The Bally Foundation has been at the center of cutting-edge artistic innovation since its founding in 2006, fostering creativity and … More
Category: Historic Houses
A New York Treasure Turns 100: The Morgan Library & Museum
Three Gutenberg Bibles, the only surviving manuscript of Milton’s Paradise Lost, Thoreau’s journals, 1,500 Old Master drawings: financier John Pierpont … More
Inspired by Design: The Hudson Valley’s Manitoga / The Russel Wright Design Center
Creative people have long gravitated to New York’s beautiful Hudson Valley for inspiration. Among these was the influential industrial designer … More
The Newly Opened Maison Caillebotte Sheds Light on a Lesser Known Impressionist
Some call him the Greatest Impressionist You Never Heard Of. Gustave Caillebotte (1848–1894) not only was friends with Claude Monet, … More
The Evergreens Reopens at the Emily Dickinson Museum
Visitors to the Emily Dickinson Museum (covered last year in Side of Culture) now have even more to explore on … More
“Plant the Change”: Native Plants at Delaware’s Extraordinary Mt. Cuba Center
One of the Brandywine Valley’s lesser-known treasures, Mt. Cuba Center is a captivating botanical garden with a special mission: conserving … More
A Colonial Garden Blooms Again: George Mason’s Gunston Hall
Tucked away on Mason Neck peninsula and just 10 miles south of Mount Vernon, Gunston Hall tells the story of … More
Vermilionville, Acadiana: A Vibrant Melting Pot where food, music and culture blend in Cajun Louisiana
A two-hour drive from New Orleans, Acadiana is a 14,500 square mile portion of southern Louisiana. A special area of … More
An Author’s Legacy: Jack London State Park
“Across Sonoma Mountain, wisps of sea fog are stealing. The afternoon sun smolders in the drowsy sky. I have everything … More
700 Volunteers, 65 Rooms, Glorious Gardens: Akron Ohio’s Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens
Around the country, historic homes both famous and less well-known tell tales of families and places that shaped the past … More
