Events which take place in the Mansion

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Close-up image of Redeat Wondemu. She is smiling and holding a film camera in front of her face, looking into the viewfinder of the camera.

In dialogue with curator Wilfried Zeisler and gallerist Adrian Ferguson, Redeat Wondemu reflects on analog and historical processes, film, tintype, and early printing methods, and how they shape our understanding of beauty, fragility, and time.

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Image of Brittany Nico Cox working on an ornate clock. The image is close up, and she is wearing magnifying glasses.

Join antiquarian horologist Brittany Nicole Cox as she traces the origins of her craft across time and objects, tools and stories.

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Close-up image of a Rolex wristwatch being worn on someone's wrist.

Join Eric Wind, one of the world's leading experts on vintage watches, for this talk on the history and collecting of wristwatches!

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Image of a beautiful table scape featuring orange flowers, eucalyptus, and white linens, set against a backdrop of lush green trees.

Join local interior designer Lorna Gross as she explores how our homes and hosted experiences reflect our values and the life we aspire to live.

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Image from the Tashiding gardens, featuring an expansive blue sky dotted with clouds, and a lush garden scape with a variety of trees and bushes.

Join Douglas Hamilton Jr. and Norman Barker for this dazzling talk of a one-hundred-acre property and reconstructed stone farmhouse in the Maryland countryside named "Tashiding."

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Image of a room with blue accent furniture.

Travel with Marshall Watson as he opens doors from New York to Napa, Hawaii to Palm Beach, and shares his informative, entertaining and often moving interior design journey. 

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Black-and-white photo of A'Lelia Walker.

A'Lelia Bundles returns to Hillwood to share vintage photographs and stories from Joy Goddess: A'Lelia Walker and the Harlem Renaissance.

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Side-by-side image of the cover of the book "The Woman Who Knew Everyone," and a headshot of the author of this book, Meryl Gordon.

Join Meryl Gordon who will be discussing the rollicking life and political legacy of Perle Mesta, the diplomat, feminist and hostess who was close to four presidents and much in demand for four decades.

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Picture of pool at the Pebbles house in Connecticut.

Join Kenneth Silver for this talk about Natalie Paley, her home in Connecticut named "Pebbles," and the influence on the burgeoning American fashion world.

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Image of Princess Natalie Paley posing with her arm resting on a tree.

Join Amy Fine Collins for a talk and book signing about Princess Natalie Paley and the International Best-Dressed List.