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Lecture: Dining with the Tsars – Porcelain for the Imperial Court of Russia

Location

Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens
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September 15, 2010 - 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Join Dr. Scott Ruby, curator of Russian and Eastern European Art, for an examination of sumptuous dining customs and foods enjoyed by the Imperial Court of Russia in the 1700 and 1800s. Explore the many porcelain services created for the court and hear about famous dinners enjoyed in the palaces.

 

Fee: 
$15, $10 Hillwood members and college students

Contact Information

Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens
4155 Linnean Avenue, NW
Washington, DC, 20008

Phone: 202-686-5807

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