Sun., April 23, 2-4 p.m.

“Gilded Tables: The Art of Food and Dining in Edith Wharton’s New York” – Lecture by Carl Raymond

In this illustrated talk, Carl Raymond, host of The Gilded Gentleman history podcast, social and culinary historian, and a Wharton specialist takes us into the world of food and dining in Gilded Age New York. …

Sun., May 21, 2-4pm

“Frederic Church at Olana: Art, Ecology, and the Native Forest” – Lecture by Sean Sawyer, PhD

Sean Sawyer, President of The Olana Partnership, will discuss how Church engaged with the emerging field of ecology, first in his tutelage with Thomas Cole and by literally following in Humboldt’s footsteps in his meteoric…

sun., June 11, 2-4 p.m.

“Growing Up Grant: A Gay Life in the Shadow of Ulysses S. Grant” – Lecture by Ulysses Grant Dietz

Ulysses Grant Dietz will discuss his book titled, "Growing Up Grant: A Gay Life in the Shadow of Ulysses S. Grant". He grew up Grant because Ulysses was too dangerous a name to call a kid in the 1950s, when conformity ruled, and Ulysses S. Grant's reputation was in the toilet. His given name Ulysses, however, ended up defining him as he was coming out in the early 1970s, altering his relationship with the world...

About the Museum

A National Registered Historic Landmark in Norwalk CT

A National Historic Landmark since 1971, the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum is regarded as one of the earliest and most significant Second Empire Style country houses in the United States...