Whether your most precious treasures are jewelry, paintings, or family snapshots, you’ll want to be sure they remain in good condition for as long as possible. Learn how to make sure that happens by attending Morven Park’s two-part lecture series on maintaining family heirlooms.
On Saturday, May 21, at 2 p.m., “Conserving Family Heirlooms” will begin [...]

The 2011 inductees into the Museum of Hounds & Hunting Huntsmen’s Room are a woman who was at the forefront of land conservation for many decades, plus two brothers who are legendary among foxhunters throughout North America.
Nancy Penn Smith Hannum of Chester County, Pa., along with two of the most famous names in foxhunting, brothers [...]

The 64th presentation of the Virginia Foxhound Club show on Sunday, May 29 – the largest foxhound competition in the world – will cap off a weekend at Morven Park focused on the world of foxhunting. Events will include the first induction of a female into the Huntsmen’s Room (the “Hall of Fame” of foxhunters) [...]

The diary of a young soldier named Robert Moore and the presence of numerous relics have long proved that an area within Morven Park’s 1,000-plus acres was once a Confederate encampment site. Thanks to the donation of an environmental and cultural resources consulting firm, Morven Park will soon have a concise map indicating where those [...]

Amidst the marshmallow chicks, plastic grass, and commercial overload of Easter, take a moment to enjoy the sunshine and learn about keeping Easter healthy during Morven Park’s “Eco-Friendly Easter” event, Saturday, April 23.
From 10 a.m. to noon, families can romp around in the expansive lawn of the Gov. Westmoreland Davis Mansion, learn about healthy Easter [...]

Settle in on the elegant portico or spread a blanket on the lush lawn of the Westmoreland Davis Mansion, take a sip of wine and a bite of food associated with love, and watch the sparks fly! The Mansion provides the perfect vantage point for the Ida Lee Park and several other area fireworks displays [...]