June 2024 Newsletter: Reception Bay Restoration News and More
Our June 2024 Newsletter is now live! Click the link to read about our upcoming brownstone Reception Room Bay restoration, summer events, and more.
Archive for Conservation & Restoration
Window Preservation Trades Training
In early April 2024, Victoria Mansion hosted the first in a series of paid preservation trades training, taught by preservationist John Leeke, author of Save America’s Windows. The purpose of this training program, focused on window restoration, is to train practicing tradespeople in the special knowledge required to…
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.
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