2014 Lecture Videos

Available below are the videos from the Volunteer Continuing Education Program. Lectures are about an hour each. To access a video, select a link from below and enter “volunteer” for the password. 

January 16, 2014: Annual Volunteer Business Meeting

January 27, 2014: Marjorie Merriweather Post’s biography by Estella Chung (part of the 2014 mansion docent training program)

February 3, 2014: Marjorie Merriweather Post and Staff at Hillwood by Estella Chung (part of the 2014 mansion docent training program)

February 18, 2014: Jewelry and Costume collection by Howard Kurtz and Liana Paredes (part of the 2014 mansion docent training program)

February 24, 2014: French Furniture and Textiles: The Entry Hall, French Drawing Room, and Marjorie Post’s Bedroom by Liana Paredes (part of the 2014 mansion docent training program)

February 27, 2014: Doris Duke’s Shangri-La by Tom Mellins

March 2, 2014: Monuments Man: Hillwood’s Marvin Ross by Michael Kurtz and Melissa Wertheimer

March 3, 2014: French Porcelain: The French Porcelain Room, Dining Room, and Hallway to the Pavilion by Liana Paredes (part of the 2014 mansion docent training program)

March 11, 2014: The Art Collections of Two Powerful Women: Empress Catherine the Great of Russia and Marjorie Merriweather Post by Asen Kirin

March 24, 2014: Russian Porcelain and Glass: The Russian Porcelain Room, Second Floor Hall and Floor Passages by Scott Ruby (part of the 2014 mansion docent training program)

March 31, 2014: Fabergé and Russian Metalwork: The Icon Room, Pavilion, and the Russian Liturgical Gallery by Scott Ruby (part of the 2014 mansion docent training program)

April 14, 2014: Liturgical Arts, Icons, and Russian Paintings: The Icon Room, Pavilion, and the Liturgical Gallery by Scott Ruby (part of the 2014 mansion docent training program)

April 28, 2014: Interpreting the Gardens and Estate on Mansion Tours by Jody Fetzer (part of the 2014 mansion docent training program)

May 6, 2014: Snuff-Taking, Fashions, and Accessories by Tessa Murdoch

June 23, 2014: Display changes in the Icon Room, staff dining room, and Cartier exhibition by Liana Paredes

July 7, 2014: Icon Room changes by Scott Ruby

September 30, 2014: A Very Chic World: Maison Jansen, Monarchical Finery and the Modern Century by James Archer Abbott

October 1, 2014: Opening of Russian Sacred Arts Gallery by Scott Ruby

October 7, 2014: Cartier: Marjorie Merriweather Post’s Dazzling Gems by Liana Paredes

October 14, 2014: Cartier and Women of the National Gem Collection by Jeffrey Post

October 21, 2014: The Center of Parisian Luxury: The Rue de la Paix by Wilfried Zeisler

October 28, 2014: Cartier: The Age of Glamour by Janet Zaptata

November 18, 2014: Wonderous Secrets Behind Roentgen Furniture by Wolfram Koeppe