April 2009
Spring Touch-It Room Hours
The Touch-It Room will be open March - June 15, 2009 the following hours:
Saturdays & Sundays, 12:30 - 4:30 pm.
Tuesdays - Fridays, 2:30 - 4:30 pm.
Harbor & Home: Furniture of Southeastern Massachusetts, 1710–1850
March 21, 2009 - May 25, 2009
Don’t miss this exceptional display of furniture that explores the cultural identity and furnituremaking traditions of southeastern Massachusetts, including Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard, and Nantucket. Highlights include 18th- and 19th-century clocks, chests, chairs, desks, and dressing tables.
View rarely seen pieces from outstanding private and public collections in this exhibition that examines the forces that shaped regional identity, the evolving craft of furnituremakers, and the growing affluence of local residents during a time of enormous change. Included with all admission tickets. Members free.
Click here to learn about this spring’s Sewell C. Biggs Winterthur Furniture Forum, held in conjunction with the exhibition.
Tall clock. Works by Joshua Wilder. Case attributed to Abiel White. Hanover and Weymouth, Mass., 1807-10. Hingham Historical Society.
Wednesdays at Winterthur
Garden Walks, Talks, and Demonstrations 4.1.09
Walk Among the Winterhazels
11:30 am, April 1
Location: Greenhouse Bldg #68
Join horticulturist Michelle Stapleford for an early spring walk among the pale yellow blooms of the winterhazels. Enjoy an intriguing array of shrubs and underplantings with appealing colors and exceptionally early bloom, featuring the soft yellow winterhazel and the rosy lavender Korean rhododendron. H. F. du Pont first observed this combination in his garden around 1920, noting that these Asian plants bloomed at the same time and that their “chemistry” was just right.
Included with all admission tickets, Members free
WOW! Wee Ones at Winterthur
Meet at Visitor Center at 10:15 am
Program: 10:30-11:30 am
For ages 3-6 and adult caregiver(s)
April 1
On the first Wednesday of every month, join us for stories related to Winterthur’s collection and garden. This early childhood literacy series incorporates active learning through music, movement, and exploration of objects in a warm and welcoming setting. This month's story: Paul Revere's Ride. Sorry, not appropriate for day cares or other large groups.
Free for Members. $5 per non-Member child with 1 accompanying adult free. Children under 1 free. $18 each additional adult.
Bank to Bend Garden Lecture
Great Dixter: Past, Present, and Future
Saturday, April 4, 11:00 am
Copeland Lecture Hall, Visitor Center
One of England’s premier gardens, Great Dixter was home to renowned gardener and garden writer Christopher Lloyd and continues to inspire garden enthusiasts, writers, and artists. Fergus Garrett, head gardener there and chief executive for the Great Dixter Charitable Trust, worked with Lloyd for 16 years before Lloyd’s death in 2006.
Garrett will discuss how this world-famous house and garden developed, including the house’s historical background, architect Edwin Lutyens’s collaboration with Nathaniel Lloyd as they redesigned the house and gardens, and Christopher Lloyd’s great impact on the estate.
The annual Bank to Bend lecture is named for Winterthur’s signature March Bank display of early bulbs and perennials. H.F. du Pont and other family members used to look for the earliest bulbs on the slope to the north of the house, where the heart of this display occurs. They called the path along the slope “from bank to bend.” The Winterthur Garden and Landscape Society underwrites the annual lecture and has generously supported the restoration of the March Bank.
To register call 800.448.3883.
$20; $10 Members
Jewelry Trunk Show
Friday, April 3rd thru
Sunday, April 5th
10:00-4:00
Galleries Reception area
American artist, Jeff Kohnfelder, uses semiprecious and natural stones set in sterling silver to create bold, beautiful and truly one-of-a-kind jewelry. Pendants, earrings, rings and bracelets. A unique addition to perk up your spring wardrobe.
Wednesdays at Winterthur
Garden Walks, Talks, and Demonstrations 4.8.09
Planting the Perfect Spring Container
11:30 am, April 8
Location: Greenhouse Bldg #68
Get ready for spring! Learn the basics of container planting with cool-weather plants from horticulturists Michelle Christiano and Leigh Donnelly. This lecture will demonstrate the selection of the perfect pot, potting medium, and plants for a beautiful spring container garden.
Included with all admission tickets, Members free
Speaker, Carolyn Knight, Courtauld Institute, University of London
Thursday, April 9, 2009
6:00 pm
Copeland Lecture Hall
Due to the rapid expansion of London, many houses that were originally considered country houses, located in small villages or along the Thames, now lie within the Greater London area. Some are well known and in the ownership of The National Trust such as Osterley with its Robert Adam interiors and Ham House, the Stuart mansion with lavish 17th century interiors located on the banks of the River Thames. Others are carefully managed by English Heritage, including the Neoclassical gem Chiswick and Marble Hill. Others are privately used as offices or are let as houses and flats, such as Rainham Hall, Essex and Lindsey House, Chelesea. A few remain in private hands and are rarely open.
Noted architectural historian Caroline Knight will examine some of these houses which often served as much-loved retreats for their contemporary owners from business and governmental affairs. These sanctuaries, often along the river, served as entertainment hotspots where city social life could flourish. Based on research from her just-published book, Ms. Knight will examine the social and artistic development of these 17th-19th century dwellings and their gardens and contrast them to the great country houses located on estates far from the city.
Co-sponsored by The Royal Oak Foundation.
Photo Courtesy London Country Houses, Phillimore & Co Ltd.
$25; $20 Winterthur / Royal Oak Members
Conservation Clinic
April 9, 2009
1:00 - 4:00 pm, by appointment only
Copeland Lecture Hall, Visitor Center
Bring your antique, archival document, or work of art! Our experts will discuss your object's condition and care. Sorry, no appraisals. Call 302.888.4786 for an appointment. Free!
Second Saturdays Garden Walk
Winterhazels and Early Azaleas
April 11, 1:00 pm, Visitor Center
Discover popular and little-known landscape features while walking with a Winterthur horticulturist. Dress for the weather and wear walking shoes. In case of inclement weather, call 302.888.4915
after 10:00 am. Walks last approximately 90 minutes.
Members free. Included with all admission tickets. No registration necessary.
Wednesdays at Winterthur
Garden Walks, Talks, and Demonstrations 4.15.09
On the Trail of Spring Estate Hike
11:30 am, April 15
Location: Greenhouse Bldg #68
Explore the beauty of spring while hiking in the far corners of the estate. Enjoy the rolling hills, ponds, tall trees, vistas, and woodlands with Tom Maddux, senior garden guide in the lead. Identify the signs of spring during this one- or two-hour moderately-paced hike. After the first hour you will have the option of stopping close to the museum.
Included with all admission tickets, Members free
The Sewell C. Biggs
Winterthur Furniture Forum
Harbor & Home: Furniture of Coastal New England 1725-1825
April 16-17, 2009
From the rocky coast of Maine to the sandy shores of Connecticut, New England's early seaports supported some of America's finest furnituremakers. Over the past decade, fresh research has yielded exciting discoveries about the work of these master craftsmen.
Furniture Forum builds on the Winterthur exhibition, also named Harbor & Home, that presents the 18th- and early 19th-century furniture of southeastern Massachusetts for the first time. After the Forum, travel to the Philadelphia Antiques Show to shop the wares of 50 leading antiques dealers and galleries. Optional workshops and demonstrations will be available on April 15 and April 18. Sponsored by Skinner.
REGISTER NOW! More Information
$370; $320 Members and professionals working for nonprofits; $250 students with valid ID; $75 per workshop
Wednesdays at Winterthur
Garden Walks, Talks, and Demonstrations 4.22.09
Darlings of Spring: Daffodils
11:30 am, April 22
Location: Greenhouse Bldg #68
H. F. du Pont grew up with daffodils and planted his first daffodil garden in 1902. He would test new cultivars in his nursery for three years before using them in the landscape. Join Linda Eirhart, our curator of plants, as we explore the meadows and see the results of du Pont's test trials.
Included with all admission tickets, Members free
La Vie Parisienne Jewelry Trunk Show
Friday, April 24 - Sunday, April 26
10:00 am-4:00 pm
Galleries Reception Area
The elegant jewelry designs are rendered from original molds and stampings created by the Parisian artists of the celebrated art nouveau and art deco periods (ca. 1900 through 1930s). Each piece is painstakingly detailed by hand, following traditional artisanal methods, with most pieces made of "old silver" or "14 carat gold," a unique French process of layering silver or gold over copper to bring out relief and detail. The crystals are hand set and the enameling is done with tiny brushes until each piece exhibits its unique quality and reflects the art and culture of the past while becoming a treasure in the present.
Brandywine Baroque Concert:
Johann S. Bach Cantatas & Concerti
Sunday, April 26, 2009
3:00 pm
Copeland Hall, Winterthur
Musicians from Brandywine Baroque will be joined by the University of Delaware Collegium to perform a program focused on Johann S. Bach. The concert will feature Brandenburg Concerto No. 4; Concerto for Two Violins; Cantata 209, Non sa che sia dolore; and Hoffman, Meine Seele rühmt und preist.
Advance tickets can be purchased through the Delaware Theatre Company Box Office or by calling Winterthur at 302.888.4600. Walk-in tickets sold on a space-available basis.
$22; $20 Winterthur members/seniors; $10 students
Wednesdays at Winterthur
Garden Walks, Talks, and Demonstrations 4.29.09
Under the Trees: Shade Gardening Tips
11:30 am, April 29
Location: Greenhouse Bldg #68
Gardening in the shade offers gardeners an environment full of opportunity. It was shade that inspired H. F. du Pont's first gardening efforts when he began the creation of the March Bank in 1902. On the “canvas” of the shady woodland floor surrounding the Winterthur house, du Pont designed acres of colorful, wild gardens, “painting” with thousands of ephemeral spring bulbs. Join garden guide specialist Jeannette Lindvig on a walk through the shady Winterthur woodlands, and see thousands of spring bulbs at their peak of bloom. You will leave embracing the opportunities offered by shade in your garden.
Included with all admission tickets, Members free
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