Join us for a trip to the museum and collections of Winterthur in Delaware. Plan on visiting the museum, bookstore, and gardens. Linda Eaton, Curator of Textiles, will meet us and provide a special tour of some of the holdings, which include the collection of Marguerite Davison.
Departure will be promptly at 6:30 a.m. from the 4-H Center. Expect an approximately 3-hour drive, depending on traffic. A stop will be made en route at a highway rest stop for coffee, etc. If you wish, you may purchase lunch in the restaurant at Winterthur.
The return departure will be around 3:30 p.m. in order to allow you time for dinner at the 4-H Center before moving on to the Keynote event that evening.
Participants on this tour will be able to sign in for the conference on Tuesday evening. Individuals must contact the 4-H Center directly to arrange for housing on Tuesday evening. The Center will honor our rates for the conference.
For Tuesday 4-H housing contact:
Shirley Diaz or Fazal Ohab (301) 961-2801
Tour Fee: $100
www.winterthur.org
Departure will be promptly at 6:30 a.m. from the 4-H Center. Expect an approximately 3-hour drive, depending on traffic. A stop will be made en route at a highway rest stop for coffee, etc. If you wish, you may purchase lunch in the restaurant at Winterthur.
The return departure will be around 3:30 p.m. in order to allow you time for dinner at the 4-H Center before moving on to the Keynote event that evening.
Participants on this tour will be able to sign in for the conference on Tuesday evening. Individuals must contact the 4-H Center directly to arrange for housing on Tuesday evening. The Center will honor our rates for the conference.
For Tuesday 4-H housing contact:
Shirley Diaz or Fazal Ohab (301) 961-2801
Tour Fee: $100
www.winterthur.org
Join fellow conference attendees for a museum crawl. A bus will leave the 4-H Center at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday and drop people at requested museums on the National Mall. Admission to most museums on the Mall is free.
At 2:30 p.m., the bus will collect you and continue to the Textile Museum. There, we will hear Ann Rowe, a former curator of the museum and currently Research Associate for the Western Hemisphere, lecture on her research concerning the use of complementary warps in Ecuador.
Following the lecture we hope to offer a light reception and tour the current exhibition Dragons, Nagas and Creatures of the Deep. Lee Talbot, Curator for the Eastern Hemisphere Collections and curator of the dragon exhibition, will conduct tours of the exhibition. Admission to the Textile Museum is free, with a suggested contribution at the door.
The bus will return to the 4-H Center following the events at the Textile Museum, around 5:00 pm.
Arrangements for housing Saturday and Sunday nights following the close of Seminars must be made on an individual basis directly with the 4-H Center. The Center has graciously extended our lodging prices.
For Saturday & Sunday 4-H housing contact:
Shirley Diaz or Fazal Ohab at (301) 961-2801
If you plan on departing Sunday evening, the Center will store your luggage for the day.
Tour Price: $40
At 2:30 p.m., the bus will collect you and continue to the Textile Museum. There, we will hear Ann Rowe, a former curator of the museum and currently Research Associate for the Western Hemisphere, lecture on her research concerning the use of complementary warps in Ecuador.
Following the lecture we hope to offer a light reception and tour the current exhibition Dragons, Nagas and Creatures of the Deep. Lee Talbot, Curator for the Eastern Hemisphere Collections and curator of the dragon exhibition, will conduct tours of the exhibition. Admission to the Textile Museum is free, with a suggested contribution at the door.
The bus will return to the 4-H Center following the events at the Textile Museum, around 5:00 pm.
Arrangements for housing Saturday and Sunday nights following the close of Seminars must be made on an individual basis directly with the 4-H Center. The Center has graciously extended our lodging prices.
For Saturday & Sunday 4-H housing contact:
Shirley Diaz or Fazal Ohab at (301) 961-2801
If you plan on departing Sunday evening, the Center will store your luggage for the day.
Tour Price: $40
