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Category Archives: Exhibitions
Flowery Thoughts – People and Museums Working Together!
The exhibition Flowery Thoughts: Ceramic Vases & Floral Ornament at Winterthur is another in a series of loan exhibitions created by Winterthur Museum for its neighbor, the Brandywine River Museum of Art. This year’s exhibition will be unveiled at the … Continue reading
Shake Your Groove Thing
Get ready to tap your toes with our newest online exhibit, Shall We Dance? Three Centuries of Dance in America. The beauty of virtual shows is the ability to breathe new life into a previous exhibit with supplemental material and … Continue reading
Exotic Woods and International Trade
The objects in the upcoming Made in the Americas exhibition tell about global trade and how it inspired artistic traditions around the world (see our previous blog post, Globalism and Culturally Inspired Craftsmanship). Furniture crafted from exotic tropical hardwoods is … Continue reading
PENNSYLVANIA GERMANS AND PATRIOTIC FOLK ART
The Pennsylvania Germans have long been renowned for their colorful folk art, embellished with tulips, hearts, birds, and other whimsical motifs. But during the American Revolution, many began to incorporate patriotic imagery into their artwork. Also known as the Pennsylvania … Continue reading
Posted in Academic Programs, Decorative Arts, Delaware Antiques Show, Exhibitions, museum collection, Pennsylvania German, Uncategorized
Tagged antiques, fraktur, H. F. du Pont, Henry Francis du Pont, HF du Pont, history, museum, objects, Pennsylvania German, pennsylvania german artwork, Winterthur Museum Garden & Library
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A Tale of Two Tiffanys
Glimmering glass and glittering gems dazzle visitors this fall and winter at Winterthur. Two complementary exhibits, Tiffany Glass: Painting with Color and Light and Tiffany: The Color of Luxury, celebrate the beauty and popularity of objects made and sold by … Continue reading
Posted in Academic Programs, Design, Du Pont Family, Exhibitions, Glass, Members, museum collection, Uncategorized
Tagged Breakfast at Tiffanys, H. F. du Pont, Henry Francis du Pont, Louis C. Tiffany, Neustadt Collection, Tiffany & Co., Tiffany Glass, Winterthur Museum Garden & Library, Winterthur Program in American Material Culture
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Tasting Pennsylvania German History
Emmy Award-winning City Tavern chef and host of PBS’s A Taste of History Walter Staib, takes you to Germany, where his cooking roots began, in this video blog. Don’t miss him at Winterthur on Saturday, November 14, at 1 pm, … Continue reading
Posted in Academic Programs, Cooking, culinary, Exhibitions, Members, Pennsylvania German
Tagged 19th century, A Colorful Folk, A Taste of History, cooking, H. F. du Pont, Henry Francis du Pont, history, museum, Pennsylvania German, Pennsylvania German food, Walter Staib, Winterthur, Winterthur Garden, Winterthur Library, Winterthur Museum
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Life of the Party
We’ve all seen the “life of the party” at a gathering or two. The teller of jokes, the keeper of magic tricks, the dancer of jigs, the wearer of a lampshade…which brings us to this 1966 CoverGirl advertisement for Frosty … Continue reading
Posted in American Culture Studies, Decorative Arts, Design, Exhibitions, House
Tagged 19th century, du Pont, H. F. du Pont, Henry Francis du Pont, HF du Pont, Tiffany, Tiffany Glass: Painting with Color and Light, Tiffany Studios, Winterthur, Winterthur Galleries, Winterthur Program in American Material Culture
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‘Costumes of Downton Abbey’ Sparkles Even More
In addition to the forty historically inspired costumes on display from the award-winning television show Downton Abbey, Winterthur has added even more sparkle to its blockbuster exhibition Costumes of Downton Abbey. Visitors will be wowed by three spectacular pieces of … Continue reading
Posted in Decorative Arts, Events, Exhibitions
Tagged Andrew Prince, Andrew Prince Collection, Andrew Prince Jewellery, Andrew Prince Jewelry, Andrew Prince tiara, Andrew Prince trunk show, Antiques Roadshow, BBC, BBC Downton Abbey, Copeland Lecture Hall, Costumes of Downton Abbey, Downton Abbey, Downton Abbey Exhibition, Elizabeth Gage, From Downton to Gatsby, Harrods, Ian Harris, Isabella Blow, Jewelry and Fashion 1890–1920, Lady Mary Crawley, Swarovski, Swarovski crystals, Victoria and Albert Museum, Vogue, Winterthur, Winterthur Garden, Winterthur Library, Winterthur Museum, Winterthur Museum Garden & Library
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As Night Falls on Downton Abbey
The dazzling dinner parties on the period drama Downton Abbey are known to yield some of the character’s best one-liners, especially those uttered by the Dowager Countess of Grantham played by Dame … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Exhibitions, Life at Winterthur
Tagged A Night at Downton, Caroline McCall, Costumes of Downton Abbey, Costumes of Downton Abbey Cocktail Party, Costumes of Downton Abbey Exhibition, Countess of Grantham, Crawley family, Dame Maggie Smith, Dowager Countess of Grantham, Downton Abbey, Downton Abbey Cocktail Party, Downton Abbey Exhibition, H. F. du Pont, Harry du Pont, Henry du Pont, Henry Francis du Pont, Henry Poole & Co, HF du Pont, Hilary Seitz, Jessica Fellowes, Lanvin, London Saville Row, Regina Lynch, Saville Row, Susannah Buxton, The World of Downton Abbey, Vogue Book of Etiquette, Winterthur, Winterthur Garden, Winterthur Library, Winterthur Museum, Winterthur Museum Garden & Library
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The Sun Is Shining Bright on ‘Costumes of Downton Abbey’
The momentum is going strong! The original exhibition Costumes of Downton Abbey is receiving national acclaim and breaking visitation records on the former du Pont estate. There are no signs of things slowing down, but for those who have not … Continue reading
Posted in Du Pont Family, Exhibitions
Tagged Carnival, Costumes of Downton Abbey, Costumes of Downton Abbey Exhibition, Downton Abbey, Downton Abbey Costumes, Downton Abbey Exhibition, Hilary Seitz, Masterpiece, PBS, Winterthur, Winterthur Costumes of Downton Abbey, Winterthur Downton, Winterthur Downton Abbey, Winterthur Garden, Winterthur Library, Winterthur Museum, Winterthur Museum Garden & Library
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