Hillwood was the final home of cereal heiress, collector and philanthropist Marjorie Merriweather Post, who bought the 1920s Georgian-style mansion in 1955 and remade it as a house museum, opening to the public in 1977. Its 17,000-object collection is the most comprehensive holding of Russian imperial art outside Russia, including two Faberge Easter eggs given by Nicholas II to his mother, Maria Fedorovna, alongside icons, chalices and liturgical textiles displayed in the Icon Room. The French rooms hold Sevres porcelain, Nattier portraits and furniture by Louis XVI's cabinetmaker Jean-Henri Riesener, plus Post's Cartier and Harry Winston jewels. Outside, thirteen acres of formal gardens by Innocenti and Webel unfold as a series of outdoor rooms, from the French parterre and rose garden to a 1957 Japanese-style garden and a Russian dacha.
4155 Linnean Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008, United States
Nearest station: Van Ness-UDC (Metro Red Line) - about a 1 mile / 20 minute uphill walk; no bus connects the station to Hillwood, Connecticut Avenue & Tilden Street NW (Metrobus D70) - about a 0.5 mile walk
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Admission is a suggested donation: adults $20, seniors 65+ $17, college students $10, children 6-18 $5, under 6 and members free. Adults and seniors get $3 off on weekday visits booked online. Free for SNAP recipients via Museums for All, and for active-duty military and families via Blue Star Museums (Armed Forces Day to Labor Day). Advance reservations are not required, though they are recommended in peak spring and autumn garden seasons; special programs and events may require registration.
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