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The library will be conducting a virtual tour of the Hill-Stead Museum from 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday.
The tour, via Skype, will allow participants to view the rooms and artifacts on a screen while chatting with a live docent.
Hill-Stead was built in 1901 by Alfred Atmore Pope, an American industrialist and art collector, and designed by his daughter, Theodate, a noted architect.
Among Pope’s vast collection are works by Edgar Degas, Claude Monet, Mary Cassatt, Edouard Manet, and James McNeill Whistler.
It is said to be one of the most significant art collections in the country.
The Skype-a-Docent program is an extension of the library’s Homebound Service, which has been delivering books and other materials to residents for more than 20 years.
The program, which will take place in the library’s Rotary Room, is free, but registration is required.
For more information, contact Karen Ronald, town librarian, by clicking here, or by emailing her at kronald@fplct.org , or by calling (203) 256-3158.
The library is at 1080 Old Post Road, Fairfield, Conn.
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