RHAM Students Visit Hill-Stead

Last Tuesday, about 30 RHAM students took a field trip to the Hill-Stead Museum in Farmington, CT. Originally, the Hill-Stead was a manor house for the well-to-do Pope family in the early and mid 1900's. In her will, Theodate Pope requested that the house and grounds be converted into a museum for the public. Students saw the many pieces of authentic classic art at the museum as well as the vast manor grounds. Monet's "Little Dancers" and several other well-known pieces of art are located in the museum, including works by Manet and Whistler. After taking a guided tour of the house, students ate a French-inspired lunch, including baguettes, several kinds of cheese, and olives. Then, some explored the gardens and grounds while others drew the landscape around them.

The field trip was co-sponsored by the French and Art departments, with students from both areas going on the trip together.