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This lecture will be presented in Hillwood’s visitor center theater with an in-person audience and livestreamed via Zoom. Learn more at https://hillwoodmuseum.org/events/hillwood-history-land
Experience autumn in the evening at Hillwood. Members will enjoy a reception of light hors d'oeuvres and libations, and see the current exhibitions on view. Learn more at https://hillwoodmuseum.org/events/fall-garden-party
Explore Hillwood's twenty-five acres of landscaped gardens and lush natural woodlands with your pup, and enjoy the annual costume competition. Learn more at https://hillwoodmuseum.org/events/spooky-pooch-howl-o-ween-celebration-0
La Chandeleur, also known as Crêpe Day, marks the halfway point between winter and spring. In France, families celebrate by eating crêpes, which are round and golden like the springtime sun. Hillwood invites families to celebrate this holiday in festive French fashion. Learn more at https://www.hillwoodmuseum.org/events/cr%C3%AApe-day-celebrate-la-chandeleur
Celebrate the festive winter season in traditional Russian style at Hillwood. Learn more at https://www.hillwoodmuseum.org/events/russian-winter-festival
Lecture and book signing by author Francesca Cartier Brickell. Learn more at https://www.hillwoodmuseum.org/events/cartiers
Lecture and book signing by author Douglas Smith. Learn more at https://www.hillwoodmuseum.org/events/russian-job-forgotten-story-how-america-saved-soviet-union-ruin
A feature film is presented by the Czech Republic as part of Kids Euro Festival. Learn more at https://www.hillwoodmuseum.org/events/kids-euro-festival-fairy-tales-emma
The author of a new biography of Marjorie Post will speak and sign copies of her book, The Life Behind the Luxury. Learn more at https://www.hillwoodmuseum.org/events/marjorie-merriweather-post-life-behind-luxury
Explore Hillwood's twenty-five acres of landscaped gardens and lush natural woodlands with your four-legged friend, while enjoying activities such as a costume contest and "yappy hour." Learn more and buy tickets at https://www.hillwoodmuseum.org/events/spooky-pooch-howl-o-ween-celebration
This floral design workshop features a show-stopping vase inspired by contemporary ceramic artist Bouke de Vries’s War and Pieces, on display in the Hillwood mansion dining room. Learn more at register at https://www.hillwoodmuseum.org/events/war-and-pieces-floral-workshop
A series of four lectures at Hillwood Estate: October 3 | Women Looking at Women: Life Magazine’s Female Photographers and their Images of American Women in the Context of World War II with Alissa Schapiro October 10 | Mid-Century Muses: Looking at Fashion in the Photography of Alfred Eisenstaedt with Megan J. Martinelli October 16 […]
Join CorePower Yoga at Hillwood Estate for a free 60-minute yoga class. Learn more and register at https://www.hillwoodmuseum.org/events/corepower-yoga-hillwood-3
Tanabata, the Japanese Star Festival, celebrates the legend of Orihime, the weaver princess, and Hikoboshi, the herder, lovers separated by the Milky Way who are allowed to meet just once a year on one day during the summer months. Hillwood and the Japan-America Society of Washington DC invite you to celebrate this festive holiday at […]
Indulge your inner Francophile with French amusements from the 1700s in celebration of Bastille Day and Hillwood's French decorative arts collection. Learn more and buy tickets at https://www.hillwoodmuseum.org/events/french-festival