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Hillwood Museum & Gardens 3rd Annual Gay Day!
Saturday, August 14, 10:00 am -- 8:00 pm
Programming 12:30 pm -- 8:00 pm
Hillwood welcomes the GLBT community for a day of special events celebrating the life and passions of Marjorie Merriweather Post. Gay Day 2004 will feature programming that complements Hillwood’s Russian and French decorative arts and the life of Marjorie Merriweather Post. It will also explore gay figures in Russian history.
Press Release
Activities:
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The Rock Creek Singers
This ensemble of the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington, D.C. returns for its third year by popular demand! |
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“Even in the Best Families: A Look at the Sexuality of Two Members of the House of Romanov”
Nicholas Nicholson, former Russian specialist at Christie’s, will present a lecture on two gay members of the Romanov family—Grand Dukes Konstantin Konstantinovitch and Sergei Alexandrovitch. Nicholson promises a talk “involving diamonds, hemophilia, cross-dressing, murder, and other intriguing topics.”
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| In The World of Mrs. Post |
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Go behind the scenes in Mrs. Post’s mansion and visit her private rooms, including the English bedroom, the snooze room, massage room, and ladies powder room.
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Howard Kurtz, assistant curator for costume and textiles, will present a gallery talk on dresses from Mrs. Post’s 1935 wedding to Joseph E. Davies in 1935, when fashions were art deco sleek!
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Gay Day Schedule at a Glance
Family events are in bold.
Ongoing throughout the day
10-7 pm (various times) Orientation Film Visitor Center Theater
10-8 pm Self-Guided Tours Mansion and Gardens
10-8 pm Traditions in Transition Exhibit Dacha
12:30-8 pm Peek Behind Closed Doors Mansion
12:30-8 pm In Fabergé’s Studio: Frames C. W. Post Center
12:30-1:15 pm Lecture: Even in the Best of Families Visitor Center Theater
12:30 pm Madame de Pompadour Mansion/Dining Room
12:45 pm Gallery Talk: The Countess Mansion/Pavilion
1:00 pm Gallery Talk: The Art of Dining Mansion/Dining Room
1:00-1:30 pm Talk: Orchids & their Secrets Garden/Lunar Lawn Portio
1:30-2:00 pm Talk: In Mrs. Post’s Closets Mansion/Resource Room
1:45 pm Haiku Writing Japanese-style Garden
2:00-2:30 pm Storytelling: Eloise in Moscow Garden/Lunar Lawn Portico
2:15 pm Madame de Pompadour Mansion/Dining Room
2:30-3:15 pm Lecture: Even in the Best of Families Visitor Center Theater
2:30 pm Gallery Talk: The Countess Mansion/Pavilion
2:45 pm Gallery Talk: The Art of Dining Mansion/Dining Room
3:00-3:30 pm Talk: Orchids & their Secrets Garden/Lunar Lawn Portico
3:15-3:45 pm Talk: In Mrs. Post’s Closets Mansion/Resource Room
3:30 pm Garden Walk: Artful Pruning Garden/Motor Court
3:45 pm Haiku Writing Japanese-style Garden
4:00-4:30 pm Storytelling: Eloise in Moscow Garden/Lunar Lawn Portico
4:15 pm Madame de Pompadour Mansion/Dining Room
4:30-5:15 pm Lecture: Even in the Best of Families Visitor Center Theater
4:30 pm Gallery Talk: The Countess Mansion/Pavilion
4:45 pm Gallery Talk: The Art of Dining Mansion/Dining Room
5:00-5:30 pm Talk: In Mrs. Post’s Closets Mansion/Resource Room
5:30 pm Garden Walk: Artful Pruning Garden/Motor Court
5:45-6:15 pm Rock Creek Singers Mansion/Pavilion
5:45 pm Haiku Writing Japanese-style Garden
6:00-6:30 pm Storytelling: Eloise in Moscow Garden/Lunar Lawn Portico
6:00 pm Madame de Pompadour Mansion/Dining Room
7:15-7:45 pm Rock Creek Singers Mansion/Pavilion
8:00 pm Estate Closes— Good night and thank you for coming!
*Unless otherwise indicated, each activity is approximately 15 minutes in length.
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Reservations Required:
ph: 202.686.5807
Web Reservations
$15 adults; $10 Friends; $5 youth 18 years and younger
Children must be 6 to enter the mansion, however all ages
are welcome elsewhere on the estate.
Free parking on the estate. |
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In the Gardens
Horticulture specialist’s Daniel Paterak and John Sonnier lead talks on Hillwood’s prized orchid collection and demonstrate how the formal gardens are kept at their best.
From the Collections
Madame de Pompadour speaks on her beloved Louis XV and her passion for Sèvres porcelain.
Tradition in Transition: Russian Icons in the Age of the Romanovs, Hillwood’s current temporary exhibition explores the evolution of the Russian icon during the Romanov era.
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