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Activate your internal energy and strengthen your body and spirit as you practide slow, easy motions to get you into the rhythm of nature. Bring a yoga mat, small towel, and a water bottle. Wear layers appropriate for the season. Drop-in classes; held in the garden, weather permitting. In inclement weather, location will move indoors. …
The Arts and Crafts movement directed anxiety about the increasing mechanization of art and life during the 19th century into an enduring style focused on fine materials and craftsmanship. Join Rebecca Parmer, director of the library, and Allie Alvis, special collections curator, as they explore this period, highlighting a variety of representative works from William …
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Join other artists and art lovers and get inspired by works in the library at this first in a quarterly series of open houses at regional special collection libraries. Get a feel for special collections and chat with each other about your own projects—no reading ahead required! Free. Drop-in program.
Activate your internal energy and strengthen your body and spirit as you practide slow, easy motions to get you into the rhythm of nature. Bring a yoga mat, small towel, and a water bottle. Wear layers appropriate for the season. Drop-in classes; held in the garden, weather permitting. In inclement weather, location will move indoors. …
Use spring herbs and flowers to design a mixed basket that will bring the season into your home in this workshop with Heidi Militana, floral supervisor. Registration required by March 10. $80; $70 for Members. Register now. Join us for these upcoming workshops: May 10—Wine & Design: Mother’s Day Arrangement May 22—Garden to Vase: Opulent …
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Get inspired to create or elevate your very own house of style. Featured guest and fashion designer B Michael will inspire with an unveiling of his new book, Muse, and with stories from his long career dressing clients with the world’s best fashion houses. Enjoy the special Stylish Suites Tour, a wine tasting, a terrarium …
Join us for a fascinating wine seminar featuring Riedel crystal and delicious wines. Learn how the shape of the glass influences the perception and enjoyment of wine. $100. Includes wine tasting, four Riedel Veloce glasses, and access to the garden and galleries. Please plan to arrive by 4:00 pm if you wish to enjoy a …
Activate your internal energy and strengthen your body and spirit as you practide slow, easy motions to get you into the rhythm of nature. Bring a yoga mat, small towel, and a water bottle. Wear layers appropriate for the season. Drop-in classes; held in the garden, weather permitting. In inclement weather, location will move indoors. …
Henry Francis du Pont applied his connoisseur’s eye and incomparable flair for design as he created the rooms at Winterthur. This one-hour guided tour will explore guest bedroom suites and stylish interiors on the first and sixth floors of his former home. Tours offered at 10:30 am, and 12:00 and 2:00 pm. $10 with price …
Drop by the historic Head House to see the work in progress by garden staff preparing for spring. You’ll see containers being prepared to showcase spring flowers and seeds started to transplant to a nearby area, where their blooms will dazzle in the summer. Located next to the greenhouses, the Head House is a working …
Henry Francis du Pont applied his connoisseur’s eye and incomparable flair for design as he created the rooms at Winterthur. This one-hour guided tour will explore guest bedroom suites and stylish interiors on the first and sixth floors of his former home. Tours offered at 10:30 am, and 12:00 and 2:00 pm. $10 with price …
Acclaimed fashion designer B Michael will inspire you with stories from his long career dressing some of Hollywood’s most famous clients, notably Cicely Tyson. He will describe his decades-long friendship with Tyson, forged over experiences dressing her for the Academy Awards, White House functions, and events with celebrities like Barack Obama, Beyoncé, Lenny Kravitz, Viola …
Winterthur is pleased to host the Hardy Plant Society/Mid-Atlantic Group’s annual conference. Featured speakers include Uli Lorimer, Paul Spriggs, Mike Raupp, and Janet and Jeff Crouch. Plant and garden book vendors will be on-site for perusal and purchase. Registration required. Learn more and register online at www.hardyplant.org.
Drop by the historic Head House to see the work in progress by garden staff preparing for spring. You’ll see containers being prepared to showcase spring flowers and seeds started to transplant to a nearby area, where their blooms will dazzle in the summer. Located next to the greenhouses, the Head House is a working …
Henry Francis du Pont applied his connoisseur’s eye and incomparable flair for design as he created the rooms at Winterthur. This one-hour guided tour will explore guest bedroom suites and stylish interiors on the first and sixth floors of his former home. Tours offered at 10:30 am, and 12:00 and 2:00 pm. $10 with price …
Get inspired by Henry Francis du Pont’s mastery of bringing the outdoors inside and immerse yourself in the intricate beauty of Victorian aesthetics as we guide you through the process of crafting your very own terrarium masterpiece. $85; $80 for Members. Includes workshop and general admission to Winterthur. Register now. Join us for other House …
Henry Francis du Pont applied his connoisseur’s eye and incomparable flair for design as he created the rooms at Winterthur. This one-hour guided tour will explore guest bedroom suites and stylish interiors on the first and sixth floors of his former home. Tours offered at 10:30 am, and 12:00 and 2:00 pm. $10 with price …
Join us each day to celebrate the things that make spring special. Each day features a themed craft, activity or demonstration, and a planted seed to take home. Tuesday—Birds. Build a birdhouse and take home a sunflower. Wednesday—Bees. Meet Winterthur’s beekeeper and take home a bee-friendly plant. Thursday—Meet Winterthur’s goats and take home a radish. …
Activate your internal energy and strengthen your body and spirit as you practide slow, easy motions to get you into the rhythm of nature. Bring a yoga mat, small towel, and a water bottle. Wear layers appropriate for the season. Drop-in classes; held in the garden, weather permitting. In inclement weather, location will move indoors. …
Activate your internal energy and strengthen your body and spirit as you practide slow, easy motions to get you into the rhythm of nature. Bring a yoga mat, small towel, and a water bottle. Wear layers appropriate for the season. Drop-in classes; held in the garden, weather permitting. In inclement weather, location will move indoors. …
Hop on down with your little bunnies to hunt Easter eggs in the garden. While you're here, stop in the Galleries for Spring Fling. Registration limited to 75 children. Please register your children; adults do not need to register. Sold out.
Budding Naturalists (ages 6–9) Kids enjoy hands-on activities and walks with a Delaware Master Naturalist and learn about the land at Winterthur, the plants and animals living here, and how naturalists and citizen scientists work to care for them. Reservations required. Limited capacity (15 children). $18 per child. $10 per Member child. General admission rates …
Blooming Naturalists (ages 10–12) Kids enjoy hands-on activities and walks with a Delaware Master Naturalist and learn about the land at Winterthur, the plants and animals living here, and how naturalists and citizen scientists work to care for them. Reservations required. Limited capacity (15 children). $18 per child. $10 per Member child. General admission rates …