Tuesday, February 12 at 4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Location: Garage
Create your own Valentine’s Day cards for someone special! Following a "history detective" tour of the historic mansion,
Tudor Place Artist-in-Residence Peter Waddell leads children in an art workshop to design their own Valentine cards.
Historic Valentine’s Day cards from the Tudor Place collection serve as an inspiration for their creations.
Registration and advance payment required.
Nonmember Children $10 |
Member children $5 |
Adult Chaperone: Free
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Thursday, February 14 at 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Location: Main House
Experience Tudor Place at twilight! Surprise your valentine with the perfect beginning to a romantic evening. Enjoy wine and
chocolate in the Conservatory and musical entertainment by Grammy Award Nominee, Andrea Hoag, as you stroll through the historic
house. A special exhibit featuring black tie costumes, jewelry, and antique valentines from the Tudor Place collection is on display.
Included with admission - complimentary champagne cocktail when you have dinner at Juniper, the restaurant in the Fairmont Hotel
(coupons at the door).
Registration and advance payment required.
$20/couple |
Members $15/couple
Looking to extend your Valentine's Day in Georgetown? See below for Valentine's Day dinner & accommodations package available with
the Fairmont Hotel, Click here.
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Monday, February 18 at 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. (Reading: 11:30 & 12:30)
Location: Main House
Celebrate George Washington by spending your Presidents’ Day at Tudor Place. Families enjoy an interactive tour of the 1816 mansion
and children’s crafts, including an art workshop with Tudor Place Artist-in-Residence Peter Waddell. George Washington's 1775 letter
to Martha Washington is on public viewing for this day only. The letter, written on the eve of Washington's departure from
Philadelphia to take command of the Continental Army, reveals the human and sentimental side of this revered hero. Martha Washington
reads the letter at noon! After the reading, join Martha for a traditional tea ceremony featuring her famous pound cake! A special
exhibit featuring rarely displayed Washington pieces, including a piece of Martha Washington’s wedding dress, a miniature of George
Washington, and other Washington relics is on display.
Registration and advance payment required.
$15 |
Members $10 |
Children Under 18: Free
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Saturday, March 22 at 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Celebrate Spring and Easter at Tudor Place’s Second Annual Eggstravaganza! Children of all ages enjoy the largest Egg Hunt in Washington
D.C. and a thrilling Egg Roll Contest. After the exciting games, spend the morning decorating festive eggs and building a spring basket!
The Easter Bunny is available for pictures all morning. Visitors also enjoy a self-guided tour of Tudor Place’s 5 ½ acres of glorious gardens.
The Egg Hunt begins at 10:30 a.m. and the Egg Roll follows at 11:00 a.m. Bring your own basket, spoon, and one hard-boiled egg per child.
Online registration closed. Tickets will be available for purchase at the door.
Nonmember Children $12 |
Member children $7 |
Adult Chaperone: Free
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Wednesday, March 26 at 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Ages 6-10
Location: Meet at Visitor Center
Children explore the 51/2- acre historic gardens in search of flowers, trees, plants, and wildlife. Following the tour children learn about
key principles of gardening and create a small flower garden to take home!
Registration and advance payment required.
$12(per adult/child pair) |
Members $7(per adult/child pair) |
Additional Adults and children: $5
Supplies included in price
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Friday, March 28 at 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Ages 3-5
Location: Meet at Visitor Center
Children engage in a multi-sensory learning experience in Tudor Place’s 5 1/2-acre historic gardens. Children take an interactive tour of the garden
and landscape while observing a variety of flowers, trees, plants, and wildlife. Following the tour children make a special garden craft to take home!
Registration and advance payment required.
$12(per adult/child pair) |
Members $7(per adult/child pair) |
Additional Adults and children: $5
Supplies included in price
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Tuesday, April 15 at 7:00 p.m.
Location: Pierce Arrow Garage
Rance Goff, Chief Designer at ULTRA Violet Flowers in Georgetown, directs a hands-on demonstration of flower
arranging. A nationally acclaimed designer who has been featured in many national magazines and on
syndicated television, Goff’s informative approach and attention to artistic detail inspires you to create
dazzling arrangements.
The program includes spring flower arrangement ideas, a glimpse of current trends in floral design, and an
interactive presentation on how to create a spring floral arrangement. Participants build their own
arrangements, so bring your garden scissors and your creative energy!
Registration and advance payment required.
$35 |
Members $28
Flowers and supplies included in price
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Tuesdays, April 22 through June 24 at 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Breathe, energize and center yourself at Tudor Place’s Yoga in the Garden. With over 5 years teaching
experience throughout the Metropolitan Washington DC area, Monu Harnal, teaches Hatha Yoga structured on
the traditional Sivananda style that combines proper breathing, proper relaxation, sequenced poses and
meditation. In each session students learn different poses and how to build concentration and control
breathing leading to relaxation. Monu takes the class through a series of joint freeing movements
(pre-pre yoga), sun salutations (series of flowing yoga warm ups), comfortable yoga stretches and
stimulating breathing techniques. This class is designed for all levels.
Registration and advance payment required.
$210 for 10 sessions or $25/session |
Members $205 for 10 sessions or $23/session
Yoga mats will be available for purchase ($15 per mat)
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Saturday, April 26, 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Ages 5+
Location: Meet at the Visitors Center
Celebrate spring with a traditional early American Tea Party! Children and adults sample period teas and
delicious deserts in Tudor Place’s beautiful gardens! Join costumed interpreters for a lesson in tea
etiquette. After the tea ceremony, children make a special period craft to take home and are instructed in
early American dance!
Registration and advance payment required.
$20 |
Members $15
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Sunday, April 27, 1:30 p.m.
Location: North Gardens
Celebrate National Poetry Month at Tudor Place! Join local poets Ellen Cole, Andrea Hoag, Eliza King,
Claire McGoff, and Kathryn Williams for an afternoon of exhilarating poetry. After the reading find
inspiration by strolling through Tudor Place’s 5 ½ acres of enchanting gardens.
Registration required
Free with museum admission
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Sunday, May 4, 2:30 p.m.
Location: Meet at Visitor Center
This special tour takes you inside the house to explore areas not regularly shown to visitors. The
extensive restoration project and discoveries made during the restoration will be highlighted. Features to
be included in the tour include an underground bomb shelter and the basement of the mansion.
Registration and advance payment required.
$15
Members $10
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Saturday, May 17, 11 a.m.
Location: Meet at the Visitors Center
Celebrate the beauty of spring in Georgetown! This popular annual guided tour of two of Washington, D.C.’s
most historic and beautiful gardens provides a wonderful opportunity to experience these landscapes with
the people who know them best: Gail Griffin, Director of Gardens & Grounds at Dumbarton Oaks, and Mary K.
Crow, Horticulturalist at Tudor Place. Learn how the gardens at Dumbarton Oaks and Tudor Place have
evolved aesthetically since the nineteenth century and the challenges surrounding their preservation today.
Registration and advance payment required.
$12 |
Tudor Place and Dumbarton Oaks Members $10
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Sunday, June 1
Dumbarton House & Tudor Place 12 - 4 p.m.
Dumbarton Oaks 2 - 6 p.m.
Celebrate spring in Georgetown! This special program takes you inside three of Georgetown’s most historic houses and gardens at a very
special price. Stroll through 16 acres of majestically designed gardens at Dumbarton Oaks. Discover 180 years of Georgetown history as
you tour the 1816 mansion and gardens at Tudor Place. Explore early Georgetown history while touring Dumbarton House, a ca. 1800
historic home.
Ticket price includes admission to all three museums.
Advanced Registration: $12
Tickets will be available for sale on June 1 at Tudor Place and Dumbarton House for $15
For more information please call Tudor Place’s Education Department at 202.965.0400 x110 or email tmosconi@tudorplace.org.
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Sensational Stories and Spectacular Shapes, June 16 – June 20, 9am – 12pm, Ages 3-5, Tudor
Dumbarton's Heroes and Heroines, June 23 – June 27, 9am – 3pm, Ages 9-12, Dumbarton
Tudor Tales, June 23 – June 27, 9am – 12pm, Ages 6-8, Tudor
Fee: Half Day $130 Members, $150 Nonmembers; Full Day $275 Members, $300 Nonmembers; $10 discount if
registering for 2 weeks; $10 discount if registering more than 1 child; $10 if registering before March 1,
2008
Georgetown’s Summer History Weeks offer a fun approach to American history. Children experience a wide
variety of indoor and outdoor activities that bring to life 175 years of American history and teach about
the natural environment. Children help cook and sample snacks and drinks of times past, try on period
clothing, explore the historic garden, plant their own garden, play historic games, paint watercolor
landscapes, go on an archaeological expedition, and much more! The week ends with an early American “parlor
party” that children host for parents and friends!
Snack provided. For Full Day ONLY children bring bagged lunch.
Before and After Care Available.
Click Here for more information about each session and the registration brochure.
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Federal Food, Fashion, and Fun, July 28 – August 1, 9am – 12pm, Ages 6-8, Dumbarton
Tudor’s Famous Family, July 28 – August 1, 9am – 3pm, Ages 9-12, Tudor
Fee: Half Day $130 Members, $150 Nonmembers; Full Day $275 Members, $300 Nonmembers; $10 discount if
registering for 2 weeks; $10 discount if registering more than 1 child; $10 if registering before March 1,
2008
Georgetown’s Summer History Weeks offer a fun approach to American history. Children experience a wide
variety of indoor and outdoor activities that bring to life 175 years of American history and teach about
the natural environment. Children help cook and sample snacks and drinks of times past, try on period
clothing, explore the historic garden, plant their own garden, play historic games, paint watercolor
landscapes, go on an archaeological expedition, and much more! The week ends with an early American “parlor
party” that children host for parents and friends!
Snack provided. For Full Day ONLY children bring bagged lunch.
Before and After Care Available.
Click Here for more information about each session and the registration brochure.
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Tudor Place offers a unique learning environment. Join us for one of our upcoming programs. Registration is now
available online. 