21st Annual Decorator Show House: Twin Cottage
Opening Night Reception : Friday, July 16th from 6 ~ 9 p.m. The Decorator Show House will celebrate it's 21st Anniversary at Twin Cottage with a Opening Night Reception . Join the Museums of Old York and our preview gala presenting sponsor, Accent Home & Garden, to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Old York Decorator Show House. Meet the designers who transformed the historic McIntire Farm into a decorator show place, enjoy fine food, catered by The Green Monkey and Brazo, and an open bar, and dance to the music of Straight Lace! All proceeds benefit the Museums of Old York. Tickets are $50 per person. Patrons who donate $250 will receive two tickets to the event, reserved seating at our Patrons' Table and special recognition. Tickets can be purchased by calling (207) 363-4974.
21st Annual Decorator Show House: July 17th through August 14th. McIntire Farm, located at 270 Cider Hill Road in York, is open to the public and can be viewed Monday, Wednesday – Saturday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., Thursday until 7 p.m. and Sunday, 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. It is closed on Tuesdays. On-site parking is available and admission is $20. Tickets to the Show House are good for $2.00 off the cost of admission to the Museums of Old York. The 2009 Decorator Show House is sponsored, in part, by RE/MAX Realty One. For more information about this incredible event, related programming or ticket purchases, click here.
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3rd Annual Old York Antiques Show
Ed Weissman Antiques of Portsmouth exhibited at the Old York Antiques Show in 2008.
The Third Annual Old York Antiques Show will begin with an elegant preview party on Friday, September 10, 2009, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Remick Barn, 3 Lindsay Road in York Village. Guests will have an exclusive preview of dealer booths and the first opportunity to purchase antiques while enjoying hors d’oeuvres, cocktails and live music. Tickets are $75 and include admission to the Antiques Show on Saturday and Sunday. Patrons who donate $250 will recieve two tickets to the preview party and will be recognized as underwriters of this very special event. Tickets can be purchased in advance by calling (207) 363-4974 .
The Antiques Show will feature 18-20 of America's top antiques dealers and will highlight exceptional silver and brass, furniture, paintings, ceramics, jewelry, oriental rugs, nautical items, textiles, folk and decorative art, prints and books. Proceeds from the show support the museum’s education, outreach and curatorial programs, which serve over 20,000 children and families each year. The Old York Antiques Show will take place at the Remick Barn, 3 Lindsay Road in York Village and runs Saturday, September 11, and Sunday, September 12, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The $10 admission includes a two-day ticket to experience the Museums of Old York. Free parking is available on-site. For more information about the event, please click here.
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Heavens of Earth Traveling Exhibit
In February the Museums of Old York will be welcoming a traveling exhibit on loan from the newly reopened Osher Map Library at the University or Southern Maine in Portland. This fifteen panel exhibit traces changing theories about our solar system held by philosophers and astronomers throughout history. Using beautiful copies of early paintings of the cosmos, the exhibit introduces people to such influential scientists as Claudius Ptolemy, Nicolas Copernicus, Johannes Kepler, Galileo Galilei and Sir Issac Newton. From the early geocentric model of the universe, to the sixteenth century theory that placed the sun at the center of the solar system, this exhibit explores how humans have come to understand the cosmos.
This traveling exhibit will act as the inspiration and primary teaching tool for February Vacation Camp. While learning about historic views of the universe, five to twelve year olds participating in this three day program on February 16th, 17th and 18th will imagine themselves traveling through the cosmos. As they pass stars in the Milky Way children will make star charts and listen to the stories written in the constellations. Crash landings on far away celestial bodies will inspire the creation of elaborate aliens with adaptations for life on inhospitable planets. And when the group arrives back on earth they will demonstrate there new found understanding of outer space by building a rice crispy treat model of the universe.
The museum plans to open the History of Human Understanding of the Cosmos exhibit to the public on a couple of occasions throughout February. If you are interested in viewing it while it is on display please call the administration office to find out when it will be open. For children interested in participating in the Outer Space Expedition February Vacation Camp please email Zoe Keefer-Norris, education@oldyork.org