Discover how Marjorie Merriweather Post elevated the standard floral designs of the 50s and 60s by leveraging her large private orchid collection for fresh cut flowers. Take a virtual behind-the-scenes tour to see how Hillwood’s horticulture staff continues this sixty-year tradition of growing cut flowers in the cutting garden and greenhouses for beautiful floral displays year-round. 

Examining the great houses of England like Highclere Castle (famous as the setting for Downton Abbey) during the Edwardian Age, this lecture looks at life both upstairs and downstairs. This is the fourth lecture of the Managing Great Estates lecture series, presented as part of Living Artfully: At Home with Marjorie Merriweather Post. 

Join Michael Hall as he discusses the 8,000 acre Exbury Estate purchased that is still a thriving home to the Rothschild family today. This is the third lecture of the Managing Great Estates lecture series, presented as part of Living Artfully: At Home with Marjorie Merriweather Post.

Join Charles J. Burns, Associate Curator of the Preservation Society of Newport County for his account of life at Newport during the Gilded Age. This is the second lecture of the Managing Great Estates lecture series, presented as part of Living Artfully: At Home with Marjorie Merriweather Post.

Join Estella Chung as she discusses the three magnificent homes of Marjorie Merriweather Post. This is the first lecture of the Managing Great Estates lecture series, presented as part of Living Artfully: At Home with Marjorie Merriweather Post. 

Stefano Papi showcases the jewelry collections of eleven international icons.

Have a wonderful Independence Day!

On this Serene Sunday, learn more about Post’s fleet of thirty-four vehicles and the Merriweather turboprop jet that seamlessly connected the estates, and take in the beauty of classic American cars of the 1950s, 60s, and 70s provided by the Straight Eights Car Club (a chapter of Lambda Car Club International).

Hillwood's distinct blend of lavish French interiors with mid-century modern amenities represents both Marjorie Merriweather Post's vision and the imprint of international design firms of the mid-20th century.