Candlelight Tours
• November 20, 2018

Celebrate the season and the Centennial of the end of World War I with a festive evening at Tudor Place. Tour the mansion by “candlelight,” viewing decorations inspired by 1918 […]

Director’s Conversation with Steve Inskeep
• November 6, 2018

Steve Inskeep, host of NPR’s Morning Edition, is also the author of “Jacksonland,” a history of President Andrew Jackson’s long-running conflict with John Ross, a Cherokee chief who resisted the […]

Honor Song for Returning Native American Women Warriors
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In advance of Veterans Day, composer, singer and drummer Ralph Zotigh (Kiowa) will sing an honor song he composed for Native American women veterans. He will be joined by his […]

Hopi Tribal Festival
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The Hopi Tribe is a sovereign nation located in northeastern Arizona. Their nation encompasses more than 1.5-million acres, and is made up of 12 villages on three mesas. Over the […]

Lecture: Ker Place to Tudor Place, Custis Connections on Virginia’s Eastern Shore
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ESVA’s Collections Manager, Stephanie Templin, takes us on a tour of the history of Ker Place, the Federal-period Georgian-style house in Onancock, Virginia that houses the Historical Society of the […]

Lecture: Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte and Martha Custis Williams Carter, A Remarkable Friendship
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Although the story of Elizabeth Bonaparte’s marriage to Napoleon Bonaparte’s youngest brother has long been celebrated, her end-of-life friendship with Martha Custis Williams Carter, longtime resident of Tudor Place, is […]

Director’s Conversation with Steve Inskeep
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Steve Inskeep, host of NPR’s Morning Edition, is also the author of “Jacksonland,” a history of President Andrew Jackson’s long-running conflict with John Ross, a Cherokee chief who resisted the […]

Lafayette in Washington, 1824-25
• October 12, 2018

Tudor Place Executive Director, Mark Hudson, shares insights into the Marquis de Lafayette’s visits to Washington in 1824 and 1825, including stops at Tudor Place. Through contemporary accounts of his […]

Landmark Society Lecture: Mapping Early Washington
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Architectural historian and cartographer Don Alexander Hawkins will discuss how he creates historic maps for publications around the capital and country. Hawkins’ mapping of Washington has influenced historians, lecturers, and […]

Cultural Leadership Breakfast Series Presented by Georgetown Media Group
• August 27, 2018

Executive director of the President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities from 2009 to 2015, Rachel Goslins is director of the Arts and Industries Building, the second-oldest Smithsonian museum on […]