Self-Guided Holiday Tour

500 Hawthorne Avenue,Derby CT 06418

26 November, 2021

Description

Schedule a self-guided holiday tour of the Osborne Homestead Museum and celebrate Connecticut suffragists! For several weeks each winter, the Osborne Homestead Museum is transformed into a holiday showcase! Talented and dedicated volunteers beautifully decorate the rooms in this historic homestead. During this holiday festivity, guests enjoy creative decorations and imaginative themes that change annually. The 2021 holiday theme is "Holiday Tribute to the Suffragists" celebrating the 101st anniversary of the 19th Amendment of the United States Constitution granting women the right to vote. Learn about the women and men who fought for women's right to vote in Connecticut, the US, and internationally. Tickets for Self-guided tours of the museum will be for slots available at 11am, 12pm, 1pm, and 2pm, Thursdays through Sundays. Self-guided tours are estimated to last 30-45 minutes. Tickets are available until five minutes before each tour time. Please plan to be at the museum's Studio entrance before your tour time to guarantee entry. Attendance is limited to fifteen people per hour to ensure safe capacity limits. Your health and safety are our priority. Before booking your tour, please review the New Normal Health and Safety Guidelines,https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/DEEP/COVID-19/Health_Safety_Flyer_NN_Final.pdf, to ensure you make the most of your museum experience. Please note the following: -The first and second floors of the museum are not wheelchair accessible. -Some of the rooms have different elevations and maybe at a lower or higher level than the next room. Be aware when moving from one room to the next. -During inclement weather, the museum may be closed. Please contact the museum during extreme weather events to confirm its schedule. -Face masks are required to wear indoors. The Osborne Homestead Museum celebrates the life of Frances Osborne Kellogg, an accomplished businesswoman and conservationist who was dedicated to preserving land for future generations. Adjacent to the rolling hills and open meadows of Osbornedale State Park, Osborne Homestead Museum encompasses the house and grounds of the former Frances Osborne Kellogg Estate. Originally constructed in the mid-1800’s, the house was enlarged and completely remodeled in the Colonial Revival style during the 1920’s. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, its restored interior now displays the original contents of the estate, which constitutes a significant collection of antiques and fine arts.