The Connecticut Art Trail "Art Pass" - A Unique Holiday GIft

NORWICH, CT, October 27, 2012 (Press-News.org) Looking for the perfect holiday gift? Why not give the gift of an art adventure? The Connecticut Art Trail is happy to offer the "Art Pass" as a gift item this holiday season. Priced at $25, the Art Pass grants you one-day admission to 15 different museums and historic sites along the Connecticut Art Trail for an entire year.

This unique gift connects Pass holders to diverse, world-class art collections throughout Connecticut. The Connecticut Art Trail is lined with places rich in history and heritage. From the Florence Griswold Museum in Old Lyme, up to the Hill-Stead Museum in Farmington, and down to the Center for Contemporary Print Making in Norwalk, there are valuable and diverse art collections across the entire state, just waiting for you to discover them.

The Art Pass is valid for an entire year, making it a long-lasting gift to share with someone this holiday season and enjoy for many months to come. Purchase passes for the whole family or a group of friends and plan your visits along the Trail together.

To purchase an Art Pass visit the Connecticut Art Trail website http://www.arttrail.org where you can purchase your Passes online. Art Passes are also available at most of the locations along the Trail. To see what fun events are going on throughout the year at each Trail location, visit the Art Trail on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/ctarttrail or Twitter http://www.twitter.com/ctarttrail.

When you're ready to set out on your first Art Trail adventure, be sure to check out http://www.arttrail.org for travel recommendations including dining and lodging packages. Each Art Pass includes one-day admission to the following museums:

Fairfield County
Bruce Museum - Greenwich, CT
Greenwich Historical Society/Bush-Holley Historic Site - Cos Cob/Greenwich, CT
Weir Farm National Historic Site - Wilton, CT
Center for Contemporary Printmaking - Norwalk, CT
The Housatonic Museum of Art - Bridgeport, CT

Greater New Haven
Yale Center for British Art - New Haven, CT
Yale University Art Gallery - New Haven, CT

Litchfield Hills
The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum - Ridgefield, CT
Mattatuck Museum - Waterbury, CT

Mystic Country
Florence Griswold Museum - Old Lyme, CT
Slater Memorial Museum, Norwich Free Academy Campus - Norwich, CT
The William Benton Museum of Art, University of CT - Mansfield/Storrs, CT

River Valley
Hill-Stead Museum - Farmington, CT
New Britain Museum of American Art - New Britain, CT
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art - Hartford, CT

About the Connecticut Art Trail
The Connecticut Art Trail is a nationally recognized partnership between fifteen world-class museums and historic sites, created to promote Connecticut's rich cultural assets as part of a travel experience.

The Trail was launched in 1995 as the Connecticut Impressionist Art Trail, celebrating Connecticut's ten museums and historic sites that highlighted American Impressionism. In 2005, the member museums voted to expand its membership beyond Impressionism to include even more quality museums and historic sites, increasing the membership to fifteen today. This strategic initiative was accomplished in order to reach a broader audience and showcase the diversity of collections within the state. The Connecticut Art Trail also offers the Art Pass, granting visitors one-day access to each museum along the trail for a small fee. More information about the Art Trail can be found online at arttrail.org and on facebook.com/CTArtTrail.