Explore Hillwood from Home: Weekly Highlights | 24..07.2020

Hillwood has reopened!

Have you heard? Hillwood is excited to welcome back the community to the gardens, mansion, and other indoor spaces. For more information and to make a reservation, please visit our website.

Please note: Advanced reservations are required and temporary visitor guidelines have been put into effect as a safety precaution.

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Though Hillwood has reopened, you can continue to enjoy the museum and gardens from home through our comprehensive digital offerings. New this week: virtual programs and Hillwood's video library.

Visit the "Explore Hillwood from Home" page to stay up-to-date with new videos, activities, information, and more! And, follow Hillwood on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter for daily content, especially as the gardens bloom and burst with color.

Virtual Programs

Enjoy Hillwood from the comfort of home this summer with lectures, family art tours, and horticulture how-tos.

Video Library

Stream dozens of lectures and view a variety of content about past exhibitions, collection objects and Hillwood's archives on our YouTube channel.

Follow Hillwood

Lift your spirits with beautiful art and gardens. Follow Hillwood on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter to stay connected while the museum is closed.

Next Tuesday! Enjoy virtual programming from The Preservation Society of Newport County

We invite you to expand your online museum experience this summer and enjoy virtual programming from our colleagues at the Preservation Society of Newport County, also known as The Newport Mansions. Coming up: 

The Eaddo H. and Peter D. Kiernan Lecture: Exploring and Sharing the Third Floor of The Breakers
Tuesday, July 28, 2020, 5:30 p.m. 

Technology now makes it possible to create interactive virtual tours that are scalable, easy to use and content-rich. Research Fellow Sébastien Dutton will discuss his creations in The Eaddo H. and Peter D. Kiernan Lecture entitled, "Let's Get Digital: Exploring and Sharing the Third Floor of The Breakers Through Technology. He will guide viewers through a virtual tour of the third floor of The Breakers, a space that has never been open to the public.

To attend this Zoom lecture, email to ProgramRSVP@newportmansions.org. Please write your full name and be sure the subject line says "Sébastien Dutton lecture."