2011 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 24, 2011: Annual Volunteer Business Meeting
February 7, 2011: Marjorie Merriweather Post’s Biography by Estella Chung (part of the 2011 mansion docent training program)
February 14, 2011: Marjorie Merriweather Post and Staff at Hillwood by Estella Chung (part of the 2011 mansion docent training program)
February 28, 2011: Jewelry Collection by Liana Paredes (part of the 2011 mansion docent training program)
March 2, 2011: Russian Silver by Anne Odom
March 7, 2011: French Furniture by Liana Paredes (part of the 2011 mansion docent training program)
March 14, 2011: Marjorie Merriweather Post’s Birthday by Angie Dodson and Costume Collections by Howard Kurtz (part of the 2011 mansion docent training program)
March 21, 2011: French Porcelain by Liana Paredes (part of the 2011 mansion docent training program)
April 11, 2011: Russian Porcelain and Glass: The Russian Porcelain Room, Second Floor Hall and Floor Passages by Scott Ruby (part of the 2011 mansion docent training program)
April 18, 2011: Fabergé and Russian Metalwork: The Icon Room, Pavilion, and the Liturgical Gallery by Scott Ruby (part of the 2011 mansion docent training program)
May 9, 2011: Interpreting the Gardens and Estate on Mansion Tours by Jody Fetzer
May 18, 2011: Liturgical Arts, Icons, and Russian Paintings: The Icon Room, Pavilion, and the Liturgical Gallery by Scott Ruby (part of the 2011 mansion docent training program)
June 20, 2011: Wedding Belles volunteer lecture by Howard Kurtz and Estella Chung
July 13, 2011: Diamond Fund Collection of the Moscow Kremlin by Irina Polynina
October 19, 2011: Wicked Bugs: The Louse that Conquered Napoleon’s Army and Other Diabolical Insects by Amy Stewart
November 16, 2011: What Folk Art Means for Russia by Alison Hilton
November 29, 2011: Catherine the Great by Robert Massie