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Brittle Beauty: Understanding and Conserving Chinese Export Lacquer
This exhibition explores the materials and processes of Asian and Chinese export…
Irresistibly Irish
This exhibition features artwork from Winterthur having historic ties to Ireland, whose…
The Needles I: Stitching Identity Online Exhibition
The Needle’s I: Stitching Identity examines how we work with needles and…
Common Destinations: Maps in the American Experience
This path-breaking exhibition charts objects and imagery related to America’s historical fascination…
Patriotic America
Winterthur joins the Transferware Collectors Club and Historic New England in making…
Boston Furniture at Winterthur
BOSTON. The name brings to mind Beacon Hill, baked beans, and the…
Shall We Dance? Three Centuries of Dance in America
Step out on the virtual dance floor and enjoy this celebration of…
The Winterthur Library Revealed: Five Centuries of Design and Inspiration
Experience the treasures of Winterthur Library in this virtual exhibition based on…
Re-Presenting Black Womanhood
Highlighting objects from the Winterthur collection, this exhibition invites visitors to engage…
Uncorked! Wine, Objects & Tradition
Uncorked! presents a fascinating and incredibly broad range of wine-related materials—from wineglasses and…
The Flowering of American Tinware
Selections from Winterthur’s superb collection of painted and decorated early American tinware…
Erica Wilson: A Life in Stitches
Erica Wilson (1928-2011) was arguably the most successful embroidery designer, teacher, and…
The Daniel & Serga Nadler Collection of Chinese Export Porcelain
Virtually experience the Winterthur Galleries display that was unveiled in November 2012…
Spode
Since Josiah Spode (1733–97) popularized blue printed pottery in the late 1700s,…
Lasting Impressions
Sparked by the gift of an important collection of Currier & Ives…
Who’s Your Daddy: Families in Early American Needlework
View a Web cast featuring retired curator Linda Eaton discussing many of…
Made for the Trade
Native Americans have been making objects to trade and sell to non-Native…
The Diligent Needle: Instrument of Profit, Pleasure, and Ornament
Needlework has historically been central to a young woman’s education. The Diligent Needle features…
Dominy
The Dominy collections at Winterthur tell the story of three generations of…
Treasures on Trial
Treasures on Trial: The Art and Science of Detecting Fakes reveals the intriguing…
Unity by Design
Winterthur has a secret. Scattered throughout our lounges, libraries, laboratories, and offices…
Truths of the Trade: Collecting, Researching, and Exhibiting an 18th-Century Atlantic World Cabinet
A mere shadow, faintly visible in raking light, is all that remains…
Collecting for the Future: Recent Additions to the Winterthur Collection
This exhibition features an eclectic selection of recent additions to the collection,…
Hand fans in the John and Carolyn Grossman Collection
The John and Carolyn Grossman Collection contains about 250,000 items that document chromolithography, a…