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SUMMARY:Member Event: Basement to Tower Tour
DESCRIPTION:Save the date!\nVictoria 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 the tower. Light refreshments will be served for guests at this event. \nDue to limited capacity in the featured spaces\, RSVPs are required. Members – keep an eye on your email inboxes for RSVP details. Want to join as a Member\, or need to renew? Visit our Membership page or give us a call at (207) 772-4841 ext.101. \n 
URL:https://victoriamansion.org/event/member-event-basement-to-tower-tour/
LOCATION:Victoria Mansion\, 109 Danforth Street\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Member Event
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SUMMARY:Member Event: Backstairs Lives Tour
DESCRIPTION:Save the date!\nTours 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 who worked for these two families. \nMembers are invited to join us for a special opportunity to hear about the Mansion as a workplace\, not just a home. Who were the people who worked here? Where did they come from? Where did they work and where did they live? This tour will include spaces not usually on public view. \nLight refreshments will be served for guests at this event. Due to limited capacity in the featured spaces\, RSVPs are required. Members – keep an eye on your email inboxes for RSVP details. \nWant to join as a Member\, or need to renew? Visit our Membership page or give us a call at (207) 772-4841 ext.101. \nPictured in header image: Nora Steed; Hannah Shine (cook for Libby family); Katie Steed (maid for Libby family)\, ca.1913.
URL:https://victoriamansion.org/event/member-event-backstairs-lives-tour/
LOCATION:Victoria Mansion\, 109 Danforth Street\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250718T173000
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SUMMARY:Brownstone Brews & Bites
DESCRIPTION:Celebrating our 19-year partnership with Allagash Brewing\, our summer fundraiser Brownstone Brews & Bites returns to the Mansion lawn on Friday\, July 18 from 5:30 – 8:30 pm. Enjoy bites from Cheese Louise and music by the Dapper Gents. \nFood\, beverage\, live music\, and first-floor Mansion tours are all included with the price of your ticket. All attendees also receive a free Allagash chalice to use during the event and take home at the end of the evening. \nWe truly appreciate your support of this annual event. All proceeds from this fun\, social evening support the Mansion’s mission to preserve and share this nineteenth-century treasure with the world. \nTickets on sale now!
URL:https://victoriamansion.org/event/brownstone-brews-bites/
LOCATION:Victoria Mansion\, 109 Danforth Street\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Fundraiser,Member Event
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SUMMARY:Member Event: Open Shutters Tour
DESCRIPTION:Save the date!\nMembers 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. \nMembers: keep an eye on your email inboxes for RSVP details. \nWant to join as a Member\, or need to renew? Visit our Membership page or give us a call at (207) 772-4841 ext.111.
URL:https://victoriamansion.org/event/member-event-open-shutters-tour/
LOCATION:Visitation in Full Swing at the Mansion
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SUMMARY:Victoria Mansion’s 82nd Annual Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Members of Victoria Mansion are invited to the museum’s 82nd Annual Meeting on Wednesday\, April 23rd\, 2025. More information about this year’s program is forthcoming. Members should receive invitations in the coming weeks. Stay tuned!
URL:https://victoriamansion.org/event/victoria-mansions-82nd-annual-meeting/
LOCATION:Victoria Mansion\, 109 Danforth Street\, Portland\, ME\, 04101\, United States
CATEGORIES:Meeting,Member Event
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SUMMARY:Member Event: Preserving Maine’s Brownstone Masterpiece
DESCRIPTION:Save the date!\nMembers 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 Room Bay\, likely the last large-scale project we will be able to undertake using brownstone from Portland\, Connecticut\, where the Mansion’s original material was sourced\, as all quarries have now closed. This event will also feature a small exhibit of brownstone architectural elements from our archive\, representing pieces that have fallen or been safely removed from the Mansion’s exterior over time. \nLight refreshments will be served for guests at this event. Members – keep an eye on your email inboxes for RSVP details. \nWant to join as a Member\, or need to renew? Visit our Membership page or give us a call at (207) 772-4841 ext.111.
URL:https://victoriamansion.org/event/member-event-preserving-maines-brownstone-masterpiece/
LOCATION:Visitation in Full Swing at the Mansion
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SUMMARY:Member Event: Open Shutters Tour
DESCRIPTION:Save the date!\nMembers 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. \nMembers: keep an eye on your email inboxes later this spring for RSVP details. \nWant to join as a Member\, or need to renew? Visit our Membership page or give us a call at (207) 772-4841 ext.111.
URL:https://victoriamansion.org/event/member-event-open-shutters-tour-2024/
LOCATION:Visitation in Full Swing at the Mansion
CATEGORIES:Member Event,Tour
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SUMMARY:Member Event: Backstairs Lives Tour
DESCRIPTION:Save the date!\nTours 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 who worked for these two families. \nMembers are invited to join us for a special opportunity to hear about the Mansion as a workplace\, not just a home. Who were the people who worked here? Where did they come from? Where did they work and where did they live? This tour will include spaces not usually on public view. \nLight refreshments will be served for guests at this event. Due to limited capacity in the featured spaces\, RSVPs are required. Members – keep an eye on your email inboxes for RSVP details. \nWant to join as a Member\, or need to renew? Visit our Membership page or give us a call at (207) 772-4841 ext.111. \nPictured in header image: Nora Steed; Hannah Shine (cook for Libby family); Katie Steed (maid for Libby family)\, ca.1913.
URL:https://victoriamansion.org/event/members-backstairs-lives-tour-2024/
LOCATION:Visitation in Full Swing at the Mansion
CATEGORIES:Member Event,Tour
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SUMMARY:Member Event: Basement to Tower Tour
DESCRIPTION:Save the date!\nVictoria 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 the tower. Light refreshments will be served for guests at this event. Due to limited capacity in the featured spaces\, RSVPs are required. Members – keep an eye on your email inboxes for RSVP details. \nWant to join as a Member\, or need to renew? Visit our Membership page or give us a call at (207) 772-4841 ext.111. \n 
URL:https://victoriamansion.org/event/members-basement-to-tower-tour-2024/
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SUMMARY:Members Preview Reception: A Celebration of National Textiles Day
DESCRIPTION:Mansion Members are invited to join us for an exclusive preview reception of our Celebration of National Textiles Day. \nAbout The Event: \nVictoria 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 storage room on the third floor of the museum and are rarely on public view. \nOur community of Mansion members\, supporters\, and visitors frequently express curiosity about the house’s textiles\, and this May\, we’re planning a special\, limited exhibition of select objects! \nNational Textiles Day falls on May 3rd\, which coincides with our 2024 regular season opening weekend. Textiles from the collection will remain on view in the Mansion’s rooms from Friday\, May 3rd through Sunday\, May 5th during regular tours. \nMembers are invited to an exclusive preview reception on Thursday\, May 2nd from 5pm-7pm. The reception will include a first look at the textile collections that will be on exhibit in every room of the Mansion\, and the opportunity to hear from special guests and staff about highlighted topics\, including: \nReception Room Window Treatments: Executive Director Tim Brosnihan will discuss current efforts by Victoria Mansion’s Collections Committee to reproduce the elaborate window treatments in the Reception Room\, completing a decade-long restoration. Remnants of the original drapes and examples of some patterns under consideration for replacement fabric will be on view. \nDining Room Chair Upholstery: Special guest Melissa Debbs-McDougald will talk about her process of upholstering and applying period-accurate French polish finishes to the original Dining Room chairs. Samples of the original upholstery and an un-restored Herter chair from a similar set will be on view in the Dining Room. Melissa has over 25 years of international experience in furniture conservation and restoration. \nStair Hall Carpet: Special guest textile expert Jacqueline Field will discuss the process of recreating the Stair Hall carpet. A graduate of the Edinburgh College of Art\, retired college professor\, and active scholar\, Jacqueline spearheaded the recreation of the Mansion’s Stair Hall carpet design\, including conducting research at the James Templeton Company archive in Glasgow. Examples of the carpet designs will be on view in the Hall. \nParlor Festoons & Tulip Drops: Victoria Mansion’s Conservator Siobhan Lindsay will discuss conservation in the Parlor\, and share select examples of the elaborate floral festoons and tulip drops that ornamented the original window treatments. With an extensive background in art conservation\, Siobhan previously worked at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston and with the Gianfranco Pocobene Studio\, which led her to Victoria Mansion. Siobhan has been a critical player in the recent restorations of the Reception Room and Parlor. \nTurkish Smoking Room Textiles: Victoria Mansion’s Textile Conservation Technician Vivian Cunningham will discuss caring for the elaborate original panels of the Turkish Smoking Room’s window treatments\, as well as the recreation of the textiles for the room’s complete restoration. Vivian received her Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts from the Maine College of Art + Design in Fashion and Textiles\, and can also be found working at the Maine Historical Society and Portland Observatory. \nLight bites and drinks will be provided for guests at this event. \nIf you are currently a Member\, please check your email for your invitation and RSVP details. If you need to renew your membership or would like to join to receive your invitation\, please visit our Membership Page\, or give us a call at (207) 772-4841 ext.111 or ext.101.
URL:https://victoriamansion.org/event/members-preview-reception-textiles-day-2024/
LOCATION:Visitation in Full Swing at the Mansion
CATEGORIES:Member Event
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SUMMARY:Member Event: Victoria Mansion's 81st Annual Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Victoria 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. \nMr. Hanson is an architectural historian\, preservation consultant\, and award-winning author whose career has ranged from undertaking hands-on rehab work to providing historic preservation consulting services for commercial\, governmental\, homeowner\, and nonprofit clients. He is author of the best-selling Restoring Your Historic House: The Comprehensive Guide for Homeowners and other books. He sits on Victoria Mansion’s Restoration Committee\, where he generously shares knowledge acquired through decades of experience in the preservation field. \nInvitations have been mailed to our current Members. If you are a Member\, you should be receiving your invitation soon if you have not already. If you are interested in becoming a Member or have questions about membership\, please visit our Membership page or call (207) 772-4841 ext.111.
URL:https://victoriamansion.org/event/vm-annual-meeting-2024/
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