Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens

Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens The grand estate of philanthropist and collector Marjorie Post sits on 25 acres in Washington, D.C.
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Some sparkle for your Sunday from the French drawing room ✨ Despite their small size, these objects (boxes, seals, pocke...
06/15/2025

Some sparkle for your Sunday from the French drawing room ✨

Despite their small size, these objects (boxes, seals, pocket watches, and more) feature intricate details and are made of exquisite materials. Which is your favorite?

📷: Erik Kvalsvik

What’s for lunch? Here’s what Marjorie Post served (and who she invited!) in 1969.
06/14/2025

What’s for lunch? Here’s what Marjorie Post served (and who she invited!) in 1969.

Happy ! This week’s features rudbeckia, lily, yarrow, dianthus, and monarda from the cutting garden, as well as marig...
06/13/2025

Happy ! This week’s features rudbeckia, lily, yarrow, dianthus, and monarda from the cutting garden, as well as marigold.

📷: Ami Wilber, floral and event décor designer

pearls are the birthstone for June? Marjorie Merriweather Post had an affinity for pearls, collecting pieces such as t...
06/13/2025

pearls are the birthstone for June? Marjorie Merriweather Post had an affinity for pearls, collecting pieces such as this pearl necklace with a diamond clasp. Created by Cartier, the necklace features four strands with 188 cultured pearls and an intricate diamond clasp with 408 diamonds (and 140 more diamonds in the tassels!).

📷: Necklace, Cartier, 1936-63. Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens, acc. no. 17.69. Photographed by SquareMoose, Inc.

Today is 🌹 roses are the birth flower for June? Take time to stop and smell these beauties today.📷: Erik Kvalsvik
06/12/2025

Today is 🌹 roses are the birth flower for June? Take time to stop and smell these beauties today.

📷: Erik Kvalsvik

Starting the day in the dressing room like Marjorie Merriweather Post, for whom it served as a morning office. Here she ...
06/10/2025

Starting the day in the dressing room like Marjorie Merriweather Post, for whom it served as a morning office. Here she took her breakfast, discussed menus with her butler and correspondence with her secretary, and otherwise ordered her day. Surrounded by photographs of her family and with a view of the French parterre, Marjorie Post ran her empire as she did everything: with effortless elegance.

Click through to see how the room appeared the 1960s.

📷: James R. Dunlop

Hillwood is proud to once again participate in the program! As a , Hillwood offers free admission to active-duty mili...
06/09/2025

Hillwood is proud to once again participate in the program! As a , Hillwood offers free admission to active-duty military personnel and their families through Labor Day in partnership with National Endowment for the Arts and Blue Star Families.

📷: Erik Kvalsvik

Dive in 🌊 Celebrate with these aquatic-inspired pieces from the collection 🐚📷: 26.12.1-2 | 36.144 | 26.158 | 62.96 | 1...
06/08/2025

Dive in 🌊 Celebrate with these aquatic-inspired pieces from the collection 🐚

📷: 26.12.1-2 | 36.144 | 26.158 | 62.96 | 11.2 | 12.295 / Erik Kvalsvik

It’s here! “From Exile to Avant-Garde: The Life of Princess Natalie Paley” is now open. Discover one of the twentieth ce...
06/07/2025

It’s here! “From Exile to Avant-Garde: The Life of Princess Natalie Paley” is now open. Discover one of the twentieth century’s most glamorous icons.

Natalie Paley (1905–1981) was a compelling figure of the twentieth century, recognized for her contributions to fashion, film, culture, and society. Explore the captivating story of a princess in exile through photographs, documents, paintings, decorative art objects, fashion, jewelry, and more.

Head to https://tinyurl.com/mjhw54xc to learn more and plan your visit!

📷: Jean Cocteau, “Nathalie Paley,” 1932 © ARS / Comité Cocteau, Paris / ADAGP, Paris 2024

Happy ! This week’s features rose, peony, scabiosa, sweet pea, and calla lily.📷: Ami Wilber, floral and event décor d...
06/06/2025

Happy ! This week’s features rose, peony, scabiosa, sweet pea, and calla lily.

📷: Ami Wilber, floral and event décor designer

Congratulations to all recent graduates! 🎓 Marjorie Merriweather Post received honorary degrees from multiple colleges, ...
06/05/2025

Congratulations to all recent graduates! 🎓 Marjorie Merriweather Post received honorary degrees from multiple colleges, including Hobart and William Smith Colleges and Bucknell University.

Here, she is pictured wearing a few sets of cap and gown, including in 1965 and the Bucknell robes ahead of attending the commencement in June 1962.

We are saddened to hear of the recent passing of James Lloydovich Patterson, a Russian-American writer, naval officer, a...
06/05/2025

We are saddened to hear of the recent passing of James Lloydovich Patterson, a Russian-American writer, naval officer, and child actor, whose father’s portrait remains on view at Hillwood. We were grateful to host Patterson at Hillwood in 2022 for a program about this painting of his father, where Patterson shared memories from his childhood and discussed the portrait. Head to https://tinyurl.com/33xza7ts to watch the interview and learn more about the painting.

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4155 Linnean Avenue NW
Washington D.C., DC
20008

Opening Hours

Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 10am - 5pm

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+12026865807

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