Art Collections
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Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens has one of the most comprehensive collections of eighteenth and nineteenth-century Russian Imperial art outside of Russia, as well as an extensive collection of eighteenth-century French decorative arts. Highlights include a diamond crown worn by Empress Alexandra at her marriage to Nicholas II; Beauvais tapestries designed by François Boucher; two Imperial Easter eggs by Carl Fabergé; La Nuit by William-Adolphe Bouguereau; and a collection of costumes and accessories worn by Mrs. Post or her family.
Members of the Collections Division actively pursue scholarship in all areas relating to the art collection, which numbers more than 16,000 objects. The results of this ongoing research are regularly published in the form of books, catalogues, brochures, and articles for journals and magazines. Please direct e-mail inquiries about the collection to the Curatorial Department, or call 202-243-3953.
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