Special Events
Please note: All tickets to the special events
listed below include general admission and show catalogue,
a $25.00 added value. The McNeil Curator Lecture
is not included in this free catalogue offer.
See also:
Friday,
April 16th |
Preview Gala |
Each
year, the highly anticipated Preview
Gala inaugurates the four-day Show in truly
grand fashion as a prominent sell-out event.
To this day, the Gala continues to remain a
leading social and fund-raising event and an
increasingly important visitor attraction to
Philadelphia. Learn
more » |
Sponsor: |
Patient
Accounts Services LLC |
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Saturday,
April 17th |
Guided
Show Tour |
Take advantage
of this special opportunity, before the Show
opens to the public, to tour the Antiques Show
with Philadelphia Museum of Art Fairmount Park
House Guides.
Each day, the Park House Guides will share
their special expertise as they escort small
groups through the 2010 Loan
Exhibit, as well as highlight notable objects
offered by our pre-eminent exhibitors. |
Time: |
10:00 - 11:00 am |
Cost: |
$25.00/person
Buy tickets
online >> |
World
Collectors Night |
Join us for this
inaugural event aimed at individuals with a
unique style who are inspired to accessorize
and furnish their homes with unusual finds,
original creations, and distinctive pieces
from their world travels.
Armed with a special
passport and sneak peeks with Anthropologie,
Inc. buyers, World Collectors will travel to
our participating dealers’ booths to
get stamped and peruse specially selected “found
items on sale while enjoying cocktails and
hors d'oeuvres.
At 8:00 p.m., the event will
travel next door to the Urban Outfitters Corporate
Campus for the final passport stamp, prizes
and dancing at an "after-party". More about this exciting new event » |
Time: |
6:00 - 10:00 pm |
Cost: |
$125.00/person ($90 tax
deductible)
Buy tickets
online >> |
Sponsor: |
Anthropologie,
Inc. |
ADA
'Award of Merit' Dinner |
The board of directors
of the Antiques
Dealers' Association of America this week
announced that the recipients of the Award
of Merit for 2010 are noted preservationists,
scholars and collectors Richard and Jane Nylander.
The Nylanders, who have been called the "Bacall
and Bogart of the preservation field," (see Antiques
and The Arts Weekly, June 17, 2005) are
the president emerita and retired senior curator
of Historic New England, the oldest, largest,
and most comprehensive regional preservation
organization in the country. |
Time: |
8:00 - 10:00
pm |
Tickets: |
For tickets and more
information, please choose the option
that is most convenient for you:
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Sunday,
April 18th |
Guided
Show Tour |
Take advantage
of this special opportunity, before the Show
opens to the public, to tour the Antiques Show
with Philadelphia Museum of Art Fairmount Park
House Guides.
Each day, the Park House Guides will share
their special expertise as they escort small
groups through the 2010 Loan
Exhibit, as well as highlight notable objects
offered by our pre-eminent exhibitors. |
Time: |
10:00 - 11:00 am |
Cost: |
$25.00/person
Buy tickets
online >> |
McNeil Curator Lecture
A Call to Arms: Chinese Armorial Porcelain for the
British and American Markets – 1700-1850 |
The McNeil Curator
Lecture features the 2010 Show's curator,
Ron Fuchs II. Mr. Fuchs, the curator of the collection of The Reeves Center at Washington and Lee University in Lexington,
Virginia, will discuss the export of Chinese porcelain to the British and American
markets between 1700 and 1850, highlighting many of the beautiful examples in
the 2010 loan.
An engaging speaker, Mr. Fuchs will weave
wonderful tales of family histories, foreign
trade and coats of arms associated with selected
objects. |
Time: |
1:30 - 2:30 pm |
Cost: |
Free with General Admission |
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Monday,
April 19th |
Guided
Show Tour |
Take advantage
of this special opportunity, before the Show
opens to the public, to tour the Antiques Show
with Philadelphia Museum of Art Fairmount Park
House Guides.
Each day, the Park House Guides will share
their special expertise as they escort small
groups through the 2010 Loan
Exhibit, as well as highlight notable objects
offered by our pre-eminent exhibitors. |
Time: |
10:00 - 11:00 am |
Cost: |
$25.00/person
Buy tickets
online >> |
Luncheon
Followed by Lecture:
Bullion and Tassels and Frogs — OH MY! |
 Lecture by Edward
A. Goodman, Director of Trim, Scalamandré
Follow Edward Goodman, Director of Trim at
Scalamandré, as he weaves us down the fringe-lined
path of Scalamandré's breathtaking, artisan-made
Passementerie: rosettes, bullion, fringes and
tassels so ornate they can weigh 15 pounds.
Scalamandré Passementerie adorns pillows, curtains
and furniture in the most beautiful homes in
the nation, including the White House, and
around the world.
Mr. Goodman is a sought-after,
entertaining speaker and a lecturer at the
New York School of Interior Design. His extensive
travels around the globe, visiting ancient
and historical sites, have helped to further
document and understand the diverse use of
Passementerie.
Mr. Goodman holds a degree in Marketing and
Business Administration from Long Island University
and has a design background. He has written on
Passementerie as well as helped to train employees
in the manufacturing of these "objects
of art." |
Time: |
12:00 - 2:00 pm |
Cost: |
$70.00/person (includes
lecture, luncheon, general admission and show
catalogue; the 10 am guided show tour is free
with lecture/luncheon ticket, by reservation)
Buy tickets
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Tuesday,
April 20th |
Guided Show
Tour |
Take advantage
of this special opportunity, before the Show
opens to the public, to tour the Antiques Show
with Philadelphia Museum of Art Fairmount Park
House Guides.
Each day, the Park House Guides will share
their special expertise as they escort small
groups through the 2010 Loan
Exhibit, as well as highlight notable
objects offered by our pre-eminent exhibitors. |
Time: |
10:00 - 11:00 am |
Cost: |
$25.00/person
Buy tickets
online >> |
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