Conservation Clinic
Bring in cherished objects and learn how to preserve them for future generations. From family quilts and photo albums to ceramics, portraits, furniture, and everything in between, conservation staff and…
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Spring Fling
Join us during spring break to celebrate the things that make the season special and discover the ways springtime has been celebrated throughout the ages. Play games, make crafts, hear…
The Design of a Country Estate
Join Cathy Cherry of Purple Cherry Architecture & Interiors for a lively talk based on her book about her design of a grand estate on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. Book signing…
Research at Winterthur Speaker Series
Plantation Goods: A Material History of American Slavery The industrializing North and the agricultural South—that’s how we have been taught to think about the United States in the early nineteenth…
Great American Songbook Concert
Celebrate timeless tunes with soprano Emily Margevich of OperaDelaware, accompanied by pianist George Hemcher, featuring songs by Irving Berlin, Cole Porters, George and Ira Gershwin, and more. Reservations required. $20–22;…
Research at Winterthur Speaker Series
The American Revolution and the Fate of the World When we think of the American Revolution, we often picture 13 colonies squaring off against the British Crown in a spirited…
Curators’ Salon Series
Threads of a Nation: Textiles That Made America Look closely and uncover stories of remarkable examples of American craftsmanship and artistry from our most iconic collections, guided by Winterthur’s experts.…
Research at Winterthur Speaker Series
A Sensible and Human Bohemia: The Utopian Moment in American Arts and Crafts, 1895–1903 At the turn of the 19th century across America, intentional communities of artists in Rose Valley,…
Objects Up Close Virtual Series
Disability in Late 18th-Century London A mezzotint in Winterthur’s collection called Mirth and Friendship shows a perfectly normal scene in mid-18th-century London—a group of men drinking in a tavern. Perfectly…
Research at Winterthur Speaker Series
Portraying the English Country House: Travel and Transmission across the Atlantic Join Kedra Kearis, associate curator, art and visual culture, for an insider’s look at the legendary Attingham Summer School,…
Mother’s Day Concert
Celebrate Mother’s Day with an afternoon of world-class chamber music performed by the Brandywine Valley Symphony’s String Quartet. Formerly known as the Kennett Symphony, BVS is Chester County’s only professional symphony…
A Very Winterthur Celebration
Exclusively for Members. Celebrate Henry Francis du Pont’s birthday and Winterthur’s 75th anniversary while learning more about our newest exhibition, At Home at Winterthur, from the exhibition staff. It’s a…