DC House Museums

Historic House Museum Consortium of Washington, D.C.

[Gunston Hall @GunstonHall]

⭐We can’t wait to welcome you back to the museum, mansion & grounds when we reopen this Sat., Jan. 17th, at 9:30 am!⭐While closed, we have been busy cleaning & caring for important preservation & curatorial work.
📌15 minutes from Mt. Vernon
🎟️ https://t.co/GT3P4l7Bxu

[DC House Museums @DCHouseMuseums]

https://t.co/rvdNpChSRJ

[Gunston Hall @GunstonHall]

🍸🌟#CocktailsByCandlelight Alert!🌟🍸 Only 1-month away on May 9th!
Sip on period cocktails & sample historic foods by candlelight. Situated in the heart of the historic property, it is the perfect opportunity to relax. 21 & over.
Tkts: https://t.co/47venXSA8P
#CocktailLovers

[Smithsonian’s NMAAHC @NMAAHC]

#OnThisDay in 1909, the @NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) was founded by an interracial group including W.E.B. Du Bois, Ida B. Wells, Mary White Ovington, and Moorfield Storey. #BlackHistoryMonth #APeoplesJourney #ANationsStory

[Mount Vernon @MountVernon]

Due to the snow, Mount Vernon is closed today, February 12. ☃️ ❄️

[Gunston Hall @GunstonHall]

Be a founder for your next generation! Visit George Mason's #GunstonHall. 15 minutes from Mt. Vernon Info & Tickets: https://t.co/YU6UZKC655 #VisitTheHouseWhereItHappened #AmericanHistory #VirginiaHistory #ExploreHistory #VA250 #HistoricSites

[DC House Museums @DCHouseMuseums]

The Historic House Museum Consortium of Washington, DC is offering up to two scholarships to attend the 2025 Virginia Association of Museums annual conference. Anyone affiliated with an HHMC site is eligible:

Apply: https://t.co/iHzPLX0aoC

[DC House Museums @DCHouseMuseums]

Frog days of summer...

[Hillwood Museum DC @HillwoodMuseum]

What’s on today’s menu? Here’s what Marjorie Merriweather Post served #OnThisDay in 1968.

[Hillwood Museum DC @HillwoodMuseum]

It’s #NationalGardenWeek! Hillwood has 13 acres of formal gardens, carefully designed by the visionary Marjorie Post and dedicatedly maintained by Hillwood’s horticulture staff. Which garden is your favorite?

📷: Erik Kvaslvik

[Hillwood Museum DC @HillwoodMuseum]

Azalea season is the best season 🌸

📷: Erik Kvalsvik

[DC House Museums @DCHouseMuseums]

#HandshakeHHMC

[Lincoln's Cottage @LincolnsCottage]

#OTD in 1862 Abraham Lincoln almost visited @MountVernon. The steamer he was aboard, Mount Washington, docked and Lincoln was advised to remain in the boat. It seems he heeded this advice. Photo: courtesy of the Library of Congress.

[Mount Vernon @MountVernon]

Learn about the kitchen.

[Hillwood Museum DC @HillwoodMuseum]

Happy Monday! Beverage in hand, ready for the week ahead. What’s in your cup—coffee or tea? (Or, if you’re this woman in pink, Postum, the caffeine-free coffee substitute created by C.W. Post, Marjorie Post’s father) ☕

📷: Acc. no. 51.203

[Hillwood Museum DC @HillwoodMuseum]

Happy #FlowerFriday! This week’s #VCArrangement features hellebores from Hillwood, poppies, tulips, spirea, roses, ranunculus, and delphinium.

📷: Ami Wilber, floral and event décor designer

[Mount Vernon @MountVernon]

Today marks the 292nd birthday of George Washington! 🎉 🎂 ⁣

The national celebration of Washington’s birthday began during his lifetime and continued after his death. Learn more: https://t.co/TDFKhqYrHD

[Hillwood Museum DC @HillwoodMuseum]

Today is Lunar New Year, which begins the Year of the Dragon 🐉

This Chinese vase (26.262), on view in the dining room, is known as a meiping and features two leaping five-clawed dragons.

📷: Edward Owen

[The White House 46 Archived @WhiteHouse46]

Snow Day at the White House on January 16, 2024.

[National Park Service @NatlParkService]

Hello from the otter slide!
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Must’ve slid a thousand times.

[Hillwood Museum DC @HillwoodMuseum]

It may be cold outside, but it’s warm inside the mansion! (Even if the beautiful fireplaces remain unlit…) 🔥 Where would you spend a cozy day at Hillwood?

📷: Erik Kvalsvik