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BRANDYWINE RIVER MUSEUM'S41st ANNUAL ANTIQUES SHOW MAY 26 - 28

Learn from the experts: free talks by dealers shed light on antiques and antiques collecting

Thirty-one of the nation's most outstanding antiques dealers will once again showcase a variety of American and English furniture, glass, metalware, ceramics folk art, quilts, Oriental and European porcelain, rugs, and other fine collectibles at the 41st Annual Brandywine River Museum Antiques Show on Memorial Day weekend, May 26-28, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., daily. More than 120 museum volunteers will serve as hosts for this exceptional Antiques Show. All proceeds benefit the Volunteers' Art Purchase Fund which has added more than 200 paintings, drawings and prints to the Museum's holdings since 1975.

 

Opening Night Preview Party
Friday, May 25, 6 - 9 p.m

Be among the first to see the antiques and enjoy a selection of passed hors d'oeuvres, carving stations, and seafood and sushi bars. Jazz selections by "First Choice" will flow throughout the evening. Tickets are $125 per person and $100 for "Young Collectors" (ages 35 and under). The cost includes valet parking, cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, music, and show admission throughout the weekend.

Special Exhibition May 26- July 15, 2012

To accompany the 2012 Antiques Show, the Museum presents a special exhibition,Pierced, Punched, Painted: Decorated Tinwarefrom Winterthur. This exhibition features decorated tinware selected from the Winterthur Museum collection. The items displayed appeal to the eye and also help tell stories about their creators and original users.

Breakfast and Curator's Lecture
Saturday, May 26, 9 a.m.
Ann K. Wagner, guest curator of Pierced, Punched, Painted: Decorated Tinware from Winterthur, will share her expertise by leading a tour of the exhibition at 9:30 a.m.. The tour is preceded by a continental breakfast in the museum restaurant at 9 a.m. The $25 fee includes the tour, breakfast and admission to the Antiques Show. Space is limited, and reservations are requested.

Dealer Booth Talks

Sunday, May 27 and Monday, May 28

Lecture topics on Sunday include garden furniture, early folk art in America, antiques with Southeastern Pennsylvania origins and ship portraits. On Monday, dealers will present talks on historical transfer, 1815 to 1840, with emphsis on Philadelphia, Chinese export porcelain, 18th-century Connecticut furniture and antique lighting. These 30-minute talks are free with Antiques Show admission and will take place at10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m.

 

Music
The beautiful sounds of "First Choice" will fill the air at the preview party Friday evening and on Saturday from 2 to 4 p.m. On Sunday and Monday,from 2 to 4 p.m., visitors will enjoy light piano music by Rick Copes.

 

Admission
Admission to the Antiques Show is $15 per person. For information or to make reservations for the Friday Preview Party or the Saturday morning event, please call 610-388-8318 or visitwww.brandywinemuseum.org/antiques_intro.html

Sponsors
Sponsors of the 2012 Antiques Show are Pearl Pressman Liberty Communications Group, Everything but the Kitchen Sink, Back Burner Restaurant, Inn at Montchanin Village, and Krazy Kat's. Media Sponsors are The Hunt, Delaware Today, and Main Line Today.

The Brandywine River MuseumThe Brandywine River Museum is located on U.S. Route 1 in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania. The museum is open daily, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., except Christmas Day. For more information, visit the museum's websiteatwww.brandywinemuseum.orgor call 610-388-2700.