April 2024 Newsletter: Opening Weekend Textiles Exhibit & More
Our April 2024 newsletter is live! Follow the link to read about our Celebration of National Textiles Day, updates about the Preservation Trades Workshop, and a preview of 2024 events.
Archive for Conservation & Restoration
Victoria Mansion Newsletter Archive
Victoria Mansion sends out a monthly newsletter to our members and subscribers, with updates on conservation and restoration projects, educational programs, research initiatives, upcoming events, and more. Read on at the links below to catch up on the past year of newsletters, and subscribe any time to stay…
Behind the Image: Mr. Libby’s Special Delivery
The very first delivery of cargo by air to Portland, Maine in July of 1926 included some unexpected freight: a shipment of high-end dresses from New York City for the J.R. Libby Department Store. Though the store’s founder and namesake– and second owner of the Mansion– J.R. Libby…
Conservation of the Interior: Parlor Conservation Project Reaches New Milestone
Conservation of the Interior: Ongoing Work in the Mansion’s Parlor
Conservation Update: Layers of Mystery in the Parlor’s Decoration
From the Tub Room to the Smoking Room and Back Again by Charisse Gendron
Conservation Update: Pulling the Rug Out from Under Us!
Conservation Update: Parlor Project Begins in Earnest
‘The Aesthete and the Abolitionist: Ruggles Morse and Emanuel Leutze’ by Charisse Gendron
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