Winterthur opens holiday show with focus on lights
Montmorenci Stair Hall at Winterthur, elegantly decked out for the holidays with garlands, poinsettias and other Christmas decorations. Image courtesy of Winterthur.
The museum that once was Henry Francis du Pont’s country mansion has opened its annual holiday decorations display. The show had a soft opening Saturday and will run through Jan. 5.
The News Journal reports this year’s “Yuletide at Winterthur” show celebrates holiday lighting traditions, such as the Swedish-American tradition of decorating a tin candelabra with fringed paper in the early 20th century.
Winterthur has made a specialty in its celebration of American Christmas traditions as a museum of decorative arts.
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Information from: The News Journal of Wilmington, Del., http://www.delawareonline.com
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ADDITIONAL IMAGES OF NOTE
Montmorenci Stair Hall at Winterthur, elegantly decked out for the holidays with garlands, poinsettias and other Christmas decorations. Image courtesy of Winterthur.
The famed Winterthur Dried Flower Tree’s first appearance was in 1978, the same year of the first Yuletide at Winterthur. It has been part of Winterthur’s Christmas theme ever since, with decorations that change every year. Many visitors come to Winterthur especially to see this tree. Image courtesy of Winterthur.
There are so many visual delights to enjoy at Winterthur, especially during the Christmas holidays. Image courtesy of Winterthur.
A giant live Christmas tree is erected every year in the Museum Conservatory at Winterthur, in keeping with a practice started by Winterthur’s founder Henry Francis du Pont. Du Pont would always buy a live tree from a local farm, a tradition that is followed to this day. Image courtesy of Winterthur.
