We are closed today for Thanksgiving. 

This lavishly-illustrated lecture on the legendary Paris design firm of Maison Jansen will present the firm's most alluring commissions, including rooms for the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, the Shah and Shahbanou of Iran, and President and Mrs. John F. Kennedy for whom Jansen renovated and redecorated the White House. 

Be among the first to see the newly designed Russian Sacred Arts Gallery, which highlights the distinctive visual culture and spiritual tradition practiced in Russia’s majestic churches as well as the intimacy of its homes.

In conjunction with the publication of Going for Gold: Craftsmanship and Collecting of Gold Boxes, explore intricate, highly decorated boxes manufactured for snuff. This beautifully illustrated lecture includes highlights of the Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection on loan to the VandA.

Go behind the pages of Eva Stachniak's new novel, Empress of the Night, as the author discusses her fascination with the formidable Empress of All the Russias and reveals what went into her writing process to cast “light on Catherine’s life with unflinching honesty and intimacy.” (Virtuoso Life Magazine)

At the request of Tsar Nicholas II, a set of porcelain figures that describe the history of Russia’s diverse cultural heritage was created between 1907 and 1917 by Pavel P. Kamensky at the Imperial Porcelain Factory in St. Petersburg. This lecture presents more about the entire series of figures, commissioned as the Russian government publically embraced the population’s diversity.

Explore how flamboyant media tycoon William Randolph Hearst chose his works of art, how they were displayed, and how he lived with them during more than eighty years of an extraordinary lifetime.

Seen The Monuments Men? Now come hear about Marvin Ross, a “Monuments Man” who was also Hillwood's first Curator.