Hillwood Marjorie Merriweather Post zereal-enpresako oinordeko, bildumagile eta filantropoaren azken egoitza izan zen. 1955ean erosi zuen 1920ko hamarkadako estilo georgiarreko jauregia, eta etxe-museo bihurtu ondoren, 1977an ireki zizkion ateak jendeari. Bertako 17.000 piezako bilduma Errusiako arte inperialaren bildumarik osatuena da Errusiatik kanpo; besteak beste, Nicholas II.ak bere ama Maria Fedorovnari oparitutako Faberge Pazko-arrautza bi daude ikusgai, bai eta Icon Room aretoan bildutako ikonoak, kalizak eta ehun liturgikoak ere. Frantziar aretoetan Sevres portzelana, Nattierren erretratuak, Louis XVI.aren Jean-Henri Riesener maisu-altzari-egilearen piezak eta Posten Cartier nahiz Harry Winston bitxiak daude. Kanpoaldean, Innocenti and Webel-ek diseinatutako 5 hektareako lorategi dotoreak aire zabaleko gela sail gisa zabaltzen dira: frantziar parterre batetik eta arrosadi batetik hasi, eta 1957ko japoniar estiloko lorategi bateraino nahiz errusiar dacha bateraino.
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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