Entertainment/Leisure
One Year Family Membership to Hillwood Estate: Museum and Gardens
- Item Number
- 142
- Estimated Value
- 75 USD
- Sold
- 50 USD to bw80b8e52
- Number of Bids
- 7 - Bid History
Item Description
Includes free admission during regular operating hours, four complimentary guest passes, 10% off museum shops, docent-led tours, reduced pricing on festivals and invitations to member-only events.
Hillwood is located on Linnean Avenue in NW D.C.
Marjorie Merriweather Post acquired Hillwood in 1955 and began to create a series of pleasure gardens for her leisure and the entertainment of her guests. The mansion was renovated to provide easy access to the outdoors, with terraces and porches on all sides. The resulting gardens flow from the house, with walks laid out in straight axes to separate the spaces, providing respite and recreation in a tranquil setting. Assisted by prominent landscape architects and garden designers of the time, Mrs. Post conceived of outdoor "rooms" bounded by hedges or large plantings and containing statuary, fountains, and pools as focal points.
Item Special Note
The Museum is closed on Mondays, most national holidays, and the month of January. Passes can be picked up at the Maryland SPCA or mailed for no additional charge. All sales final.
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