Mardi Gras fun in Olde Towne. Today, beads directly from New Orleans, were thrown off the porch of the Hill House Museum for the neighborhood kids. Not only was it exciting but as the kids caught the beads they also caught the spirit of the event. Happy Mardi Gras everyone!
Mardi Gras Tea
Everyone had a great time at the Hill House Museum Mardi Gras Tea on Saturday. There were games, music, prizes, and fun was had by all! The costumes were creative and looked amazing. The tea was "spot-on" and the food robust!
Fat Tuesday is coming, and it was fun having an early start to the Mardi Gras festivities.
Historic Garden Week
The Hill House Museum will be a tour stop during Historic Garden Week on Saturday, April 18th, 10:00-4:30. The Franklin Garden Club will be decorating the Museum and the group stopped by this week to start planning for the event.
Happy 2020
The Hill House will be closed for public tours until May 2020. The few months we are closed allows the staff to do some restoration work and prepare for future events/exhibits. Thanks to everyone who helped make 2019 a great year for the Hill House Museum. While closed we still do private tours and events including our Mardi Gras Tea in February (will be advertised soon). Call or email if you have questions.
Open Saturday (12/28) and Sunday (12/29)
Family still in town and looking for something to do on this warm Saturday or Sunday???? The Hill House Museum will be open noon-3:00 for visitors to tour the toy exhibit. The Museum is filled with toys from your past. Your family or just yourself will love it, and it will conjure memories from your childhood.
Noon-3:00 ($5 per person)
Merry Christmas to our toy basket winner!
Congrats to the Hill House Museum Toy Raffle basket winner!! He picked up his prize today, and he was super excited to see what was in the basket.
Happy Holidays to the winner and his family from the Hill House Museum!
Toy Exhibit Story...
Check out the story of the Christmas toy exhibit at the Hill House Museum. Click on the link below. The exhibit is open through December 29th.
https://www.pilotonline.com/entertainment/arts/vp-br-hill-house-toys-1222-20191218-hs43ljm3tjci7fk27usbq6fd7q-story.html
Holiday Tea
On Saturday the Hill House Museum hosted its' annual Holiday Tea. Not only did guests enjoy the delightful festive tea, but they had the opportunity to tour the antique toy exhibit. As you can see from the attached pictures everyone had a great time. Thanks to all our docents and volunteers who gave up their time, during this busy time of the year, and helped make sure all guests had an enjoyable visit.
The Museum reopens on Wednesday for guests to enjoy the amazing toy exhibit! (noon-3:00)
Shopping destination...Hill House Museum Gift Shop
Looking for that special unique holiday gift?
The Hill House Museum's gift shop has a large variety of homemade and privy shard ornaments in addition to hand- blown German glass ornaments.
Stop by this Saturday (12/7/19) from noon-3:00 and tour the antique toy exhibit and shop.
Antique Toy Exhibit
The Hill House is always amazing - but with all the vintage decorations and toys it's even more wonderful. Stop by on Wednesday, Friday, or Saturday from 12 - 3 pm through December 21! Admission is still only $5.
OPEN NOON-3:00
