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WORK STUDY POSITIONS
We are looking for experienced retail/coffee shop associates for the fall. Must have work study funds available. Tuesday - Friday, need AM in particular (8am - noon).
Apply at The Benton front desk. Tuesday - Friday 8:30 - 3.

Summer Hours
The Store & The Beanery are open
Tuesday–Friday through August 6, 8:30 am–3 pm.

The galleries are closed.

Closed for Independence Day Weekend, July 2­–6.

July Today! July 29, 12:15 pm
Thursday Talk: Treasures from the Vault
"Off the Boardwalk: Lesser Known Locales by Reginald Marsh"
Docent Arthur Rovozzo.
A special piece of art from the Benton's "vault" will be the subject of a 45 minute talk by a member of the museum's docent program.
July 30, 12:15 pm
Andy Goldsworthy's Rivers and Tides (2001) This portrait of the revered Scottish sculptor known for his rock walls, icicle assemblages and other intricate, druidic masterpieces is a study of the fragile relationship between man, art and nature. [90 min.]
AugustFriday, August 20, 2010
Tanglewood Trip
Enjoy classical music under the stars, listening to soprano Dawn Upshaw and the Boston Symphony Orchestra. The bus leaves Storrs at 3:30 pm and returns about 1 am. The cost is $55 for members / $62 for non-members. For information about this trip and membership, please call Lynn Eriksson at 860.486.1709 or visit our website for a pdf version of the trip flyer. More Info. (PDF)
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Membership

An exciting schedule of changing exhibitions and installations drawn from the permanent collection presents work in a wide range of media by artists from far in the past to the present day. Three times per year, you will receive at the Benton, our members' newsletter, along with Looking Around, a quarterly calendar of exhibitions at museums in New England, New York, and Washington, DC.

$20 Student/Senior/Educator One membership card, free admission to the museum, discount in the Store at the Benton, discount for one to museum events, invitations for one to special members' programs and opening receptions, receive at The Benton and Looking Around, and enjoy the opportunity to participate in members' trips.
$30 Individual All of the above
$40 Dual/Family Two adults (residing at the same address) and any dependents
All of the above, plus: Two membership cards, invitations for two to special members' programs and opening receptions, discount for two.
$75 Supporting All of the above, plus: Complimentary copies of all museum publications,
Parking Card for validated parking for four 2-hour visits.
$125 Contributing All of the above, plus: Enrollment in the NARM reciprocal museum exchange program ( 2007 North American Reciprocal Museums), Parking Card for validated parking for six 2-hour visits, two one-time-use guest passes for members' events.
$250 Sustaining All of the above, plus: Name in recognition in at the Benton, invitation to an annual event with the curator.
$500 Patron All of the above, plus: Four guest passes, Parking Card for validated parking for ten 2-hour visits.
$1,000 Director's Circle All of the above, plus: Complimentary tickets for two to all museum concerts, an annual event with the Director, recognition on Foyer wall.
$5,000 Benton Circle All of the above, plus: Unlimited validated parking, unlimited guest passes, invitation to participate in an annual Director's excursion.
For further membership information, please e-mail questions to lynn.eriksson@uconn.edu
or phone 860-486-1709.