Tuesday, April 10 through Sunday, June 24

Spring Garden Tour Season
Docent-led garden tours are offered Tuesday through Saturday at 10:30 am and 12:30 pm and on Sunday at 2:30 pm.

Sunday, April 15

Guest Lecture and Book Signing: Hidden St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg’s imperial palaces and museums are widely admired, but few people are familiar with the city’s other hidden treasures—its ducal palaces, mansions, and elegant apartment houses from the turn of the 20th century. William Brumfield, a Slavic studies scholar and popular Hillwood lecturer, goes behind the scenes into little-known places through the use of photographs and archival material. A book signing follows, with copies of the new edition of The History of Russian Architecture available for purchase in the Museum Shop.
3:00–4:00 pm
$15 Public, $10 Friends, $7 Students

Thursday, April 19
Hillwood Jewerly Series

Great American Jewelers, 1930–1970
Between 1930 and 1970, American jewelry design broke from European influences to establish a lasting personality of its own. Janet Zapata, jewelry historian and independent curator, illustrates the evolution of American jewelry, which with its daring new look rivaled and often surpassed jewelry created elsewhere. She explores the diamond masterpieces of Harry Winston, the exuberant enamel-and-gemstone jewelry from Tiffany & Co., and the bold designs of such pioneering jewelers as Paul Flato, Seaman Schepps, and Fulco di Verdura.
6:30–7:30 pm
$15 Public, $10 Friends, $7 Students
Register for two or more lectures in this four-part series and receive $3 off each lecture.

Sunday, April 29

Spring Garden Day
Spring is in bloom! Hillwood’s horticulture staff shares their wealth of knowledge in a variety of garden talks and walks. Enjoy music, art, and other entertainment in the glorious gardens.
1:00–5:00 pm
$18 Public, $12 Friends, $5 Children

Saturday, May 5

Gallery Talk: Spring Floral Decorations
Floral designer Patty Stimmel leads a walk through the Mansion discussing the seasonal floral decorations.
10:00–10:30 am
Free with estate donation

Saturday, May 5

Spring Floral Design Workshop
After the Gallery Talk, create a beautiful floral arrangement for Mother’s Day with expert floral designer Patty Stimmel. All supplies included.
10:30 am–12:30 pm
$35 Public, $30 Friends
Limited to 20 people

Saturday, May 5

Hanging Basket Workshop
Just in time for Mother’s Day, create a living work of art lined with sphagnum moss and filled with gorgeous flowering and trailing plants. Gardener Melissa Danskin instructs. All supplies included.
1:30–3:30 pm
$35 Public, $30 Friends
Limited to 12 people - SOLD OUT

Tuesday, May 8
Hillwood Jewelry Series

Masterpieces of 20th-Century French Jewelry
Can’t travel to San Francisco to view Marjorie Merriweather Post’s Cartier diamond necklace in the Masterpieces of French Jewelry exhibition? Hillwood offers the next best thing: Judith Price, president of the nonprofit National Jewelry Institute, coordinators of the exhibition, examines the most remarkable French pieces found in U.S. collections. A book signing of the exhibition catalog follows the lecture.
6:30–7:30 pm
$15 Public, $10 Friends, $7 Students
Register for two or more lectures in this four-part series and receive $3 off each lecture.

Sunday, May 13

Mother’s Day Tea Traditions
Celebrate Mother’s Day with the Chado Urasenke DC Association in a demonstration of a traditional Japanese tea ceremony.
2:30 pm & 4:00 pm
Limited to 25 people
Free with estate donation

Sunday, May 27

Memorial Day Sunday
It might not be a beach, but it is an oasis. Entertain friends and family at Hillwood on Memorial Day weekend. The Mansion, gardens, Café, and Museum Shop are open.
1:00–5:00 pm

Sunday, June 10

Summer Sundays
Enjoy the gardens in their full summer splendor. The Mansion, Café, and Museum Shop are open.
1:00–5:00 pm

Thursday, June 14
Hillwood Jewelry Series

Women of the National Gem Collection
Jeffrey Post, Smithsonian geologist and curator-in-charge of the national gem and mineral collection at the National Museum of Natural History, will discuss some intriguing women, including Mrs. Post, and their gems that are now part of the national gem collection.
6:30–7:30 pm
$15 Public, $10 Friends, $7 Students
Register for two or more lectures in this four-part series and receive $3 off each lecture.

Sunday, June 24

Summer Sundays
Take advantage of the last day of docent-led summer garden tours! Hear about Hillwood’s floral extravaganza and the history of the gardens. The Mansion, Café, and Museum Shop are open.
1:00–5:00 pm

Sunday, June 24

Last Day of the Spring Garden Tour Season
Docent-led garden tours are offered today at 2:30 pm.