At the DAR Museum, we collect, preserve, and interpret objects used and created in American homes. Using the lens of the varied interpretations of home, we inspire conversations about the diverse American experience encouraging people to discover common ground. With a home in the historic Memorial Continental Hall, our

In 1754, artist Lawrence Kilburn advertised that “all Gentlemen and Ladies inclined to favour him in having their pictures drawn, that he don’t doubt of pleasing them in taking a true Likeness.” Kilburn’s advertisement, loaded with meaning, is one of many examples of advertisements placed by artists in the 18th

Our DAR Museum Study Gallery has hundreds of objects of every type that we collect, not only in the glass cases but hidden in the top drawers of each case. The curators rotate new selections into their drawers every year or so, and recently it was time to switch out

Opened in 2018, the Study Gallery in the DAR Museum is not your typical museum gallery. It is more like an open storage area, allowing visitors a greater degree of access to the collection.  This makes it an ideal place to exhibit objects that would get “lost” in the period

If you visited DAR Museum period rooms over the holidays, you might have noticed the California Room was decked out with red paper lanterns, faux dumplings, and red banners with gold calligraphy. This striking display was the work of the staff from Washington’s Asian Fusion Gallery and it was just

This time each year there is a flurry of activity in the DAR Museum galleries, a flurry rivaled only by Congress. From the start of January to the end of March, the DAR Museum and other Headquarters staff are busy preparing to open a new exhibition. Months and years of

The DAR Museum education team was proud to produce a wide range of programs during the last year in order to expand not only content but also reach. Here are several examples of the innovative ways that we engaged members and the public alike in the mission of our accredited

Every three, or in this case four, years DAR Museum education staff and curators develop a new period room exhibit for the holiday season. As education and preservation are our guiding principles, decorating period rooms must be accompanied by a unifying theme and information for our visitors that expand their

The DAR Museum is announcing an improved online object catalog for learning more about the museum collection. All the objects you will see have been donated or purchased with funds donated to the Friends of the Museum Fund.  Enjoy finding paintings, furniture quilts, clothing, tools, musical instruments and more

"Obscurity in life and oblivion is too often the lot of the worthy – they pass away, and no 'storied stone' perpetuates the remembrance of the noble actions." So begins Edward Hector’s obituary published in the January 15, 1834 issue of the Norristown (Pa.) Register. The tribute goes on