As curator at GMHS I have been compiling a complete Melchers database for years, 38 to be precise. Over 1650 individual items have been catalogued,
Conservation of Painting Yields New Information
In anticipation of the upcoming webinar program on Belmont's Portrait of a Young Girl with Fan presented by our paintings conservator Perry Hurt, I
Please Touch! Historic House Tours
Keeping historic house tours engaging for visitors can be a challenge, especially children’s tours. The traditional “Listen, don’t touch” guided tour
Paint Analysis Reveals Hidden Intentions
In 2013, Belmont hired Susan Buck, Ph.D. to conduct a comprehensive interior paint analysis of the house museum. Buck is the same conservator who
Mannsfield Stone
The stone used to build the studio, summer house, and stone garage, as well as those that make our paths and garden walls, have recently been