Tudor Place is open Tuesday – Saturday 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. and Sunday Noon – 4 p.m.
Listen to an interview with Mark Hudson, introducing “Ancestral Spaces: People of African Descent at Tudor Place,” the special new installation and guided tour.
An original camp stool from the Tudor Place Collection, which travelled with George Washington during the Revolutionary War, will be a part of an upcoming exhibition “Witness to Revolution: The Unlikely Travels of Washington’s Tent” at the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia, PA. It will be reunited with other artifacts from Washington’s life during the Revolutionary War such as his foldable field bedstead, a silver camp cup and, of course, George Washington’s War Tent.
The camp stool will return to Tudor Place once the exhibition concludes on January 5, 2025. Be sure to visit the Museum of the American Revolution starting President’s Day Weekend to learn more about this essential part of American History.
Read the article “Upcoming Special Exhibition “Witness to Revolution: The Unlikely Travels of Washington’s Tent” Opens at the Museum of the American Revolution on Presidents Day Weekend, Feb. 2024″ here.
Join Tudor Place for a guided candlelit tour highlighting the season of gift giving among the Peter family and the African American and immigrant domestic laborers who lived and worked at Tudor Place.
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Descendants of enslaved individuals discussed the generational historical trauma and emotional responses that came with discovering the stories of their ancestors.
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Press Release
October 3, 2023
Washington, DC — Tudor Place Historic House & Garden is partnering with Georgetown University’s Art & Museum Studies Masters Program to present Identity, Trauma & Reconciliation: A Conversation with Descendants, part of Tudor Place’s Landmark Lecture series.
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press@tudorplace.org | 202-580-7323
Press Release
September 26, 2023
Washington, DC — Tudor Place Historic House & Garden launches Death Comes to Tudor Place, a specialty exhibition and guided tour examining how funeral customs and burial practices evolved at Tudor Place across nearly two centuries. The Death Comes to Tudor Place tour will be offered October 3 through November 5.
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press@tudorplace.org | 202-580-7323
Tudor Place ranks in top 10 picture-perfect gardens near D.C.
August
14, 2023 @ 10:000 am | Katherine Mahoney
What better way to spend the long summer days than getting lost in a garden surrounded by flowers and the summer sun? The D.C. area is filled with unique public gardens perfect for a summer picnic, photo op or simply basking in the sun. Grab your camera and sunglasses and meander your way through these 10 enchanting gardens.
Stephanie Green marveling at the peonies at Tudor Place’s 31st annual garden party in the heart of Georgetown.Fruits replaced florals on the dresses at Tudor Place’s 31st annual garden party where lemons, oranges and grapefruits added a vibrant dash of color amid the pastels.
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It’s been a quiet couple of years at the historic Tudor Place mansion in Washington, DC, where descendants of Martha Washington lived for generations.
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Tudor Place saluted Diana Prince, longtime supporter of the house and gardens, built in 1815, at its annual garden party. Her daughter Daisy Prince Chisholm accepted the award on behalf of her mother, who could not attend the event due to recuperation from a medical procedure.
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