You might imagine that curators spend all their time in storage with “our” beloved objects, but as much as we love our time with the collection, the truth is that most of our work is done at our desks, with forays into storage as needed. So when lockdown began, and

Just before the pandemic, a new exhibition opened in the DAR Museum gallery called Illuminating Design: The Decoration and Technology of E. F. Caldwell and Company, 1895-1959. With the on-going restrictions and DAR Headquarters remaining closed, this exhibition is also unfortunately closed to the public until further notice. In

The pandemic has forced us all to reimagine how we do things, and the DAR Museum is no different. Since we cannot currently welcome visitors into the physical museum space, we have had to go virtual… and the result is the surprising benefit that we can now invite visitors on

As we rapidly approach a historic presidential election, the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia is looking back to a little-known moment in our nation’s suffrage history: when women and free people of color were legally entitled to vote from 1776 to 1807 in Revolutionary New Jersey. The story

Like seeing a great movie or eating a delicious restaurant meal, it’s possible to enjoy a fascinating museum exhibition without knowing everything that went into creating the experience. But it can also increase your appreciation if you know what happened behind the scenes! Before the exhibition opens, a team of people worked to produce what the visitor will see. It may

Every summer, the DAR Museum hosts a turn-of-the-century World’s Fair complete with food, music and guests from local embassies and cultural centers. Together, we give museum visitors a taste of what it was like to attend a World’s Fair in 1893 Chicago or 1904 St. Louis. This event traditionally attracts

Have you spent time exploring the DAR Museum collection in our online database? The information you read in each record was researched and compiled by the curators and the museum registration staff in a process known as cataloging. Why do we catalog objects the way we do, you may

“Museums are more than just four walls” is a philosophy that has particular resonance these days. For decades, staff in museums all over the world have worked to make their institutions relevant to contemporary society and to create welcoming spaces for communities to learn. Those places are not just the

While our DAR Museum is currently closed due to the Coronavirus pandemic, we are pleased to share that our new exhibit, Illuminating Design: The Decoration and Technology of E. F. Caldwell and Company, 1859-1959, opened earlier this month. 

The new exhibit explores how design and technology allowed E

The DAR Museum is thrilled to announce one of the finest additions to its collection in the history of the National Society. Owned by the same family for more than 200 years, the magnificent desk and its companion bookcase delivered this week will soon be on display to the public