The Sendak House
& Archive

The Maurice Sendak House & Archive is located in Ridgefield, Connecticut where Sendak lived and worked from 1972 until his death in 2012. The Archive contains original illustrations and related materials that represent a wide range of Sendak's visual creative output including stage designs, commercial work, animation drawings, and oil paintings. The Sendak House & Archive also houses Sendak's art collection which served as inspiration for his work including drawings, paintings, and prints by William Blake, Winslow Homer, Samuel Palmer and George Stubbs among others.

A resource and research center for scholars and artists. The Sendak House & Archive is open by appointment only.

Please note that the Maurice Sendak Foundation is not open to the public at this time.