“A Brandywine Christmas”: Brandywine River Museum, 1 Hoffmans Mill Road, Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania
Featured will be a spectacular O-gauge model train display with trains running on nearly 2,000 feet of track; a collection of rare antique dolls dressed in beautiful period clothing; and thousands of ornaments and decorations handcrafted by Brandywine volunteers from natural materials displayed on towering trees in the museum’s three-story atrium.
In addition, there will be a plethoric variety of interesting programs, including: the museum’s annual ornament sale; carols concerts; the Polar Express read-aloud pajama night for children; and “Breakfast with the Trains,” an exclusive, behind-the-scenes visit with the Brandywine River Museum of Art Railroad.
“A Brandywine Christmas” will be on view until January 8, 2017. For a complete list of “A Brandywine Christmas” programs, please visit http://www.brandywine.org/museum/exhibitions/brandywine-christmas.
“Yuletide at Winterthur,” Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library, 5105 Kennett Pike, Winterthur, Delaware
Visitors on this year’s Yuletide tour will be treated to an array of sparkling trees and American Christmas vignettes, from scenes inspired by the work of Currier & Ives to a Mississippi family’s holiday decorations on the eve of the Civil War to the White House in the early 1900s.
Of particular note this year, displayed in The Galleries’ stair hall, is the new doll “mansion.” The 6-foot by 3-foot slate-roofed and fully-electrified dollhouse, inspired by Queen Mary’s dollhouse, was assembled by creator Nancy McDaniel over a period of 30 years and donated to Winterthur. The 18-room house contains nearly 1,000 intricate miniature objects and is fully decorated with wreaths, candles, and trees.
“Yuletide at Winterthur” will be on view until January 8, 2017.
Following the Yuletide tour, be sure to visit LASTING IMPRESSIONS: The Artists of Currier and Ives. The exhibition investigates the role of Frances Bond Palmer and Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait, two of the most prolific artists of Currier & Ives, in the New York art world of the Victorian era. In association with Currier and Ives, Palmer and Tait produced some of today’s most sought-after prints. On view in Winterthur’s East Gallery will be more than 40 works of art selected from the museum collection, as well as those from private collections. As part of the exhibition, there will also be several multimedia installations, including a video documenting the history of Currier & Ives and interactive touch-screens. LASTING IMPRESSIONS will also be on view through January 8, 2017.
Happy Holidays!
TAD
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