Connect260: A Virtual Parlor Chat Series

This is an anniversary year for the Morris-Jumel Mansion and to commemorate it we will open a new exhibition on June 14, 2025: “What the House Saw: 260 Years of Stories from the Morris-Jumel Mansion Collection and Community”. In corresponding programming, we have organized a special series of Virtual Parlor Chats called Connect 260, which will highlight the chronological sections of the exhibition. Guest experts in these respective fields will give a sneak preview of each section via lecture and Question & Answer discussion with you, the audience.

Monthly Themes:

May

“Settling Between the Rivers”:The Beginning (Pre-1770)

June

“Building a New Nation”

American Revolution: 1770s – 1830s

July

“A Woman’s House in a Man’s World”

Victorian Era: 1830s – 1870s

August

“The City Grows, The House Expands”

Gilded Age of Urbanization: 1870s – 1900s

September

“The Evolving American Dream”

Harlem Renaissance: 1910s – 1930s

October

“The Haunted Mansion”, Spooky Season Special!

Museums and the Paranormal

November

“The Art of Sankofa”

Civil Rights Era: 1940s – 1990s

December

“Who Are We Now and Where Are We Going Next?”

Contemporary: 1990’s – Present