Hillwood Romances Its Stones


Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens gave museum supporters a look at “Natural Beauties, Exquisite Works of Mineral and Gems” at a Feb. 13 preview party, “Romancing the Stone.” Tony Cammarota, Michele Hartlove and Kate Evans Lluberes co-chaired the evening. Guests enjoyed various libations, a vodka luge and buffets in the visitor center. A silent auction included such temptations as a 2021 Caribbean cruise on the Sea Cloud and a weeklong stay at a villa in France. Exhibition curator Wilfried Zeisler gave two presentations in the Dacha, where the stones from Hillwood’s collection and loan pieces are on view through June 7.

Indira Gumarova with her husband, Czech Ambassador Hynk Kmoníček. Courtesy Hillwood. Photo by Valerie Brown.

Olwen Pongrace and Sara O’Keefe. Courtesy Hillwood. Photo by Valerie Brown.

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