GARDEN TALK | Waking Up Your Garden from Winter with Peter Winne
Join WDS Head Gardener Peter Winne for a colorful conversation on how to treat your garden with care to prepare it for the coming Spring.
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WDS Museum 211 Main Street, Wethersfield, CT
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VIRTUAL LECTURE | Victorian-Era Colonial Revival: Late 19th Century Furniture of New York Cabinetmakers Matthew Meier & Ernest Hagen
FeaturedWDS Museum 211 Main Street, Wethersfield, CTJoin us for an exclusive virtual lecture with Grant S.Quertermous, Curator & Director of Collections at the Richard Hampton Jenrette Foundation, as he delves into the history and craftsmanship of a remarkable 1892 Meier & Hagen mirror and the evolution of Meier & Hagen furniture.
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LECTURE | Out of the Attic: Inventing Antiques in Twentieth-Century New England
FeaturedWDS Museum 211 Main Street, Wethersfield, CTJoin author and historian Briann Greenfield for an engaging discussion about Connecticut antiques and the dedicated collectors who preserved these historical treasures. Discover the fascinating stories of how these valuable pieces traveled between collectors over the past century.
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SPECIAL EVENT | Scott Allan: An Evening of Spirit Messages
WDS Museum 211 Main Street, Wethersfield, CTJoin evidential medium Scott Allan in the Webb Barn to look through the veil and receive messages from the other side. Evening includes book signing, live medium demonstrations, and a VIP experience.
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VIRTUAL LECTURE | The Ruin of All Witches: Fear, Fury & False Accusations With Dr. Malcolm Gaskill
Zoom Virtual Event, Zoom link providedWDS Director of Preservation & Collections TR Hamilton and distinguished historian Dr. Malcolm Gaskill moderate a group discussion looking at the process through which Dr. Gaskill came to write his 2022 work "A Ruin of All Witches: Life and Death in the New World".
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LECTURE | Coming Home: The Story of a Tulip and Sunflower Chest With Pat Kane
Renowned decorative arts scholar Pat Kane reveals the remarkable story of Connecticut's Wethersfield chest tradition in this specialized lecture. Explore the intersection of artistry, craftsmanship, and cultural identity through these colonial masterpieces that represent some of America's finest early furniture making.
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LECTURE | Beyond Blue and White: The Hidden Women of Delftware
FeaturedWDS Museum 211 Main Street, Wethersfield, CTJoin decorative art expert Genevieve Wheeler Brown for an illustrated book talk uncovering the hidden women behind Delftware's iconic blue and white ceramics.
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LECTURE | America’s Tapestry: Fiber Arts & The Revolution
FeaturedWDS Museum 211 Main Street, Wethersfield, CTJoin WDS and America's Tapestry to learn about the prominent role needle art is playing in our nation’s upcoming 250th anniversary. America’s Tapestry founder and director Stefan Romero will discuss the creation of this collaborative community embroidery project highlighting lesser-known stories from the American Revolution.
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LECTURE | The Art of Collecting
FeaturedWDS Museum 211 Main Street, Wethersfield, CTJoin textile historian Ned Lazaro, Associate Curator of Textiles and Costumes at The Wadsworth Atheneum and former curator of textiles at Historic Deerfield for a moderated discussion on the history of collecting schoolgirl samplers and other forms of needlepoint in the United States.
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FEUDING FOUNDERS COLLECTIVE | Feuding Founders: The Untold Drama of Silas Deane, John Jay, and the Lees of Virginia
FeaturedWDS Museum 211 Main Street, Wethersfield, CTThey were allies, rivals, and collaborators — sometimes all at once. The Feuding Founders Collective launches at WDS with a daylong symposium exploring the real Silas Deane, John Jay, and the Lee brothers of Virginia. Walk the historic houses, hear from scholars at three partner sites, and discover why these 250-year-old rivalries feel so familiar. This is the real story — not the tidy one.
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LECTURE | Civic Stitches: Early American Needlework and National Identity
FeaturedWDS Museum 211 Main Street, Wethersfield, CTThis companion lecture to the exhibition American Girlhood by guest curator Emily Whitted will explore the larger history of needlework as part of early American education for girls.
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FEUDING FOUNDERS COLLECTIVE | Jay Heritage Center – The Untold Drama of Silas Deane, John Jay, and the Lees of Virginia
FeaturedJay Heritage Center 210 Boston Post Road, RyeOnsite at Jay Heritage Center in Rye, NY | Spy codes, smear campaigns, and fragile alliances: explore John Jay as diplomat and spymaster at the Jay Heritage Center in Rye, NY. Part of the Feuding Founders Collective.