News, Events, and Background Information
Hillwood is dedicated to enlightening and engaging visitors with an experience inspired by founder Marjorie Merriweather Post’s passion for beauty, gracious hospitality, and intent to share the history of her collections, gardens, and estate.
This page features news about the latest programs, acquisitions, and staff activities that are part of the vibrant and dynamic nature of Hillwood and background about its history and founding.
2024 News and Events
Holidays at Hillwood | 'Tis the Sea-son, beginning November 26, 2024
2023 News and Events
Holidays at Hillwood | Making Spirits Bright, beginning November 21, 2023
2022 News and Events
Hillwood Acquires Pieces from the Paley-Romanov Collection to Enhance Russian Art and Library Collections, October 28, 2022
Haute Holidays at Hillwood, beginning November 22, 2022
Hillwood announces a new publication, The Houses and Collections of Marjorie Merriweather Post: The Joy of It, September 14, 2022
Contemporary ceramicist brings provocative interpretation of 18th-century porcelain to Hillwood, April 4, 2022
2021 News and Events
A Jazzy, Jolly Holiday, beginning Tuesday, November 23, 2021
Hillwood hosts series of jazz programs in the gardens this September, August 27, 2021
Hillwood and Dance Place announce site-specific performance commission, May 18, 2021
2020 News and Events
Season's Greetings, beginning Tuesday, November 24, 2020
Hillwood announces a new publication, A Garden for All Seasons, March 4, 2020
2019 News and Events
A Very Merriweather Christmas, beginning Tuesday, November 19, 2019
2018 News and Events
Hillwood announces two curatorial appointments, February 2018
2017 News and Events
Hillwood Displays Russian Porcelain Loans from Kathleen Durdin, October 10, 2017
Hillwood Announces New Collections and Curatorial Leadership, June 27, 2017
Hillwood Mourns Death of Dina Merrill Hartley, May 23, 2017
Hillwood Mourns Death of Chief Curator Liana Paredes, March 17, 2017
2015/2016 News and Events
Haute Holidays, beginning Tuesday, November 24
Faberge Egg Family Festival, Saturday, March 28 and Sunday, March 29
2014 News and Events
A Cartier Christmas at Hillwood, beginning November 25
Hillwood opens new Russian Sacred Arts Gallery
Hillwood presents a GLBT program series this September
Refurbished Staff Dining Room, a model of mid-century design, offers a view of staff life at Hillwood in the 1950s and 60s.
Hillwood acquires three items, ranging from 1873 to 1936, to add depth to the museum’s Russian imperial, Soviet-era, and research collections. Click here for the press release.
Celebrate Bastille Day at French Festival on Saturday, July 12
Celebrate spring with the Faberge Egg Family Festival on Saturday, April 12 and Sunday, April 13, 2014
Hillwood Highlights now on Google Art Project
2013 News and Events
20th Century Jewelry and the Icons of Style lecture on Thursday, November 21, 2013
Gay Day, celebrating Marjorie Post's flawless style of living and entertaining, is Saturday, September 28
French Festival, with Alliance Francaise, on Saturday, July 13
Divas Outdoors: Classic Films Under the Stars, featuring Queen Bee, Friday, June 7, 2013
Hillwood Welcomes New Staff Members in Collections and Development, April 2013
Hillwood Acquires Rare Piece of Tula Steel in memory of longtime curator Anne C. Odom (1935-2011), March 2013
2012 News and Events
Hillwood Appoints Judith Paska as New Director of Development, August 29, 2012
Hillwood extends closing date of Prêt-à-Papier to January 20, 2013
Fashion and design programs add perspective to the work of Isabelle de Borchgrave: Martin Kamer and Fortuny's Interiors
Spooky Pooch Howl-o-ween Celebration, October 27, 2012
Nuit de la Mode, September 22, 2012
Gay Day, September 15, 2012
French Festival, July 2012, in partnership with the Alliance Française de Washington
Orchid Month, March 2012