Thursday Evening Hours at the Merchant’s House Museum
Beginning May 7, 2015, the Merchant’s House Museum and Garden will be open to the public for tours on Thursday evenings until 8 p.m. A guided tour, included with Museum…
Beginning May 7, 2015, the Merchant’s House Museum and Garden will be open to the public for tours on Thursday evenings until 8 p.m. A guided tour, included with Museum admission, will be offered at 6:30 p.m.
3/23/2017 0:00 12:00:00 PM 8:00:00 PM
Admission is $10, $5 seniors & students, Free for MHM Members and children under 12.
(212) 777-1089
emily@merchantshouse.org.
Chant Macabre: Songs from the Crypt
Come be spooked by harrowing tales as the Bond Street Euterpean Singing Society bewitches your imagination and sings shivers down your spine, echoing sumptuous, rarely performed songs.
Ghosts, ghouls, and goblins haunt the lyrics of the 19th century. Come be spooked by these harrowing tales as the Bond Street Euterpean Singing Society bewitches your imagination and sings shivers down your spine, echoing sumptuous, rarely performed songs in an authentic period parlor. Singers Anthony Bellov, Amy Guck, Jane Elizabeth Rady, and Dayle Vander Sande. Music by Schubert, Liszt, Debussy, Duparc, Loewe, Mussorgsky, and others.
Click here to purchase tickets.
10/16/2015 0:00 7:00:00 PM 8:15:00 PM
$25, $15 Museum Members.
212-777-1089
nyc1832@merchantshouse.org.
A Christmas Carol at the Merchant’s House Museum
Summoners Ensemble Theatre and the Merchant’s House Museum announce A Christmas Carol at the Merchant’s House Museum. John Kevin Jones recreates his outstanding solo…
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Summoners Ensemble Theatre and the Merchant’s House Museum announce A Christmas Carol at the Merchant’s House Museum. John Kevin Jones recreates his outstanding solo performance of A Christmas Carol, directed by Dr. Rhonda Dodd, in the intimate Greek revival double parlor of the landmark 1832 Merchant’s House Museum (29 East 4th Street, Manhattan).
John Kevin Jones brings A Christmas Carol’s ghosts, graveyards, greed, and redemption to life in the manner of Charles Dickens himself. Based on Dickens’ own performance text of A Christmas Carol, Jones and Dodd have crafted a work of captivating storytelling that highlights Dickens’ stunning narrative imagery and wry humor. Jones’ performance is “… like an entire theatre company … under one hat” (as historian Thomas Carlyle remarked of Dickens’ famed public readings).
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12/4/2013 0:00 7:30:00 PM 8:30:00 PM
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Behind-the-Ropes: Insider’s Tours of the Merchant’s House
We’ll examine the evolution of 19th century domestic lighting and the story of technological advances and changing lifestyles it tells using examples throughout the Museum, including many not normally on exhibition.
Join us for the second in a series of rare off-hours tours of the Merchant’s House.
We’ll gather in the 1850s kitchen for coffee and a focused overview of the landmark Merchant’s House and its intact collection of more than 3,000 objects owned by the Tredwell family. We’ll then tour the house, including the rarely seen bedrooms on the 3rd floor (now staff offices), even peek up into the attic and open locked doors … and more. From late Federal to Greek Revival; Duncan Phyfe to Rococo Revival; whale oil to gas to kerosene, you’ll gain new insight and perspectives on these unique insider’s tours, learning about changing period styles and technologies and how they reflect the attitudes and values of the merchant class in mid-19th century New York City.
100 Years of Domestic Lighting
We’ll examine the evolution of 19th century domestic lighting and the story of technological advances and changing lifestyles it tells using examples throughout the Museum, including many not normally on exhibition.
About Presenter Anthony Bellov
Bachelor of Architecture, Pratt Institute; graduate, Museum Leadership program, Bank Street College; certified New York State real estate instructor/lecturer; long-time volunteer and board member of the Merchant’s House Museum, and an aficionado in 19th century American decorative arts and architecture.
Please note: this event is limited to 20 participants. Please purchase tickets on Merchant House Museum’s website.
3/24/2018 0:00 10:30:00 AM 12:30:00 PM
$30, $25 Members
(212) 777-1089
nyc1832@merchantshouse.org.
A Child’s View of Life in 19th Century New York
Saturday, Feb 22 at 1 pm and 3:30 pm. Interactive Tour: A Child’s View of Life in 19th Century New York. Tour the house and learn what life was like for children in the 1850s.
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29 East Fourth Street was home not only to the eight Tredwell children, but also to two young granddaughters. Come tour the house and learn what life was like for children (and adults) in the 1850s, from schoolwork and chores to games and play. Could you carry a bucket of coal up steep stairs? Do you have a calling card? A top hat? What, no petticoat? How did you take a bath? And penmanship really, really mattered.
$10 Adults, $5 Children. Best for 8 to 12 year olds.
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2/22/2014 0:00 1:00:00 PM 2:00:00 PM
$5 kids, $10 adults
(212) 777-1089
emily@merchantshouse.org.
Love in the Parlors — A Valentine in Concert
The Bond Street Euterpean Singing Society presents lush, romantic vocal music of the world’s greatest 19th-century composers performed in the Museum’s elegant Greek Revival parlor…
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The Bond Street Euterpean Singing Society presents lush, romantic vocal music of the world’s greatest 19th-century composers performed in the Museum’s elegant Greek Revival double parlor. Singers Anthony Bellov, Amy Gluck, Jane Elizabeth Rady, and Dayle Vander Sande perform rarely heard gems by Schubert, Brahms, Duparc, Dvorak, Amy Beach, Johann Strauss II, and others.
About the Event
- 75 minutes. Very limited capacity.
- $50, VIP $60 (first two rows), $30 MHM Members.
- Pre-concert Reception, 6 p.m.: Join us for light hors d’oeuvres and a glass of bubbly in our cozy, candlelit 1850s kitchen before the concert. $25, $15 MHM Members.
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2/14/2018 0:00 7:00:00 PM 8:30:00 PM
$50, VIP $60 (first two rows), $30 MHM Members. (Pre-concert reception at 6 p.m.: $25)
(212) 777-1089
nyc1832@merchantshouse.org.
Thursday Evening Hours at the Merchant’s House Museum
Beginning May 7, 2015, the Merchant’s House Museum and Garden will be open to the public for tours on Thursday evenings until 8 p.m. A guided tour, included with Museum…
Beginning May 7, 2015, the Merchant’s House Museum and Garden will be open to the public for tours on Thursday evenings until 8 p.m. A guided tour, included with Museum admission, will be offered at 6:30 p.m.
11/10/2016 0:00 12:00:00 PM 8:00:00 PM
Admission is $10, $5 seniors & students, Free for MHM Members and children under 12.
(212) 777-1089
emily@merchantshouse.org.
A Walking Tour of Historic 19th-Century NoHo
You’ll walk the footsteps of wealthy mercantile families whose elegant Federal mansions once lined the tranquil cobblestone streets.
Join us for a journey back in time to the elite “Bond Street area”, home to Astors, Vanderbilts, Delanos, and the Tredwells, who lived in the Merchant’s House.
You’ll walk the footsteps of these wealthy mercantile families whose elegant Federal mansions once lined the tranquil cobblestone streets. Our tour passes by iconic landmarks such as the imposing Colonnade Row, the Public Theater, and The Cooper Union, where Lincoln gave his “right makes might” speech. On the bustling Astor Place, imagine the drama of events that led to the Opera House riot of 1849, among the bloodiest in American history. And visit the site of the scandalous 1857 Bond Street murder of Harvey Burdell, one of the City’s still unsolved crimes.
6/12/2016 0:00 12:30:00 PM 1:30:00 PM
$10, free for Members
(212) 777-1089
nyc1832@merchantshouse.org.
A Christmas Carol at the Merchant’s House Museum
Summoners Ensemble Theatre and the Merchant’s House Museum announce A Christmas Carol at the Merchant’s House Museum. John Kevin Jones recreates his outstanding solo…
“
Summoners Ensemble Theatre and the Merchant’s House Museum announce A Christmas Carol at the Merchant’s House Museum. John Kevin Jones recreates his outstanding solo performance of A Christmas Carol, directed by Dr. Rhonda Dodd, in the intimate Greek revival double parlor of the landmark 1832 Merchant’s House Museum (29 East 4th Street, Manhattan).
John Kevin Jones brings A Christmas Carol’s ghosts, graveyards, greed, and redemption to life in the manner of Charles Dickens himself. Based on Dickens’ own performance text of A Christmas Carol, Jones and Dodd have crafted a work of captivating storytelling that highlights Dickens’ stunning narrative imagery and wry humor. Jones’ performance is “… like an entire theatre company … under one hat” (as historian Thomas Carlyle remarked of Dickens’ famed public readings).
“
12/18/2013 0:00 7:30:00 PM 8:30:00 PM
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Thursday Evening Hours at the Merchant’s House Museum
Beginning May 7, 2015, the Merchant’s House Museum and Garden will be open to the public for tours on Thursday evenings until 8 p.m. A guided tour, included with Museum…
Beginning May 7, 2015, the Merchant’s House Museum and Garden will be open to the public for tours on Thursday evenings until 8 p.m. A guided tour, included with Museum admission, will be offered at 6:30 p.m.
8/25/2016 0:00 12:00:00 PM 8:00:00 PM
Admission is $10, $5 seniors & students, Free for MHM Members and children under 12.
(212) 777-1089
emily@merchantshouse.org.
Illustrated Lecture: Lafayette Place/Lafayette Street: A Topographical History by Francis Morrone
When and how did the Merchant’s House come into being? Learn about the preservation of the area that became Merchant’s House and nearby Lafayette Street.
When and how did fashionable and tranquil Lafayette Place — 100-feet wide, 3-blocks long, with no cross streets — come into being in the 19th century? By what stages did it evolve? How and when did Lafayette Place become Lafayette Street, and how did the new, much longer, street develop? This lecture will cover, among other things, the conditions that both brought the Merchant’s House into being — and its preservation and survival defied. Not least, this will be a lecture on New York maps and their use in research.
About the Event
A collaboration with the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art.
$30 General Public, $20 MHM & ICAA Members. Seating is limited.
About the Lecturer
Francis Morrone is a renowned architectural historian and writer. The author of eleven books, including, most recently, “Guide to New York City Urban Landscapes” (W.W. Norton, 2013). Morrone has also written highly-regarded architectural guidebooks to Philadelphia, and Brooklyn. His writings have appeared in many publications, including the Wall Street Journal, the New Criterion, City Journal, Humanities and the New York Sun, where he was an art and architecture critic. He teaches architectural and urban history at New York University, and is the recipient of the university’s Excellence in Teaching Award. Travel + Leisure magazine named him as one of the 13 best tour guides in the world. Other awards include the Arthur Ross Award of the Institute of Classical Architecture and Art.
1/24/2018 0:00 6:30:00 PM 8:00:00 PM
$30 General Public, $20 MHM & ICAA Members
(212) 777-1089
nyc1832@merchantshouse.org.
Exhibition: Tredwell Brides: Changing Wedding Traditions in the 19th Century
This exhibition explores changes in 19th century wedding customs. Highlights: two wedding dresses from the collection.
Over the course of the 1800s, weddings in New York City evolved from intimate private ceremonies to large, lavish affairs. This exhibition explores the changes in wedding customs as the 19th century progressed, including the trousseau, printed invitations, and the giving of gifts.
Highlights include Eliza Tredwell’s 1820 empire-style embroidered cotton wedding dress and Sarah Ann Tredwell’s 1872 silk bridal dress made in Paris, the highest fashion of the post-Civil War bustle period. Accessories include silk wedding boots, and earrings, corsage, and headpiece of wax orange blossoms.
This exhibition is on view on Thursdays through Mondays (except major holidays) from May 3 to July 30. The house is open on Thursdays from noon to 8:00 p.m. and Fridays through Mondays from noon to 5:00 p.m.
6/28/2018 0:00 12:00:00 PM 8:00:00 PM
Included with museum admission: $15 general, $10 Seniors/Students, Free for children under 12.
(212) 777-1089
nyc1832@merchantshouse.org.
Exhibition: Tredwell Brides: Changing Wedding Traditions in the 19th Century
This exhibition explores changes in 19th century wedding customs. Highlights: two wedding dresses from the collection.
Over the course of the 1800s, weddings in New York City evolved from intimate private ceremonies to large, lavish affairs. This exhibition explores the changes in wedding customs as the 19th century progressed, including the trousseau, printed invitations, and the giving of gifts.
Highlights include Eliza Tredwell’s 1820 empire-style embroidered cotton wedding dress and Sarah Ann Tredwell’s 1872 silk bridal dress made in Paris, the highest fashion of the post-Civil War bustle period. Accessories include silk wedding boots, and earrings, corsage, and headpiece of wax orange blossoms.
This exhibition is on view on Thursdays through Mondays (except major holidays) from May 3 to July 30. The house is open on Thursdays from noon to 8:00 p.m. and Fridays through Mondays from noon to 5:00 p.m.
6/23/2018 0:00 12:00:00 PM 5:00:00 PM
Included with museum admission: $15 general, $10 Seniors/Students, Free for children under 12.
(212) 777-1089
nyc1832@merchantshouse.org.
A Walking Tour of Historic 19th-Century Noho
Join us for a journey back in time to the elite “Bond Street area”, home to the Tredwells, who lived in the Merchant’s House.
Join us for a journey back in time to the elite ‘Bond Street area,’ home to Astors, Vanderbilts, Delanos – and the Tredwells, who lived in the Merchant’s House.
You’ll see how the neighborhood surrounding the Tredwells’ home evolved from a refined and tranquil residential enclave into a busy commercial center. Visit important 19th-century landmark buildings on this tour through 21st century NoHo.
And what’s a plunge into the past without a little scandal? On the bustling Astor Place, imagine the drama of events that led to the Opera House riot of 1849, among the bloodiest in American history. And visit the site of the notorious 1857 Bond Street murder of Harvey Burdell, one of the City’s still unsolved crimes!
This tour is one hour long and begins outside the Merchant’s House promptly at 12:30 p.m.
9/23/2018 0:00 12:30:00 PM 1:30:00 PM
$15, Free Merchant’s House Museum Members
(212) 777-1089
nyc1832@merchantshouse.org.
Thursday Evening Hours at the Merchant’s House Museum
Beginning May 7, 2015, the Merchant’s House Museum and Garden will be open to the public for tours on Thursday evenings until 8 p.m. A guided tour, included with Museum…
Beginning May 7, 2015, the Merchant’s House Museum and Garden will be open to the public for tours on Thursday evenings until 8 p.m. A guided tour, included with Museum admission, will be offered at 6:30 p.m.
8/6/2015 0:00 12:00:00 PM 8:00:00 PM
Admission is $10, $5 seniors & students, Free for MHM Members and children under 12.
(212) 777-1089
emily@merchantshouse.org.
A Christmas Carol at the Merchant’s House Museum
Summoners Ensemble Theatre and the Merchant’s House Museum announce A Christmas Carol at the Merchant’s House Museum. John Kevin Jones recreates his outstanding solo…
“
Summoners Ensemble Theatre and the Merchant’s House Museum announce A Christmas Carol at the Merchant’s House Museum. John Kevin Jones recreates his outstanding solo performance of A Christmas Carol, directed by Dr. Rhonda Dodd, in the intimate Greek revival double parlor of the landmark 1832 Merchant’s House Museum (29 East 4th Street, Manhattan).
John Kevin Jones brings A Christmas Carol’s ghosts, graveyards, greed, and redemption to life in the manner of Charles Dickens himself. Based on Dickens’ own performance text of A Christmas Carol, Jones and Dodd have crafted a work of captivating storytelling that highlights Dickens’ stunning narrative imagery and wry humor. Jones’ performance is “… like an entire theatre company … under one hat” (as historian Thomas Carlyle remarked of Dickens’ famed public readings).
“
12/20/2013 0:00 7:30:00 PM 8:30:00 PM
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A Christmas Carol at the Merchant’s House Museum
Come celebrate the season with this unique retelling of a holiday classic, set in the Museum’s Greek Revival double parlor decorated in…
Come celebrate the season with this unique retelling of a holiday classic, starring John Kevin Jones as Mr. Dickens and set in the Museum’s Greek Revival double parlor decorated in 19th-century holiday style.
Meet Mr. Dickens and toast the holiday season before the performance. Mulled wine, cider, and light fare will be served.
This event is perfect for families.
“The Christmas Carol becomes doubly enchanting when one hears it performed by Dickens.” New York Herald, 1867
TimeOut New York: “One of the 10 Best Plays to see this holiday season”
12/11/2016 0:00 6:00:00 PM 7:00:00 PM
$40-$50
(800) 838-3006
programs@merchantshouse.org.
A Walking Tour of Historic 19th-Century Noho
Join us for a journey back in time to the elite “Bond Street area”, home to the Tredwells, who lived in the Merchant’s House.
Join us for a journey back in time to the elite ‘Bond Street area,’ home to Astors, Vanderbilts, Delanos – and the Tredwells, who lived in the Merchant’s House.
You’ll see how the neighborhood surrounding the Tredwells’ home evolved from a refined and tranquil residential enclave into a busy commercial center. Visit important 19th-century landmark buildings on this tour through 21st century NoHo.
And what’s a plunge into the past without a little scandal? On the bustling Astor Place, imagine the drama of events that led to the Opera House riot of 1849, among the bloodiest in American history. And visit the site of the notorious 1857 Bond Street murder of Harvey Burdell, one of the City’s still unsolved crimes!
This tour is one hour long and begins outside the Merchant’s House promptly at 12:30 p.m.
9/23/2018 0:00 12:30:00 PM 1:30:00 PM
$15, Free Merchant’s House Museum Members
(212) 777-1089
nyc1832@merchantshouse.org.
Summer Evenings in the Garden
Enjoy a glass of wine in our “secret†19th-century garden in bloom on this guided tour.
Enjoy a glass of wine in our “secret” 19th-century garden in bloom on this guided tour.
Light refreshments. Rain or Shine.
6/28/2018 0:00 6:30:00 PM 8:00:00 PM
Admission $15, $10 Students & Seniors, FREE for Members.
(212) 777-1089
nyc1832@merchantshouse.org.
A Walking Tour of Historic 19th Century Noho
You’ll see how the neighborhood surrounding the Tredwells’ home evolved from a refined and tranquil residential enclave into a busy commercial center.
Join us for a journey back in time to the elite “Bond Street area”, home to Astors, Vanderbilts, Delanos – and the Tredwells, who lived in the Merchant’s House. You’ll see how the neighborhood surrounding the Tredwells’ home evolved from a refined and tranquil residential enclave into a busy commercial center. Visit important 19th century landmark buildings on this tour through 21st century NoHo.
And what’s a plunge into the past without a little scandal? On the bustling Astor Place, imagine the drama of events that led to the Opera House riot of 1849, among the bloodiest in American history. And visit the site of the notorious 1857 Bond Street murder of Harvey Burdell, one of the City’s still unsolved crimes!
6/11/2017 0:00 12:30:00 PM 1:30:00 PM
$15, Free for Members
(212) 777-1089
nyc1832@merchantshouse.org.
“Spirit of the Irish†Candlelight Ghost Tour
Many of the most peculiar occurrences have been related to the Tredwells’ Irish servants, and so this special tour will include the 4th floor Servants’ Quarters.
Doors slam, floorboards creak, voices call into the dead of night. Venture into the shadows of history to see the house where eight family members died and hear true tales of inexplicable occurrences from the people who actually experienced them. Many of the most peculiar occurrences have been related to the Tredwells’ Irish servants, and so this special tour will include the 4th floor Servants’ Quarters.
3/16/2018 0:00 6:30:00 PM 7:20:00 PM
$40, $25 Members.
(212) 777-1089
nyc1832@merchantshouse.org.
Exhibition: Tredwell Brides: Changing Wedding Traditions in the 19th Century
This exhibition explores changes in 19th century wedding customs. Highlights: two wedding dresses from the collection.
Over the course of the 1800s, weddings in New York City evolved from intimate private ceremonies to large, lavish affairs. This exhibition explores the changes in wedding customs as the 19th century progressed, including the trousseau, printed invitations, and the giving of gifts.
Highlights include Eliza Tredwell’s 1820 empire-style embroidered cotton wedding dress and Sarah Ann Tredwell’s 1872 silk bridal dress made in Paris, the highest fashion of the post-Civil War bustle period. Accessories include silk wedding boots, and earrings, corsage, and headpiece of wax orange blossoms.
This exhibition is on view on Thursdays through Mondays (except major holidays) from May 3 to July 30. The house is open on Thursdays from noon to 8:00 p.m. and Fridays through Mondays from noon to 5:00 p.m.
7/2/2018 0:00 12:00:00 PM 5:00:00 PM
Included with museum admission: $15 general, $10 Seniors/Students, Free for children under 12.
(212) 777-1089
nyc1832@merchantshouse.org.
Thursday Evening Hours at the Merchant’s House Museum
Beginning May 7, 2015, the Merchant’s House Museum and Garden will be open to the public for tours on Thursday evenings until 8 p.m. A guided tour, included with Museum…
Beginning May 7, 2015, the Merchant’s House Museum and Garden will be open to the public for tours on Thursday evenings until 8 p.m. A guided tour, included with Museum admission, will be offered at 6:30 p.m.
10/22/2015 0:00 12:00:00 PM 8:00:00 PM
Admission is $10, $5 seniors & students, Free for MHM Members and children under 12.
(212) 777-1089
emily@merchantshouse.org.
Candlelight Ghost Tour of ‘Manhattan’s Most Haunted House’ (The New York Times)
Doors slam, floorboards creak, voices call into the dead of night. Venture into the shadows of history to see the house where eight family members died.
Doors slam, floorboards creak, voices call into the dead of night. Venture into the shadows of history to see the house where eight family members died and hear true tales of inexplicable occurrences from the people who actually experienced them.
“#1 Most Haunted Place in NYC” (TimeOut New York)
7/21/2017 0:00 6:30:00 PM 7:30:00 PM
$30, $20 Members
(212) 777-1089
nyc1832@merchantshouse.org.
Athens in Manhattan: The Role of Greek Revival Architecture in Early New York City
Join us for a walking tour focused on Greek Revival architecture in the neighborhood of the 1832 Merchant’s House Museum, itself an example of this powerfully symbolic style.
America turns 242 this year, and even if we start counting from the arrival of the Dutch in 1642, New York City is less than 400 years old — a baby by global standards!
As a burgeoning metropolis in a young republic, 19th-century New York sought to strengthen its position in the world by connecting itself to history—especially Ancient Greece, regarded as the birthplace of democracy. From these efforts, the Greek Revival style of architecture was born, linking New York to the glorious “Golden Age” of Athens in the 5th century BCE.
Join us for a walking tour focused on Greek Revival architecture in the neighborhood of the 1832 Merchant’s House Museum, itself an example of this powerfully symbolic style. Along the way, we’ll learn about the specific features of Greek Revival and compare the realities of Ancient Greek civilization with the ideal presented in 19th-century America. Enjoy Greek nibbles in the garden.
5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. – Walking tour #1
6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. – Reception in the garden of the Merchant’s House Museum
7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. – Walking tour #2
Co-sponsored by the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation.
Please note: Reservations required. Open in late June.
7/25/2018 0:00 6:00:00 PM 8:00:00 PM
Reservations required. Open in late June.
(212) 777-1089
nyc1932@merchantshouse.org.
A Christmas Carol at the Merchant’s House Museum
Come celebrate the season with this unique retelling of a holiday classic, set in the Museum’s Greek Revival double parlor decorated in 19th-century holiday style.
Come celebrate the season with this unique retelling of a holiday classic, starring John Kevin Jones as Mr. Dickens and set in the Museum’s Greek Revival double parlor decorated in 19th-century holiday style.
Meet Mr. Dickens and toast the holiday season before the performance. Mulled wine, cider, and light fare will be served.
This event is perfect for families.
“The Christmas Carol becomes doubly enchanting when one hears it performed by Dickens.” New York Herald, 1867
TimeOut New York: “One of the 10 Best Plays to see this holiday season”
12/24/2016 0:00 6:00:00 PM 7:00:00 PM
$40-$50
(800) 838-3006
programs@merchantshouse.org.
Thursday Evening Hours at the Merchant’s House Museum
Beginning May 7, 2015, the Merchant’s House Museum and Garden will be open to the public for tours on Thursday evenings until 8 p.m. A guided tour, included with Museum…
Beginning May 7, 2015, the Merchant’s House Museum and Garden will be open to the public for tours on Thursday evenings until 8 p.m. A guided tour, included with Museum admission, will be offered at 6:30 p.m.
7/23/2015 0:00 12:00:00 PM 8:00:00 PM
Admission is $10, $5 seniors & students, Free for MHM Members and children under 12.
(212) 777-1089
emily@merchantshouse.org.
Thursday Evening Hours at the Merchant’s House Museum
Beginning May 7, 2015, the Merchant’s House Museum and Garden will be open to the public for tours on Thursday evenings until 8 p.m. A guided tour, included with Museum…
Beginning May 7, 2015, the Merchant’s House Museum and Garden will be open to the public for tours on Thursday evenings until 8 p.m. A guided tour, included with Museum admission, will be offered at 6:30 p.m.
6/25/2015 0:00 12:00:00 PM 8:00:00 PM
Admission is $10, $5 seniors & students, Free for MHM Members and children under 12.
(212) 777-1089
emily@merchantshouse.org.
Exhibition: Tredwell Brides: Changing Wedding Traditions in the 19th Century
This exhibition explores changes in 19th century wedding customs. Highlights: two wedding dresses from the collection.
Over the course of the 1800s, weddings in New York City evolved from intimate private ceremonies to large, lavish affairs. This exhibition explores the changes in wedding customs as the 19th century progressed, including the trousseau, printed invitations, and the giving of gifts.
Highlights include Eliza Tredwell’s 1820 empire-style embroidered cotton wedding dress and Sarah Ann Tredwell’s 1872 silk bridal dress made in Paris, the highest fashion of the post-Civil War bustle period. Accessories include silk wedding boots, and earrings, corsage, and headpiece of wax orange blossoms.
This exhibition is on view on Thursdays through Mondays (except major holidays) from May 3 to July 30. The house is open on Thursdays from noon to 8:00 p.m. and Fridays through Mondays from noon to 5:00 p.m.
5/4/2018 0:00 12:00:00 PM 5:00:00 PM
Included with museum admission: $15 general, $10 Seniors/Students, Free for children under 12.
(212) 777-1089
nyc1832@merchantshouse.org.
Behind-the-Ropes: Insider’s Tour of the Merchant’s House First in a Series: Changing Tastes in 19th Century Furniture
We’ll explore in detail the architecture of the 1832 Merchant’s House, one of only 117 buildings designated an interior and exterior landmark in New York.
Join us for a series of rare off-hours tours of the Merchant’s House. We’ll explore in detail the architecture of the 1832 Merchant’s House, one of only 117 buildings designated an interior and exterior landmark in New York. We’ll also examine the finer points of the original Tredwell family collection of furniture and domestic lighting.
We’ll gather in the 1850s kitchen for coffee and an overview of the landmark Merchant’s House and intact collection of more than 3,000 objects owned by the Tredwell family. We’ll then tour the house, including the rarely seen bedrooms on the third floor (now staff offices), even peek up into the attic. We’ll pull out drawers to show furniture construction details, remove shades of lamps to see the workings, open locked doors, and more.
From Duncan Phyfe to Rococo Revival; whale oil to gas to kerosene; late Federal to Greek Revival, you’ll gain new perspectives on these unique insider’s tours, learning about changing period styles and technologies and how they reflect the attitudes and values of the merchant class in mid-19th century New York City.
About presenter Anthony Bellov
Bachelor’s in Architecture from Pratt Institute, Graduate in Museum Leadership from Bank Street College of Education, long-time volunteer and board member of the Merchant