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 […]
A Celebration of National Textiles Day at Victoria Mansion
Victoria Mansion 109 Danforth Street, Portland, MEVictoria Mansion is fortunate to have over 90% of the house's original collection, including samples of the 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. Our community of Mansion Members, supporters, […]
First Friday Art Walk: National Textiles Day
Victoria Mansion 109 Danforth Street, Portland, MEVictoria 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. Our community of Mansion Members, supporters, and […]
Historic Perspectives of Park Street Walking Tour (Jane’s Walk Maine 2024)
Victoria Mansion 109 Danforth Street, Portland, MEA free walking tour, offered as part of Jane's Walk Maine 2024! Explore Park Street, part of the West End Historic District, a well-preserved time capsule that offers a glimpse into 19th-century Portland. This one-hour stroll will highlight some of the people who helped create this fashionable residential enclave – which at the time [...]
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 […]
Queen Victoria’s Birthday: Free Admission for Victorias and Alberts
Victoria Mansion 109 Danforth Street, Portland, MEQueen Victoria's 205th birthday is Friday, May 24th! While the Queen never visited the Mansion during her lifetime, she became its namesake when siblings William and Clara Holmes saved the house from possible demolition and reopened it as a museum in 1941. Queen Victoria's husband, Prince Albert, co-designed their summer home, Osborne House, on the […]