MEMBERS’ VIRTUAL TOUR - ONLINE PROGRAM THROUGH ZOOM
Virtual Tour of Hillwood Museum, Washington DC
Kate Markert, executive director, Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens will welcome ASG to Hillwood
Wilfried Zeisler, chief curator, Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens will be our tour guide
Join us for a virtual tour of Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens, led by Dr. Wilfried Zeisler, Hillwood’s chief curator! Founded by businesswoman and philanthropist Marjorie Merriweather Post, Hillwood has endowed the country with the most comprehensive collection of Russian imperial art outside of Russia, a distinguished eighteenth-century French decorative art collection, and twenty-five acres of serene landscaped gardens and natural woodlands for all to enjoy.
In these unprecedented times, Hillwood is excited to conduct a special presentation for ASG members to enjoy from home via live video chat. In this hour-long live tour, Dr. Zeisler will share highlights of the collection, focusing on objects that are beautifully and finely crafted, made of exquisite materials, and have royal connections. By exploring the collection, guests will see and experience the delicate decoration and superb craftsmanship that guided Marjorie’s collecting taste for the rest of her life.
Kate Market became director of Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens in Washington, DC in 2010. Prior to joining Hillwood, Kate was Associate Director, Director of Development and Communications, Deputy Director and Acting Director of the Walters Art Museum; Director of Development and Communications, Deputy Director and Acting Director at Cleveland Museum of Art; and Director of the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art. She also served as Assistant and Associate Registrar at the Baltimore Museum of Art and worked at Johns Hopkins University. Kate earned a master's degree in Art History at the University of Maryland College Park, during which time she was the only full time staff member of its art gallery, and completed a master's degree in business at Johns Hopkins University.
Dr. Wilfried Zeisler is Hillwood’s chief curator. He is a graduate of Sorbonne University and the Ecole du Louvre, Paris. Wilfried has written extensively on French and Russian decorative arts, including several articles and contributions to books such as Artistic Luxury Fabergé Tiffany Lalique (2008). Wilfried’s dissertation, L’Objet d’art et deluxe français en Russie (1881-1917) [French Objets d’art and Luxury Goods in Russia], was published in Paris in 2014. Between 2009 and 2011, he has participated in and curated exhibitions in Paris and Monaco. At Hillwood, he has curated Splendor and Surprise: Elegant Containers, Antique to Modern (2015), Konstantin Makovsky: The Tsar's Painter (2016), Fabergé Rediscovered (2018), Bouke de Vries: War and Pieces (2019), and Natural Beauties: Exquisite Works of Minerals and Gems (2020). Wilfried co-authored Konstantin Makovsky: The Tsar's Painter in America and Paris (2015), and is the author of Fabergé Rediscovered and Vivre la Belle Epoque à Paris -- Paul de Russie et Olga Paley, both published in 2018.
Members-only program, no fee