Expanding Community at Philadelphia’s Woodmere Art Museum

Woodmere Art Museum fills a large Victorian mansion, but the institution has big new plans to grow to fulfill its … More

Sharing Inclusive Stories at Philly’s Cliveden Historic Site

In Philadelphia, exploring beyond Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell offers fresh perspectives on the city’s formative role during America’s … More

The Armour-Stiner (Octagon House), Irvington, NY

The Lower Hudson River Valley, shouldered by its scenic rolling hills, is a repository for art, architecture, literature and legend. … More

Hildene: Robert Todd Lincoln’s Vermont Estate

Robert Todd Lincoln, son of the president, visited Manchester, Vermont, with his mother while he was a student at Harvard. … More

75 Years of Art, Culture, and Nature at Connecticut’s Hill-Stead Museum

A surprising Connecticut gem, Hill-Stead Museum presents superb Impressionist works by Monet, Degas, Manet, and others in a well-preserved Colonial … More

Harriet Beecher Stowe Center: Interpreting the Past, Inspiring the Present

Photo by Julian Parker-Burns, courtesy of Harriet Beecher Stowe Center.  A woman had to be brave to take on the … More

A Photographer’s Life in Focus: NY’s Alice Austen House

Women’s History Month is a time to celebrate the contributions of women who may be less well-known, such as photographer … More

Save the Norwalk Mansion!

This was the outcry in 1961 when the City of Norwalk, Connecticut, threatened to raze Lockwood-Mathews Mansion, one of the … More

Winterthur Museum Celebrates Christmas

Winterthur, the Delaware home of Henry Francis du Pont and his family, is a museum today, but in his lifetime, … More

Historic House and Cultural Center: Edith Wharton’s The Mount

Nestled in gardens in the Berkshires town of Lenox, writer Edith Wharton’s country home, The Mount, serves as both a … More