Join the Friend's for a Day in Baltimore! Wednesday, June 3rd!

The Friends of Wilson House and the Wilsonian Club will visit Charm City for a tour of Czech Modernist Architecture and Design. En-route to Baltimore, Joan Fabry, Sheridan-Kalorama neighbor and active member of the Friends of the Wilson House will recall memories of her father, Erno Fabry, who is the focus of retrospective exhibition at Evergreen House, a Johns Hopkins University Museum where we will also be welcomed by former Wilson House curator, James A. Abbott. Tours will be given of Evergreen, the home of the Garrett Family and of Modernism at Evergreen: Erno Fabry (1906-1984), the first exhibition devoted to the Czech-born architect and designer. After the private tour of Evergreen, we will proceed to Lunch at the exclusive Engineers Club. The Club is housed in The Garrett-Jacobs Mansion, a jewel in the crown of Baltimore's most distinctive historic homes.

Wonders of Ethiopia at Wilson House for Museum Walk Weekend
June 6, 2009

Join Woodrow Wilson House and the Dupont Kalorama Museums Consortium (DKMC) for the 26th Annual Museum Walk Weekend celebrating the art, history and culture of two historic Washington, DC neighborhoods. Wilson House will be partnering with the Embassy of Ethiopia to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the first Ethiopian diplomatic mission to the U.S. with a sampling of traditional Ethiopian food and culture on Saturday afternoon. Museum Walk Weekend offers a variety of free activities for all ages, including special museum exhibitions, live music, food, demonstrations such as quilt making and sheep shearing (weather permitting), and walking tours. Free shuttle buses will also circulate between the sites.

President Wilson’s S Street Library Restoration Underway

Woodrow Wilson House has begun restoration of the unique faux finishes in President Wilson’s Library. This historic library is the room most associated with his post-presidential years on S Street. It was in this library that he spent his days greeting guests, friends and associates from his Princeton and White House days, including royalty and other world leaders. Surrounded by his books, priceless gifts of state, and the Nobel Peace Prize medal, Woodrow Wilson recounted his career as an educator, the 28th president of the United States, and founder of the League of Nations as he continued to meet with and mentor many of the Nation’s new generation of public servants.

Want more than just another Meeting Room?

Woodrow Wilson House is a unique and refreshing venue for all styles of events including Staff Recognition Dinners, Leadership Conferences, All-Day Retreats, Book and Product Launches or Company Picnics.

This April, the Treasury Executive Institute hosted a book discussion by presidential biographer H.W. Brands in the Wilson House garden with a reception following in the museum. In May, an influential group of 35 top minds in the healthcare arena met at Wilson House for the inaugural Peter G. Peterson Foundation Health Care Summit. A moderated policy discussion in the Presidential Dining room was followed by a luncheon in the garden. David Walker spoke to participants including Quint Studer, Tommy Thompson and Tom Daschle, and members of the press.

For information on holding your next specialized tour, meeting or private, corporate or public event at Wilson House contact Sarah Andrews at sandrews@woodrowwilsonhouse.org