Press Release: Tudor Place Wins MAAM’s, Making an Impact Award

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Press Release 

October 15, 2024

 

WASHINGTON, DC – The Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums (MAAM) awarded Tudor Place with the Making an Impact Award on October 9 during the Association’s 2024 Annual Meeting at the Wyndham Philadelphia Historic District in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Accepting the award on behalf of the organization was Curator Rob DeHart and Development Manager Jessica Zaluzec. This award honors museums and institutions for developing either a program, exhibition or special project that displays responsiveness and resourcefulness and has resulted in creative change for their organizations and a positive impact on their communities.

The award highlights Tudor Place’s special installation and guided tour Ancestral Spaces: People of African Descent in Tudor Place that was launched in February. The traditional historic house tour was re-imagined, allowing visitors the chance to see the site through the eyes of the enslaved and free individuals for whom the historic house was both home and workplace. The tour makes use of audio recordings, maps, artifacts and photographs to reveal how these individuals found ways to practice resistance and activism while navigating the irreparable traumas that came from the institution of slavery. Curated in collaboration with descendants, this tour has successfully expanded and diversified the museum’s visitor community, bringing in visitors of all ages and backgrounds to experience the history being explored and to participate in dialogue around race and social justice. Reservations for Ancestral Spaces recommended, but not required at: https://tudorplace.org/visit/plan-your-visit-2/.

ABOUT TUDOR PLACE: Tudor Place preserves the stories of six generations of descendants of Martha Washington, and the enslaved and free people who lived and worked here. By examining their legacy, we challenge ourselves and our visitors to celebrate the triumphs and to confront the complexities of the past. Open Tuesday – Sunday for guided tours of the historic house and self-guided garden visits. For more information, please visit www.tudorplace.org and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube or LinkedIn.

ABOUT MAAM: The Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums (MAAM) is a not-for-profit membership organization, founded in 1947. MAAM represents museum professionals, organizations, institutions and museum service providers, providing a forum to enhance the image of museums and educate individuals on an array of field specific study and programs in the area of Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. MAAM is recognized as a regional association by the American Alliance of Museums (AAM). For additional information, please visit: https://midatlanticmuseums.org/

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Janet Wall

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Tudor Place Winner of MAAM Impact Award

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The Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums Announces its 2024 Award Recipients

The Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums (MAAM) announced the 2024 Award recipients today.  MAAM acknowledges that museums are made up of strong and active teams that work together to achieve lasting impact in their communities. To that end, the Making an Impact Award honors museums and institutions as a whole for developing either a program, exhibition, or special project that displays responsiveness and resourcefulness and have resulted in creative change for their organizations and a positive impact on their communities. MAAM is pleased to recognize three such institutions at this year’s annual meeting.

The third recipient of the Making an Impact Award is Tudor Place Historic House & Garden for its guided tour program: Ancestral Spaces: People of African Descent in Tudor Place. The tour brings into focus the lives of enslaved people and laborers, who are so often misrepresented in historical narratives or omitted altogether. The program has successfully expanded and diversified the Museum’s visitor community, bringing in people eager to experience the history being explored and to participate in dialogue around race and social justice.

Curator Rob DeHart and Development Manager Jessica Zaluzec will accept the award at the ceremony in Philadelphia on October 9, 2024.

MAAM is pleased to celebrate all of its award recipients.

 

About the Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums

The Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums (MAAM) is a not-for-profit membership organization founded in 1947 to represent museum professionals, organizations, institutions, museum service providers, and industry partners in Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. MAAM provides a forum to enhance the image of museums and educate individuals on an array of field-specific study and programs.  MAAM brings together the resources and leaders of the Mid-Atlantic’s museum community through conferences, symposia, and workshops to spark dialogue among industry professionals. While it always  focuses on building sustainable and inclusive museums for their communities, MAAM’s programming evolves with the needs of the field. The Annual Meeting is a member-driven forum to allow for opportunities to network and share ideas. MAAM’s Building Museums™ Symposium is unique among museum conferences in offering programming tailored for those who plan or implement new construction, renovation, or expansion projects for museums.

 

 

Press Release: Tudor Place Launches Bloomberg Connects Digital Guide to Enrich Onsite and Offsite Visits

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Press Release 

September 17, 2024

 

WASHINGTON, DC – Tudor Place Historic House & Garden launches a new, digital guide on Bloomberg Connects, the free arts and cultural app created by Bloomberg Philanthropies. Onsite, the free app turns our visitors’ mobile phone into a touchless experience and a centralized place for access to unique content and essential information. Offsite, Bloomberg Connects allows users to experience and explore Tudor Place from anywhere, anytime. Tudor Place joins hundreds of international museums, galleries, sculpture parks, gardens and cultural spaces on Bloomberg Connects, with the launch of an audio landscape history tour.

“Tudor Place is excited to work with Bloomberg Connects to create new tools for discovering and exploring our site,” says Tudor Place Executive Director Mark Hudson. “The audio guide for the garden is the first of many collaborative projects we foresee.”

With Bloomberg Connects, Tudor Place becomes accessible for onsite or offsite visits through photo, audio and video features, offering insights into the 5 ½ acre estate. Bloomberg Connects offers free digital guides to cultural organizations around the world. The app platform is part of Bloomberg Philanthropies’ longstanding commitment to supporting digital innovation in the arts. Bloomberg Connects makes it easy to access and engage with arts and culture from mobile devices when visiting in person, or from anywhere. With dynamic content exclusive to each partner organization, the app provides a range of features including video, audio and text; expert commentary; and way-finding maps.

The Bloomberg Connects app, available for download from Google Play or the App Store.

ABOUT TUDOR PLACE:  Tudor Place preserves the stories of six generations of descendants of Martha Washington, and the enslaved and free people who lived and worked here. By examining their legacy, we challenge ourselves and our visitors to celebrate the triumphs and to confront the complexities of the past. Open Tuesday – Sunday for guided tours of the historic house and self-guided garden visits. For more information, please visit www.tudorplace.org and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube or LinkedIn.

ABOUT BLOOMBERG PHILANTHROPIES: Bloomberg Philanthropies invests in cities and countries around the world to ensure better, longer lives for the greatest number of people. The organization focuses on creating lasting change in five key areas: the Arts, Education, Environment, Government Innovation, and Public Health. Bloomberg Philanthropies encompasses all of Michael R. Bloomberg’s giving, including his foundation, corporate, and personal philanthropy as well as Bloomberg Associates, a philanthropic consultancy that advises cities around the world. For more information, please visit bloomberg.org.

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Janet Wall

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Press Release: Lafayette’s Bicentennial Celebration Tour – Next Stop: Tudor Place

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Press Release 

September 3, 2024

 

WASHINGTON, DC – In 2024-2025, communities throughout the U.S. will commemorate the bicentennial of Lafayette’s return to America. Between July 1824 and September 1825, ”the Hero of Two Worlds” toured America, visiting all twenty-four states and the District of Columbia. Nearly fifty years after the American Revolution, Lafayette was received with parades, banquets and military salutes. In October 1824, he paid a visit to Martha and Thomas Peter at Tudor Place, a much-awaited reunion between Lafayette and Martha Peter, a granddaughter of Martha Washington.

The American Friends of Lafayette, in collaboration with Tudor Place and other historic sites nationwide, announce a bicentennial celebration of Lafayette’s tour tracing his footsteps as the “Guest of the Nation” in the exact order he traveled. Join Tudor Place in celebrating this bicentennial commemoration with a lineup of related events:

  • Watch the launch video produced by American Friends of Lafayette with Director James Lee, to bring awareness and excitement to this historic reliving.
  • Friday, September 6 online at 12:00 p.m. Washington Informer Interview. Executive Director Mark Hudson and Curator Rob DeHart, in conversation with Denise Rolark Barnes, will explore what Lafayette did in Washington DC and as a supporter of equality and liberty, how he addressed the slavery he encountered during this visit. They will share details about Lafayette’s October visits and the banquet held at Tudor Place in his honor. Click to watch on September 6.
  • Tuesday, September 10 @ Tudor Place at 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM. Remembering Lafayette in the Nation’s Capital. As part of the 2024 Landmark Lecture Series, Executive Director Mark Hudson will chronicle Lafayette’s national tour, with an emphasis upon his time in Washington and interactions with the grandchildren of Martha Washington. The program will explore why the tour captured the young nation’s imagination and why the memory of Lafayette continues to be celebrated two centuries later. Click for tickets. 
  • Tuesday, October 15 @ Tudor Place at 5:30 – 7:30 PM. The Night Lafayette Came to Tudor Place. Guests are invited to a celebratory evening in honor of one of Georgetown’s most historic events, which will include a performance by the United States Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps and a meet and greet with the guest of honor, Lafayette. View an installation of objects and ephemera around themes of Lafayette’s visit to Tudor Place in the historic house, followed by dinner and music on the South Lawn. All are welcome. The American Friends of Lafayette – Lafayette at Tudor Place (Wash DC) (wildapricot.org)
  • October 15-November 30th @ Tudor Place. Welcoming Lafayette. See rarely displayed collection objects and ephemera in the historic house around themes of memories and mementos of Lafayette’s visit to Tudor Place in 1824. Tuesday – Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Sunday Noon to 4:00 p.m.

 

ABOUT TUDOR PLACE: Tudor Place preserves the stories of six generations of descendants of Martha Washington, and the enslaved and free people who lived and worked here for nearly two centuries. By examining their legacy, we challenge ourselves and our visitors to celebrate the triumphs and to confront the complexities of the past. Open Tuesday – Sunday for guided tours of the historic house and self-guided garden visits. www.tudorplace.org.

ABOUT AMERIAN FRIENDS OF LAFAYETTE. The American Friends of Lafayette is an organization aware of the ideals and life of the Marquis de Lafayette; the visionary leader, the inspirational quality of his remarkable career, his contributions to our own struggle for liberty and his ceaseless efforts to forge an eternal bond of friendship between the United States and France. For more information, please visit www.lafayette200.org.

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Janet Wall

Director of Development & Communications

press@tudorplace.org | 202-580-7323

Tudor Place Discusses Ancestral Spaces on WIN-TV

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WASHINGTONINFORMERTV

Curator Rob DeHart and Curator Rob DeHart and Karl Haynes, descendant of John Luckett and member of the Ancestral Spaces Advisory Committee, discuss Ancestral Spaces with Denise Rolark Barnes on “Let’s Talk.”

Watch the interview here.

Stopping to smell the roses in Washington DC

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NEW YORK SOCIAL DIARY _ BY STEPHANIE GREEN

Georgetown’s Tudor Place gets the last hurrah before the summer kicks off here in the swamp known as Washington.

Their 32nd annual garden party on May 22 was a perfect swan song to the lingering days of spring which are soon to give way to a sweltering heat and what is sure to be a blistering election season come fall.

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Tudor Place Garden Party Honors Tom Birch

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THE GEORGETOWNER _ BY ROBERT DEVANEY

Tom Birch was the guest of honor at Tudor Place’s May 22 Garden Party. Photo by Tony Powell.

Tudor Place’s 32nd Annual Spring Garden Party honored Tom Birch — former advisory neighborhood commissioner and legislative counsel — for his service to the Georgetown community and as a Tudor Place volunteer. 

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Tudor Place Featured on “Let’s Talk” on WIN-TV

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Executive Director Mark Hudson and President of the Board of Trustees Christy Pichichero join Denise Rolark Barnes to discuss Tudor Place and Ancestral Spaces.

Watch the interview here.

32nd Tudor Place Garden Party

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THE GEORGETOWN DISH _ BY JUDITH BEERMANN

Mark Hudson, Christy Pichichero and Tom Birch

Donning fascinators, floppies, panamas and boaters, Georgetowners came out in style Wednesday evening for Tudor Place’s 32nd Spring Garden Party.

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How to live like a Bridgerton: Explore the past without leaving the DC area

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WTOP NEWS _ BY GIGI BARNETT

“Bridgerton” fans unite! Tudor Place was listed as one of the DC locations that would appeal to fans of the hit Netflix show.

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