Cliveden

Last week, Cliveden hosted several volunteers from the 2026 American Alliance of Museums Annual Conference and MuseumExpo to inspect and rehouse pieces in our collections and were visited by National Trust for Historic Preservation Site Directors! Here are several pictures showing the volunteers inspecting a jacket and skirt, and the site directors exploring the two exhibitions on view: 'Procuring Liberty in the Emerging Nation' and 'Looking Glass.'

Ray Tschoepe and Andrew Staples discuss window repairs tonight at 6:30 pm at the first Old House Care Workshop class! West Mt. Airy Neighbors (WMAN)

Old House Care Workshop: Intro to Window Repair
📆: Today, May 26th
🕛: 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
📍: in the Cliveden Barn - 98 E. Cliveden Street, 19119
🎟 : $10 - Tickets can be purchased online or in-person at the Barn.

For directions to Cliveden, https://cliveden.org/visit/. To purchase a ticket online, visit https://secure.givelively.org/event/west-mt-airy-neighbors/historic-preservation-initiative-campaign/old-house-care-workshops-2026.

📆On Saturday, June 13th, join Cliveden for our second Spotlight Tour: Transcending Thresholds.

This 1.5 hour experience takes a deeper look at the built environment and landscape at Cliveden as well as:
🔸Uncover the lives and labor of those enslaved and in service at Cliveden
🔸Discuss the physical and metaphorical thresholds between people who labored at Cliveden and the Chew family
🔸Reveal the history of stratified social relationships in the household that relate to American culture today

This program is a part of our ongoing 'Transcending Thresholds' initiative dedicated to studying, restoring, and interpreting the service spaces at Cliveden.
📍: at Cliveden - 6401 Germantown Avenue, 19144
🕙: 10:30 am
🎟️: $20 - General Admission | $10 - Discounted rate for 19119 & 19144 residents, Cliveden, and National Trust for Historic Preservation members

Advanced registration is encouraged - visit https://cliveden.org/transcending-thresholds-spotlight-tour/ to purchase a ticket today or purchase one in person at the Cliveden Barn on June 13th.

Elizabeth Oswald Chew is here today! Meet her in the little parlor and hear her experiences of being at Cliveden, a mother and life during the American Revolution.

The program is free and open to visitors until 4 pm. We look forward to seeing you here.

Visit Cliveden tomorrow afternoon to meet Elizabeth Oswald Chew!

Meet Elizabeth Oswald Chew
📆: Saturday, May 16th
🕛: 12 pm to 4 pm
📍: at Cliveden - 6401 Germantown Avenue, 19144
🎟 : FREE

Visitors will meet Elizabeth in the little parlor in the Chew House to discuss the events of the day, her family - she was the wife of Benjamin Chew and mother to 12 children - and her experiences during the American Revolution. After speaking with Elizabeth, visitors can take a walk through the house to view the current exhibitions, 'Procuring Liberty in the Emerging Nation' and 'Looking Glass.'

Elizabeth will be portrayed by Vicki Lynn Embrey. This program is free and open to visitors of all ages. We look forward to seeing you tomorrow afternoon.

Meet Elizabeth Oswald Chew is generously supported by The Haley Foundation.