BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library - ECPv5.14.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.winterthur.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250331 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250412 DTSTAMP:20250117T010259 CREATED:20240624T142715Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250114T154448Z UID:48049-1743379200-1744415999@www.winterthur.org SUMMARY:Winterthur Institute DESCRIPTION:March 30–April 11\, 2025\nWinterthur Institute is a two-week immersive experience intended for emerging professionals in the care of collections\, students\, and scholars of decorative arts made or used in America. \nParticipants will be part of a select cohort that studies each day through experience. The program includes lectures\, hands-on workshops\, research opportunities\, and access to the specialists\, gardens\, and historic architecture of Winterthur. \nThe focus is engagement with Winterthur’s expansive collection\, which presents the opportunity for participants to: \n\n closely look at objects;\n understand style;\n analyze an object’s relationship to time; and\n connect to the lives of the makers\, owners\, and stewards.\n\nAdditionally\, all participants will have badged access to the Winterthur Library and archives to complete a required research project. \nUpon completion of Winterthur Institute\, participants will have gained: \n\n historical knowledge of the decorative arts\, as well as techniques of analysis that define the relationship of an object to its time;\n competencies in object handling and preservation best practices that benefit collections-care skill sets;\n an understanding of “sense of place” while studying collections in the former du Pont historic home and estate;\n connection to the Winterthur Institute learning community past and present that nurtures creative growth and career leadership;\n greater insights into object materiality;\n  increased knowledge of best practice in museum stewardship;.\n 60 hours of professional development in key skills and knowledge for cultural heritage competency.\n\nFor more information on how Winterthur Institute aligns with your professional goals\, please call 302.888.4894 or email ContinuingEducation@winterthur.org. \nScholarship opportunities and travel stipends are available. \nApply now. \nWinterthur Institute 2025 is supported by The Decorative Arts Trust\, Learning Times LLC\, and Winterthur Institute alumni. URL:https://www.winterthur.org/calendar/winterthur-institute-2/ CATEGORIES:Program ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.winterthur.org/wp-content/uploads/RCP_210420_5622.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR