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November
On View
Roaring Twenties: The Life and Style of Marjorie Merriweather Post
Through January 9, 2022
Explore the Jazz Age through the lens of an icon. Hillwood founder Marjorie Merriweather Post was a prominent tastemaker during the era known as the Roaring Twenties. One hundred years later, Hillwood celebrates Post’s effect on the period—her impeccable attire, impressive art collection, and sumptuous design that made her one of the most influential women of the 1920s. From globally influenced pieces to her splendid apparel for glamorous events and philanthropic fundraisers to her residences and furnishings, these items from Post’s incredible life demonstrate the allure, excitement, and international nature of this remarkable decade.
4155 Linnean Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008
Through January 9, 2022
Contemporary American artist Kristine Mays’s life-size, three-dimensional dancing wire sculptures emerge throughout Hillwood’s gardens for the second ever installation of art in the gardens. Mays breathes life into wire, transforming an industrial product into fascinating and moving works of art. Springing to life throughout the 13 acres of formal gardens, 29 sculptures will surprise visitors as they dance throughout the garden beds, bursting forth from the plant life.
4155 Linnean Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008
A Jazzy, Jolly Holiday
Opening November 23, 2021
This year’s holiday display at Hillwood draws inspiration from the special exhibition Roaring Twenties: The Life and Style of Marjorie Merriweather Post, with resplendent Christmas trees and holiday décor throughout the estate.
www.HillwoodMuseum.org
4155 Linnean Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008
Programs
Girl Scout Outdoor Art Badge Workshop
Saturday, November 6, 2021, 10:30 a.m.-Noon and 2:30-4 p.m.
Sunday, November 7, 2021, 10:30 a.m.-Noon and 2:30-4 p.m.
Calling all Brownies and Juniors! Earn your Girl Scout Outdoor Art badge, with outdoor art making inspired by the sculpture exhibition Kristine Mays: Rich Soil.
4155 Linnean Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008
Before Hillwood: A History of This Land
Tuesday, November 16, 2021, 5:30-8 p.m.
Dr. Elizabeth Rule, director of the AT&T Center for Indigenous Politics and Policy, and Dr. Wilfried Zeisler, chief curator, will explore the history and legacy of the Native peoples on whose ancestral land Hillwood now stands, as well as the stories of those who have been on Hillwood’s twenty-five acres since the 1700s.
www.HillwoodMuseum.org
4155 Linnean Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008
