This lavishly-illustrated lecture on the legendary Paris design firm of Maison Jansen will present the firm's most alluring commissions, including rooms for the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, the Shah and Shahbanou of Iran, and President and Mrs. John F. Kennedy for whom Jansen renovated and redecorated the White House. 

Get an intimate look at Hillwood’s gardens with the experts!

Get an intimate look at Hillwood’s gardens with the experts!

Be among the first to see the newly designed Russian Sacred Arts Gallery, which highlights the distinctive visual culture and spiritual tradition practiced in Russia’s majestic churches as well as the intimacy of its homes.

Sample a slice of Hillwood’s bountiful greenhouses with this exclusive floral design workshop. Participants will learn practical floral design techniques for floral arrangements in vases, while creating a stunning arrangement to take home.  

Icons are an integral part of the spiritual fabric of old Russia, and they have long adorned monasteries, churches, and homes. Scott Ruby,  curator of Russian and Eastern European art, examines the great treasures of the medieval period and the place these icons held in private and public life.