Archive for historic textiles

A Celebration of National Textiles Day & First Friday Art Walk

National Textiles Day falls on May 3rd, which coincides with our regular season opening weekend. For the second year in a row, we will be celebrating National Textiles Day with a limited exhibition of items from our textiles collection in the rooms for which they were designed.

Member Event: Victoria Mansion’s 81st Annual Meeting

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…

Members Preview Reception: A Celebration of National Textiles Day

Mansion 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…

A Celebration of National Textiles Day at Victoria Mansion

Victoria 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…