Member Event
Member Event: Victoria Mansion’s 81st Annual Meeting
Cumberland Club 116 High Street , Portland, ME, United StatesVictoria Mansion Members are invited to the Cumberland Club for the organization's 81st Annual Meeting on April 24th. A brief business meeting and election of officers for the upcoming year will be followed by a scholarly lecture by Scott Hanson entitled The Final Flourish - Victoria Mansion's Missing Window Treatments. Mr. Hanson is an architectural […]
Members Preview Reception: A Celebration of National Textiles Day
Victoria Mansion 109 Danforth Street, Portland, MEMansion Members are invited to join us for an exclusive preview reception of our Celebration of National Textiles Day. About The Event: Victoria Mansion is fortunate to have over 90% of the house’s original collection, including samples of beautiful, intricate textiles from nearly every room. These delicate objects are usually housed in our climate-controlled textile […]
Member Event: Basement to Tower Tour
Victoria Mansion 109 Danforth Street, Portland, MESave the date! Victoria Mansion Members are invited to a rare opportunity to tour areas of the house not usually on public view. Join Mansion staff to tour the basement, once a vital center of operations for domestic staff, the third floor, today home to collections storage and conservation initiatives, and small group access to […]
Member Event: Backstairs Lives Tour
Victoria Mansion 109 Danforth Street, Portland, MESave the date! Tours at Victoria Mansion have always included the Morses and the Libbys, but there was another group who also lived here - their domestic servants. For many years, we knew only minimal information about them. Recently, however, research through the Backstairs Lives Initiative has led to some interesting discoveries about the people […]
Member Event: Open Shutters Tour
Victoria Mansion 109 Danforth Street, Portland, MESave the date! Members are invited to join us at Victoria Mansion for an exclusive open shutters tour! These rare but popular tours provide the opportunity to see the Mansion's rooms in full natural light, as they would have appeared in the 19th century. Light refreshments will be provided at this event. Members: keep an […]
Member Event: Preserving Maine’s Brownstone Masterpiece
Victoria Mansion 109 Danforth Street, Portland, MESave the date! Members are invited to an exclusive reception focusing on the house's iconic brownstone exterior. This event will feature a talk by Executive Director Tim Brosnihan about the history of brownstone, from its formation to its quarrying and use in residential architecture. Attendees will also hear details about the restoration of the Reception [...]