We Believe Black Lives Matter

We Believe Black History Matters.

Historic places of all types and periods should be places of truth-telling and inclusivity.

Historic preservation must actively advance justice and equity for all people.

Historic preservation organizations have an obligation to confront and address structural racism within our own institutions.

We have much to do at the Woodrow Wilson House and in the preservation movement to align
our work with these facts, and we must do it—and we will do it—with a sense of urgency.

Explore Wilson House!

There are many places where you can explore the building, collections and history of the Woodrow Wilson House online.
Check out selections below or link to them from the slide show of images.

The 15th Point Project

Musicians at Wilson House, Sharon Farmer Photography

The 15th Point: African American Messages in Music in Response to Wilson’s Racial Policies, explored African American political and social response to the Wilson administration’s segregation of the federal workforce through the lens and rise of the iconic music of the era, especially ragtime and jazz.

(photo: Emerging Jazz talents. Sharon Farmer/sfphotoworks)

The Art of First Lady Ellen Axson Wilson

Retrospective exhibition of the work of 1st Lady Ellen Wilson, an accomplished American Impressionist who spent summers at the artist colonies in Old Lyme, CT and Cornish, NH.

Suffrage Speaker Series

2020 marks 100 years since women gained the right to vote. Join notable women historians, curators, and leaders for a series of talks exploring varying aspects of the women’s suffrage movement and its relevance today. Talks explore the movement’s origins, its radicalization during Wilson’s presidency, and the role of race in the movement’s evolution.

Virtual Backgrounds

Spruce up your next conference call or polish your desk top with a virtual background. Put yourself in the Woodrow Wilson House by downloading an image from our collection.

Wilson House 360 Tour

View of Wilson House library and bookshelves

Google 360 exploration of the Wilson House

National Trust Online Exhibitions

Wilson House kitchen sink and implements

Exhibitions on Women artists, Heath and Hygiene, Kitchens and more, featuring the Wilson House and items from our collection as well as other National Trust sites.

National Trust Searchable Collections

Search the NTHP Collections for Wilson House items and others nationwide.

Exhibit: Helen Zughaib: Migrations

As part of the series Art at Wilson House: Wilson and the World, Helen Zughaib’s Syrian Migration Series explored contemporary consequences of the post WWI peace through the lens of the current Syrian conflict and the mass migration it has triggered. Presented to coincide with the 100^th anniversary of the 1919 Paris Peace Conference.

Syrian Migration Series #1, 2016, archival pigment print, 1/20, courtesy of the artist.

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