September 14, 4:00 pm. In a lively behind-the-scenes demonstration, curator Diane Shewchuk will provide the where-with-all for “Showcasing 18th-Century, Victorian and Jazz Age Fashions at the Albany Institute of History and Art.” She will discuss how dresses made of fragile silks and beaded chiffons are carefully placed on mannequins and how to create the proper silhouette, as well as the secrets of the dress trade by looking inside dresses with an emphasis on Victorian dresses made by the legendary Paris couturier Charles Frederick Worth. Shewchuk has curated numerous exhibitions on a variety of themes.

Ventfort Hall has a strict no-refund policy and tickets are nontransferable. Please ensure you have a strong internet connection and access to Zoom before purchasing tickets.

Tickets purchased on Eventbrite are for the streamed lecture online. To see the talk in person please call Ventfort Hall at 413-637-3206.

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places and designated by the Massachusetts Cultural Council as an important partner of the Lenox Cultural District, one of the five such Berkshire County districts, Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum was built in 1893 for George and Sarah Morgan, the sister of legendary financier J. Pierpont Morgan. Tours of the historic mansion are offered daily, as well as Tea & Talks, such exhibitions as the Bellefontaine Collection, concerts, theater and other programs. This elegant Jacobean-Revival Berkshire “cottage” is open to the public year-round and is available for private rental. Ventfort Hall, also an Official Project of Save America’s Treasures program sponsored by The White House, has undergone substantial restoration, which continues.

For more information about Ventfort Hall, please visit:

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