The Glass House

199 Elm St, New Canaan, Connecticut 06840 USA

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Opens Fri 10a

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“Home of the fog sculpture "Veil"”

The Philip Johnson Glass House, a National Trust Historic Site, offers its 49-acre campus as a catalyst for the preservation and interpretation of modern architecture, landscape, and art; and as a canvas for inspiration and experimentation honoring the legacy of Philip Johnson (1906-2005) and David Whitney (1939-2005) The Pure Glass Tour offers visitors a one hour guided tour of the Glass House and the promontory overlooking the lower landscape’s Pond Pavilion and Lincoln Kirstein Tower. Visitors will also enjoy two temporary exhibitions: Night (1947 – 2015) and Fujiko Nakaya: Veil. Please note this tour will not visit Da Monsta, the Painting Gallery, or the Sculpture Gallery.

Reviewed by
Tiffany G.

January 17, 2018

My mom chose this place to visit for her birthday. She had been wanting to see it and it was the last day of the season that they were open, so we went. I checked Yelp after agreeing and was... Read more

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Lan S.

July 15, 2017

After a family wedding in Cambridge-Boston, my wife and I decided to decompress by visiting two of the most famous houses in America, Wright's Fallingwater in western Pennsylvania and Philip... Read more

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Buddy C.

July 18, 2022

I recommend the doing the Sunday (free parking nearby to shuttle pick up) self guided tour, where you can take as much time at each building (study, glass house, art gallery, sculpture gallery, et... Read more

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