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Events which take place in the Mansion

Image from Juday's book "Private Gardens of Philadelphia." The image features a large square garden, displaying different square sections of flowers in varying colors.

Join garden historian Nicole Juday for a talk exploring how the contemporary landscapes in her book, Private Gardens of Philadelphia, speak to the social, economic, political, and religious influences that have contributed to the incredible horticultural richness of the Philadelphia region.

Image of a light and airy room, featuring light blue walls and white ceiling, rugs and chairs that are blue, a painting on the wall, overlooking a grassy meadow.

Join interior designer Timothy Corrigan for this lecture about his new book, At Home in France: Inspiration and Style in Town and Country, infectiously inspiring us to bring French chic into our own lives.

Six plates featuring images of birds. These plates were created by the artist Madame Knip.

Explore and reflect on the breadth of women's contributions to the creative culture of early modern Europe with Andaleeb Badiee Banta, Senior Curator at the Baltimore Museum of Art.

Image of a pearl necklace with diamond ornaments.

Join Francesca Cartier Brickell for a journey through Cartier's natural pearl history, as part of the Fragile Beauty: Art of the Ocean lecture series!

Image of Tara Roberts, a diver, emerging from the water, with just the top half of her face and goggles visible.

Join National Geographic Explorer in Residence Tara Roberts for this evening as part of the Fragile Beauty: Art of the Ocean lecture series!

Headshots of Morel Doucet and Myrtis Bedolla.

Join artist Morel Doucet, featured in Fragile Beauty: Art of the Ocean, and gallerist Myrtis Bedolla for an engaging and insightful conversation moderated by Wilfried Zeisler, chief curator and deputy director of Hillwood.

Image of the painting "Treasures of the Sea."

Join Dr. Wilfried Zeisler, deputy director and chief curator of Hillwood, in an exploration of the Fragile Beauty: Art of the Ocean exhibition.

Image of a work by artist Courtney Mattison. Small, porcelain coral pieces are arranged into an intricate design on a white wall.

Hillwood has partnered with the James Renwick Alliance for Craft to present artist Courtney Mattison, a contemporary ceramic artist featured in the Fragile Beauty: Art of the Ocean exhibition, for a public program surrounding Mattison's artistic process and vision.

Image from the exhibition "The Women Who Revolutionized Fashion."

Join Petra Slinkard for a presentation drawing from her award winning book, The Women Who Revolutionized Fashion | 250 years of design, spotlighting the work of female designers working in early 1900s Paris in honor of Marjorie Merriweather Post's Paris.

Marjorie Post in costume as Marie Antoinette

Delve into the behind-the-scenes stories of Marjorie Merriweather Post’s travels to Paris and more with Hillwood’s associate curator of textiles, apparel, jewelry and accessories and curator of Marjorie Merriweather’s Post Paris, Megan Martinelli.

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