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HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS
THROUGH JANUARY 3, 2016
 
Enjoy seasonal house decorations inspired by the Melchers' stylish hospitality, included with museum admission. Although artist Gari Melchers divided his time between his commercial headquarters in New York City and his Virginia retreat at Belmont, neighbors could always count on finding him at home over the holidays, where he was sure to have dragged along friends and family from the city for an old fashioned Christmas feast, with fresh turkey, raised at Belmont and Maryland crab soup, specified by his Baltimore-born wife.
Director's Candlelight Tour
Saturday, December 19, 4:30-6 pm

Join Director David Berreth on a private tour of the historic house museum decorated for the holidays. Toast the season with a glass of champagne as the sun goes down and celebrate the spirit of Gari and Corinne Melchers.
 
Admission is $20 per person. Space is limited and reservations are required, 540-654-1840 or email Mr. Berreth.

Friends of Belmont Holiday Reception
Wednesday, December 9, 6-8pm

Stroll through the house and studio, enjoy the festive  decorations inspired by Corinne Melchers.  In the Pavilion, members and guests will enjoy hors d'oeuvres, seasonal music, and a cash bar. Not a member? Join today!

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The deadline for entries to the juried exhibition, Belmont Portrayed, has been extended to Friday, December 11. 

Visit GariMelchers.org for details.


New Book Available December 1
 
To accompany our 40th anniversary celebration, the Museum Shop is pleased to announce the publication of a new book, Selected Works by Gari Melchers: From the Collection of Gari Melchers Home and Studio.  This 100+ page book features more than 80 full-color Melchers' paintings and includes an illustrated biographical timeline of Melchers' life and career. 

Cost: $27.95.  Only at the Melchers Museum Shop.

Preschool Palette
December 8, 10, 11, 10 am


Innovative, hour-long art lessons inspire your child's imagination and creativity. Join Ms. Michelle for hands-on art activities, along with age-appropriate gallery or house museum tours, garden walks, entertaining stories, and more! To catch up on past classes, follow Ms. Michelle's Preschool Palette board on Pinterest.

Online Registration

Fresh from Our Blog

Forty Years on the Hill
On October 19, 1975, Mary Washington College President Prince Woodard presided over the public opening of the Gari Melchers Memorial Gallery, making the artist's Belmont home and painting studio available to the public on a regular schedule for the first time. [...]

Puzzler of a Painting No More!
I'm delighted to provide an update to my earlier post  Another Conundrum of Connoisseurship! regarding a painting, Dutch Bachelor at His Breakfast, sent to me for inspection this past June.  [...]

Listen in!
Listen in as Director David Berreth and Museum Shop and Marketing Manager Susan Taylor-Schran talk about Belmont's new book and upcoming anniversary and holiday events on Ted Schubel's Town Talk radio show.  [...]



Greetings!

Please join me in welcoming our newest docents, Trudy and Kirk! 

Belmont continues our schedule of being open daily, except Wednesdays.  The museum's hours of operation from now until March 31, 2016, are 10 am - 4 pm with the last house tour at 3:30 pm. 

The Museum and Stafford County Visitor Center will be closed Dec. 24, 25, 31 and January 1, 2016.

Embrace the cooler weather by joining our free Master Naturalist led Woodland Hike on Sunday, December 27 at 2 pm.

Special thanks to the Chancellor Garden Club for preparing this year's fresh exterior decorations.

Happy Holidays! 
Michelle Crow-Dolby, Newsletter Editor & Education and Communications Manager
Gari Melchers Home & Studio at Belmont
December 2015

 
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