The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum in Norwalk will kick off the holiday season with a new exhibit titled “Christmas Playtime at the Mansion,” which will open to the public on Wednesday Nov. 11 and run through Sunday Jan. 3.
From 1868 to 1938, children played on the third floor of the mansion, which was filled with toys and dolls and even featured a theater. After undergoing restoration, the museum”™s doll collection along with several vintage toys will be exhibited evoking the playful times of the Victorian era.
The first floor of the mansion will feature Christmas trees and other period decoration and sumptuous Victorian gowns curated by Stacey Danielson, with loans from the Wilton Historical Society.
Contemporary displays and trees decorated by renowned interior designer Victoria Vandamm of Vandamm Interiors, will also be on display. Danna DiElsi, owner of The Silk Touch leaves her touch on decorating the grand museum staircase.
The museum will offer tours of the new exhibit on a limited basis: 45-minute tours of the first-floor Period Rooms will be available on Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday at noon. and 2 p.m. Due to the continued threat of Covid-19 and to achieve safe distancing measures, the tour capacity will be reduced and all tickets must be purchased online through the museum”™s website: lockwoodmathewsmansion.com/programs. Walk-ins will not be accepted until further notice. Schedule may be subject to change.
