Hillwood’s busy spring season is well underway and the Collections division is hard at work preparing for the upcoming exhibition Fragile Beauty: The Art of the Ocean, which will be on view in the Adirondack building from June 8, 2024-January 5, 2025. Please note a few objects have been temporarily removed from display in the mansion in preparation for the exhibition. For your reference, the list of removed objects is available here.

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Join us on Monday, June 10 at 10 a.m. for a virtual volunteer lecture on Fragile Beauty: The Art of the Ocean withWilfried Zeisler, deputy director and chief curator. The oceans are essential to life. Covering over 70% of Earth, they have remained an object of fascination, both treasured and feared, throughout history. Humanity has benefited from the rich and diverse fauna, flora, and resources the oceans provide, continually taking from these bodies of water for our gain. Fragile Beauty will explore the art of the ocean throughout Hillwood’s collection, from representations of the ocean to pieces created with its precious materials, while contrasting such works with contemporary art. This special exhibition will demonstrate the beauty of and admiration for these magnificent waters while raising the question of how to balance its preservation for future generations.

How to Attend: All volunteers are invited to attend and no advance registration is needed. A Zoom link with the meeting instructions will be emailed to all volunteers closer to the program date. The session will be recorded and the video link shared via email and posted on the volunteer website.