GARDENS OF THE GILDED AGE with Jana Milbocker

Join us on July 16 at 5:00 p.m. to discuss Gardens of the Gilded Age: Lavish Landscapes from America’s Golden Era with author Jana Milbocker.  This event is Free to all. Our museum store will be open before and after the program. Please plan to linger after the talk to get your book signed. Reserve your spot HERE! Make sure you come early or stay after the talk to take a stroll through the museum’s beautiful gardens! Step into the era when American wealth created landscapes that rivaled those of European royalty and discover the magnificent gardens that still captivate visitors today. During the Gilded Age in America (1870–1920), wealthy industrialists such as the Vanderbilts, Rockefellers, and du Ponts built extravagant homes and gardens that rivaled the palaces and villas of Europe. Fueled by competition, world travel, plant-hunting expeditions, technological advances, and passions for nature and art, the Gilded Age gave rise to landscapes of astonishing beauty and horticulture.… View Source