Events

Annapolis - Mitchell Gallery, Events and Exhibits Schedule 2007-2008

Gallery Hours: During the academic year, gallery hours are: Tuesday through Sunday noon to 5:00 p.m. and Friday 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. when exhibitions are in progress. Please note – Gallery hours during the Hammond Harwood House's Goldsborough Family Portraits exhibition are Tuesday through Sunday from noon until 5 p.m.

Docent–led tours are offered every half hour from noon to 3:00 p.m. on Thursdays. No registration necessary.

Hammond Harwood House
Goldsborough Family Portrait Exhibition
Saturday, June 17-July 8, 2008

Organized by the Hammond Harwood House, this exhibition will focus on American Colonial Era Painter, John Hesselius (1728-1778). The exhibition will bring together, for the first time to the general public, four portraits of Henrietta Maria Tilghman Robins Goldsborough. Additional family portraits and silver pieces belonging to the sitter and other family members will also be on display.

Opening Reception - June 16
Exhibit curator, Lisa Mason-Chaney, curator at the Hammond-Harwood House, and her associates invite you to sneak a peek and enjoy appetizers. 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. $15 in advance.

Lecture Series
In the St. John's College Conversation Room, Mellon Hall.

  • June 25, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. - Sian Jones, paintings conservator, owner of Art Conservation Services in Baltimore, Maryland. Ms. Jones is the conservator for two of the paintings on exhibit.

  • July2, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. - Jennifer Goldsborough, silver expert and family member is currently an Adjunct Professor in the History of Decorative Arts at the Smithsonian Associates/Corcoran College of Art & Design, and has worked as the Chief Curator at the Maryland Historical Society.

$20 per lecture or $35 for both. To purchase in advance please visit www.hammondharwoodhouse.org . Member discount: $15/lecture or $:30 for both.