Saturday, December 2, 2017

Celebrate Holidays like it is 1864!

The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum kicks off the Holiday Season the day after Thanksgiving and invites visitors to step back in time to experience the wonders and beauty of mid-to-late 19th century holiday traditions. A new exhibition entitled, A Magnificent Victorian Holiday at the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum opens at noon on Friday, November 24, 2017, at 295 West Avenue.



The Museum will explore the holiday traditions from the 1860s through the 1930s, as they were celebrated by the Lockwood and the Mathews families in Norwalk, Connecticut and New York City. The Mansion will also feature 21st century holiday design and lavish trees and seasonal displays by renowned interior designers, Victoria Vandamm of Vandamm Interiors and Kip O’Brien of Kip O’Brien Design, LLC, a full-service, residential interior design firm in Cos Cob, CT.  Kip’s successful career includes fashion advertising at Vogue, Town & Country, and Glamour magazines and a strong understanding of color, proportion, and texture.

As seen in the recently published book by photographer Caryn B. Davis, Christmas in Connecticut, red silk garlands embellished with ribbons and trimmings will drape the grand Victorian staircase designed by the Herter Brothers and decorated by Danna DiElsi, owner of The Silk Touch in Norwalk, CT. 


 The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum is a National Historic Landmark. For more information on schedules and programs please visit www.lockwoodmathewsmansion.com, e-mail info@lockwoodmathewsmansion.com, or call 203-838-9799.


 Photos Sarah Grote

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