where
35 Mountain Rd
Farmington,
CT
United States
about
Impressionism at Hill-Stead
Sponsored by Northwest Community Bank Foundation
REGISTER HERE
Please join us on Saturday, July 19 at 4:30PM for a lecture followed by rides in a tethered hot air balloon, framed through the eyes of Monet! Rides will be contextualized in relation to the museum’s distinguished collection of Impressionist paintings and by way of a public conversation with Professor Carol Armstrong about how ballooning impacted Monet’s art. Armstrong is Professor of History of Art at Yale University and the author of multiple, award-winning books about French Impressionism. The event will begin with a short presentation by the author followed by a public conversation between her and Oliver O’Donnell, Hill-Stead’s Resident Art Historian. Questions from the audience will be welcomed at the end and the evening will conclude with tethered hot air balloon rides on Hill-Stead’s West Lawn.
Tickets and Timing
Lecture at 4:30pm followed by Tethered Balloon Rides from 6-8pm
Lecture only: $20 members; $25 non-members
Lecture and Balloon Ride: $55 members; $60 non-members
Balloon Ride only: $35 adults; $25 under 18
Lecture Series Description:
As part of an ongoing series sponsored by Northwest Community Bank Foundation, Hill-Stead brings distinguished speakers to the museum to give public-facing lectures that relate to the rotating exhibitions, permanent collection, architecture and grounds.
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