Exhibition: Service in the City: Behind the Scenes in a Georgetown Home
October 2, 2008 - October 2, 2009 |
This October 2nd, on the eve of the museum’s 20th anniversary, Tudor Place Historic House and Garden will open its 1914 kitchen and refrigeration room to the public for the very first time. This opening is part of a major five-year restoration and reinterpretation of the estate’s service wing. The new exhibit will paint a portrait of the lives of people who worked as enslaved and free domestic servants over a course of 180 years. The term “service” took on a new meaning as America entered the Great War in April 1917 and young men across the country went off to serve their country. An additional exhibition installed in the main rooms of the house will include “Victory Garden” posters, period newspapers and magazines, radio control equipment, Liberty war bonds, and Armistead Peter 3rd’s Navy uniform. |
Website:
www.tudorplace.org |
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| Location Information |
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Tudor Place Historic House & Garden |
1644 31st Street, NW
Washington, DC, DC 20007 |
| Website:
www.tudorplace.org |
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| Contact Information |
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Heather Bartlow |
| Email:
info@tudorplace.org |
| Phone:
202-965-0400 ext.104 |
| Fax:
202-965-0164 |
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