3pm – 5pm

Join us for the UnFinished Objects (UFO) Craft Circle at the DAR Museum! Bring your half-done projects, abandoned crafts, and unfinished masterpieces, and spend a cozy afternoon with fellow craft enthusiasts. Whether it's knitting, crocheting, painting, or any other craft, this event is a perfect opportunity to get inspired, share ideas, and finally complete those lingering projects. The UFO Craft Circle is an in-person event, so come prepared with your supplies and a positive attitude. 

Let's turn those unfinished objects into beautiful creations together!

Registration is requested but not required.

Register to attend: https://UFOApril27.eventbrite.com 

2 pm

$5 for kids, free for accompanying adults

Come join us for a fun-filled time of creativity and crafting. In this hands-on workshop, kids will learn how to make their very own sampler bookmarks to take home.
Our knowledgeable educators will guide the children through the process, providing all the materials needed to create a unique and personalized bookmark. This is a great opportunity for kids to express their creativity and have a blast while doing it!
Don't miss out on this exciting event - sign up now to reserve your spot!
Recommended for ages 7 -12, must attend with an adult.

Registration includes all supplies.

Register to attend: https://MakeandTakeApril2024.eventbrite.com   
 

Noon
Free
Have you ever wondered how the fascinating stories housed within the DAR Museum reach audiences beyond its walls? Join us on a captivating journey through the history and workings of the museum’s Correspondent Docent program. Sarah Kirspel will share the origins of the program, how it was shaped by passionate individuals, and the ways it has evolved over the years into what it is today. This talk will offer a glimpse into the unique outreach initiative the museum has to offer. Tune in to learn the vast array of programs currently offered, learn how a program is created and what is going to be offered soon!

Speaker: Sarah Kirspel, Coordinator of Engagement and Outreach, DAR Museum

The event is free but registration is required. This event is taking place online only. The speaker will not be present at the DAR Museum.

Register virtually here: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/9417020520749/WN_USZQdVaFTGOu77s8eBqx2g 

9:30 am

$40

This is an hour-long sound healing session featuring crystal alchemy singing bowls, chimes, a frame drum, a shruti box, and Mel’s vocals. This session will begin with grounding breathwork, intention setting, and light stretching to prepare the physical body to receive healing tones that will allow our body and mind to enter a deep state of relaxation and be rejuvenated. Mel’s bowl set includes 15 Crystal Tones brand crystal alchemy singing bowls, the highest quality crystal bowls available. These bowls are 99.99% pure crystal quartz and are infused with earth elements like: salt, charcoal, iron oxide, copper, gold, platinum, malachite, Sedona Red Rocks, diamonds, palladium, and rose quartz. The pure sounds of crystal alchemy singing bowls resonate with the physical, emotional and energetic bodies, and promote clearing, cleansing, balancing, and healing. 

Participants should bring a yoga mat to sit or lay on and can bring other items to promote relaxation (e.g., blanket, eye mask to block the light). 

Please arrive 15 minutes before this event begins to allow sufficient time to pass through security and to prepare your space. Once the sound bath starts, no admittance will be allowed to the O’Byrne Gallery. No refunds will be offered for late arrivals.

Register to attend: https://SoundBathJune2024.eventbrite.com  

Noon

Because of the historic stigma that surrounds physical disabilities, a misinformed narrative that disabled people did not affect their communities, belongings, and environments has persisted. Consequently, disabled people’s agency tends to be limited, if not erased, from historic records. Material culture related to disability, however, helps restore their histories and presence.

This talk examines the clothing worn, designed, and altered by women with spinal curvatures in the mid-nineteenth century, including Rebecca Noyes Chase Cram’s 1853 wedding dress that resides in the DAR Museum’s collection. By giving attention to these extant garments, we begin to understand how clothing mitigated social discomfort, fought against harmful stereotypes, and reduced a disability’s visibility.  

Speaker: Emily Bach, Textile Conservation Technician, National Museum of African American History and Culture

The event is free, but pre-registration is requested. This event is taking place in-person but will be streaming online.

Register virtually here: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/9417020520749/WN_USZQdVaFTGOu77s8eBqx2g

Register in person here: https://TuesdayTalkJune2024.eventbrite.com

Noon

Gelatin desserts are today considered retro and even low-class, but when industrial gelatin was first developed, gelatinous foods were the labor-intensive purview of the upper classes. Calves’ foot jelly and blanc mange were the height of fashion, but coexisted with terrines and head cheese. The discovery of granulated gelatin in 1845 was an accident – the inventor had been experimenting with recipes for glue. The patent languished unused for 50 years until Pearl Wait bought it in 1895. A year earlier, Charles Knox developed a gelatin recipe to make his wife’s life easier. By the 1900s, Jell-O and Knox Gelatin were huge successes, changing American cuisine at a time when society was also changing significantly. Once the purview of children and the sick, gelatin desserts became increasingly associated with ladies’ tea rooms, luncheon parties, and more. Along with the development of commercial rennet by Christian Hansen Laboratories to create Junket, Jell-O and Knox dominated the market. All three companies were also founded in New York State, along the Erie Canal corridor. Food historian Sarah Wassberg Johnson traces the origins of these companies, their influence on American food and society, and how gelatin desserts went from labor-intensive delicacies to school and hospital cafeteria standbys.

Speaker: Sarah Wassberg Johnson, The Food Historian

This event is taking place online only. The speaker will not be present at the DAR Museum. 

Register virtually here: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/9417020520749/WN_USZQdVaFTGOu77s8eBqx2g

Noon

Sewn objects surround us. They clothe us from birth, cover our bodies day and night, furnish our living spaces, line our coffins. For over 40,000 years humans have sewn by hand (and for a mere 180, by machine as well). Until recently, every woman and many men knew how to sew for utilitarian and often decorative purposes. Knowing a variety of techniques and stitches, and which to use for a given task, was key knowledge imparted in childhood and employed throughout a lifetime.

Curator Alden O’Brien will formally present on this groundbreaking exhibit, combining sewn items from all textile sections of the DAR Museum’s collections: clothing, household textiles, quilts, and needlework.

Speaker: Alden O’Brien, Curator of Costumes and Textiles at the DAR Museum

The event is free, but pre-registration is requested. This event is taking place in-person but will be streaming online.

Register virtually here: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/9417020520749/WN_USZQdVaFTGOu77s8eBqx2g 

Register in-person here: https://TuesdayTalkAug2024.eventbrite.com 

Noon
Free
Well before its heyday in the middle of the 19th century, incorporating hair into jewelry was a way to remember loved ones both in life and after death. Through the examples in the collection of the DAR Museum we’ll examine the history and symbolism of this once quite common type of adornment.

Speaker: Heidi Campbell-Shoaf, Director and Chief Curator, DAR Museum

The event is free, but pre-registration is requested. This event is taking place in-person but will be streaming online.

Register virtually here: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/9417020520749/WN_USZQdVaFTGOu77s8eBqx2g 

Register in-person here: https://TuesdayTalkSept2024.eventbrite.com   

10am – 2pm

$25
Join us for a captivating Storycloth Workshop at the DAR Museum. Esther Nisenthal Krinitz, a Holocaust survivor, used fabric and stitches to tell her daughters the story of the family she had loved and lost. In this half-day workshops, participants will learn about Esther’s art and story, and then create their own story-cloths about their own families. The October workshop will be geared toward immigrants and their family members, who can also share stories of their journey to the United States.

Led by the talented team at Art & Remembrance, this in-person event offers a unique opportunity to learn this traditional craft and create your own meaningful storycloth. No prior experience is necessary - just bring your creativity and an open mind! Don't miss out on this inspiring workshop that combines art, history, and personal narratives.

Instructor: Bernice Steinhardt, Art and Remembrance

Registration includes all supplies.

Register to attend: https://StoryclothOct2024.eventbrite.com 
 

6 to 9pm

$25

Explore the Museum after hours and take a look at historic costumes as represented in film - with the Curator of Textiles and Costume!

Registration includes a drink ticket (good for beer or wine) and light snacks!

Age 21+, a cash bar will be available to purchase additional drinks.

Drink tickets will be $5 each. 

Register to attend: https://Terrorbehindtheseams.eventbrite.com

Mark Your Calendars!

Come join us for an exciting symposium, where we explore the fascinating world of making, meaning, and memory. This event is all about celebrating creativity, storytelling, and the power of memories. Get ready to immerse yourself in a symposium filled with thought-provoking discussions and inspiring presentations.

Tickets will go on sale in July 2024