When looking at labels in your favorite museum, you might notice that the objects are referred to with specific sets of numbers. Sometimes a combination of numbers, letters, and years, these sequences can often seem like another language…welcome to Museum Accessioning 101.
Learn how the Collections Team organized and implemented the 2020 Complete Collections Inventory.
Take a look at how the last rooms of the House were furnished.
What exactly do we mean by letting an object “rest?” Read about two textile pieces coming off exhibit and why.
Colorful bandboxes sparked joy in 18th-century organization
What happens when Montpelier is closed to the public each January?
The ongoing task of preserving the duPont Family Scrapbooks.