Adult Education at the Headley-Whitney Museum focuses on enhancing the Museum experience – supplementing our exhibitions through programming such as lectures,
workshops and other opportunities.
For more information about a particular program, please follow one of the links below.
Recent lecturers have included:
- Jon Carloftis, Landscape Designer & Lecturer
- Cynthia Rose, NY fashion designer
- Derek E. Ostergard, prolific author and expert in the history of the decorative arts
- Dr. Richard Kurin, Director of the Smithsonian Center for Folk Life & Cultural Heritage and author of The Hope Diamond: The Legendary History of a Cursed Gem
- Janet Zapata, author of JeweledGarden: A Colorful History of Gems, Jewels, and Nature
- Dorothy Asher, Director of the Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art
The Museum offers hands-on activities with varying themes for adults and families on a periodic basis. These workshops are a chance for you to try your hand at creating a unique piece of decorative art to take home and treasure. Occasionally, exhibiting artists lead the workshop and demonstrate their craft – don’t miss these particularly special opportunities! Appropriate age and skill levels of participants vary with each workshop and are outlined in the description of individual events.
Research Opportunities
George Headley was an active scholar of the decorative arts, and as such collected a library that boasts over 1,500 volumes. Keeping in this academic tradition, the Headley-Whitney Museum opens its library doors to undergraduate
and graduate students, as well as individuals interested in conducting research.
An appointment is required.
If interested, please contact Amy Gundrum, Curator of Collections and Exhibitions, at curator@headley-whitney.org.
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