The new renovations for the DAR Museum Gallery have split it into two parts: the main gallery (featuring an annually rotating exhibit) and the study gallery. The study gallery is an exciting addition that allows us to expand what we offer to the public.

The Idea

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It's a great feeling when things start coming together. Lately, that feeling has been permeating throughout the museum offices as the work on the museum's study gallery and main gallery nears its completion.

Over the past few weeks, a lot of moving parts started coming together. Construction on the galleries

Since 1987, the United States has recognized March as Women’s History Month. As a women’s service organization, this is one of our favorite months of the year! This year, in partnership with the DAR Library, DAR Archives and National Museum of Women in the Arts, the DAR

The DAR Museum’s sampler collection has expanded its range!  When I became curator of needlework following the retirement of Olive Graffam just over a year ago, we had 76 New England works and 92 from the Mid-Atlantic states, but only twelve from the Midwest (mostly the Great Lakes states) and

Dust hangs in the air at the end of the day in our soon-to-be changing exhibit and study galleries. This dust means progress. It’s generated by cleaning up after hours of hanging gypsum board and mixing plaster. Months of planning finally segued to construction in October 2017, by first removing

This fall, the DAR Museum has produced its first downloadable teacher resource, thanks to an internship sponsored by North Carolina State Society. Inspiring Change: Women’s Education in 19th Century America is available online through the Museum’s Education page and through the Educational Resources Committee lesson plans page as well

Among the thousands of items in the DAR Museum’s collection are more than 20 powder horns from early America.  These gunpowder containers were made from cow horns and carried by soldiers, settlers and Native Americans in 18th century America, both during war and at home.  Some powder horns are

For most visitors, the exhibits, programs, and tours are the visible side of a museum, but a lot of overlooked routine work has to happen to protect the collections and keep other activities running smoothly. We thought we’d take this opportunity to share a few examples of the less noticeable

In August, the DAR Museum’s summer intern Maria Blasio and former intern Alison Polivka and I spent several days photographing dresses that range from 1830 to 1870. Many have been photographed when dressed for an exhibit, but others have only been taken on a hanger or lying flat on a

By now many of you have received the 2018 DAR Wall Calendar, which is the feature of our Current Campaign in support of the NSDAR General Fund. This lovely edition showcases early American fashions that were featured in one of our recent museum exhibits, titled “An Agreeable Tyrant”: Fashion