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Museum

Welcome to the home of Marjorie Merriweather Post.

The Mansion that Became a Museum

"I want young Americans to see how someone lived in the twentieth century and how this person could collect works of art the way I have... I want to share this with the rest of the world."
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    —Marjorie Merriweather Post

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French Drawing Room
French Drawing Room

Explore resplendent Beauvais tapestries, Sèvres porcelain, glistening gold boxes, and Gobelin tapestry upholstered chairs in a room that celebrates Post’s passion for French royalty and aristocracy.

Museum

Marjorie Post maintained strong ties to the eighteenth-century French decorating style that she developed in the 1920s, transferring much of this look to her new home at Hillwood in the mid-1950s. This did not keep her from updating her Georgian-style mansion with the most modern conveniences that money could buy. Journey through her final home to experience the elegant French drawing room, the efficient and “high-tech” kitchen and pantry, and the many personal touches that made Hillwood one of Washington’s most memorable homes.