Philadelphia Antiques Show 2019

May 31–June 2, 2019 Mount Vernon Symposium “Fashionable above two thousand years” Classical Art and Architecture of the Founding Era mountvernon.org/libraryevents America’s founders aimed “to fix theTaste”of the nation on a noble and enduring simplicity. George Washington himself embraced this classical spirit. Join leading curators, historians, and art and architectural historians as they examine a wide variety of Greco-Roman styles, influences, and forms that early Americans admired and celebrated. Space is limited. August 2-3, 2019 Harpsichord Symposium The Keyboard in Washington’s America Celebrating Mount Vernon’s Harpsichord and its Reproduction Join an international roster of performers and historians as they explore and revive the music of Mount Vernon and particularly its fascinating keyboard instruments. Backdrop for the symposium is Nelly Custis’s original two- manual harpsichord along with the newlymade reproduction that brings to life amusical voice not heard for more than two centuries.Learn how harpsichords evolved with new expressive qualities designed to serve the changingmusic of the late 18th century and experience why a full-featured harpsichord deserved its place at Mount Vernon.