Kick off the season with a Holiday Open House in our Hay-McKinney Mansion! This year, help decorate our mansion for the holidays and get a behind-the-scenes look as we install our special holiday exhibits. Children are invited to decorate their own holiday treats and create cards to take home or to send to veterans at the neighboring Louis Stokes VA Hospital. Then, venture upstairs for story time in the home’s historic nursery before exploring the rest of our galleries.
In appreciation of your membership, this event will be offered at no cost to WRHS members. General admission is $15 for adults and $10 for children and includes admission to all museum exhibits PLUS two rides apiece on the Euclid Beach Park Grand Carousel.
Click below to reserve your tickets. For assistance, please call 216-721-5722 x1502 or email education@wrhs.org.
Activities
Dress the Hay | Help decorate the Hay-McKinney Mansion for the holidays and go behind-the-scenes to watch as our curatorial staff installs a special holiday pop-up exhibit in the mansion.
Cookie Decorating | Decorate your own holiday treats!
Holiday Craft | Create your own holiday cards to send to a loved one OR to a veteran at the Louis Stokes VA Hospital.
Story Time | Gather in our children’s nursery for readings from your favorite classic holiday stories. (Readings offered every 30 minutes, beginning at 1:30pm.)
This event will explore Cleveland’s haunted history and highlight our Spiritualist past as well as tales from the Cleveland’s Other Side! Guests will enjoy local treats, craft beverages and themed activities like candlelit storytelling within the historic Hay-McKinney Mansion. The Cleveland History Center is partnering with area group Illumin8 to provide Tarot readings ($) and pop-up talks (free) by local experts. Open bar wristbands are available online only, but drink tickets will be available to guests all night long. Costumes not required, but strongly encouraged!
General Admission Prices
Adults | $12
Seniors | $10
WRHS Members | FREE
Open Bar Wristbands (Advance Purchase Only!)
General Admission | $25
WRHS Members | $15
Please Note: Advance online sales will close at 12:00pm on the day of the event. You are welcome to purchase admission at the door if you have not preregistered by that time.
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Beerfest returns for its 3rd year to the historic Hay-McKinney mansion lawn. Guests will enjoy an early evening outdoors with flights of craft brews from local breweries. Come immerse yourself in Cleveland’s brewing past—including the story of Cleveland’s famous widow brewer, Magdalena Baehr!
ONLINE TICKET SALES CLOSED | Tickets may be purchased at the door on the day of the event.
General Admission Prices
$5 draft pint
$7 draft tasting duo
$13 draft tasting flight
$15 Open Bar Wrist Band (WRHS MEMBER PRICING – ADVANCE purchase only)
$25 Open Bar Wrist Band Includes Admission (ADVANCE purchase only)
$50 History on Tap/Cleveland Brewing Bus Tour combo ticket
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Special thanks to our Beerfest sponsors and partners!
Celebrate the opening of the new exhibit, Si Jolie! French Fashion in Cleveland, with a Bastille Day party
in the historic Bingham-Hanna Mansion and Garden.
Enjoy bubbly, French wine & hors d’oeuvres
Experience the new exhibit in the Chisholm Halle Costume Wing
Tour the new exhibit with the curator
Show off your garden party attire
Listen to Parisian music
This Bastille Day celebration will take place on Sunday, July 14th, 2019, 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Ticket:
Non- Member | $50
WRHS Member | $40
About the exhibit:
Si Jolie! is about French fashion and all of the stories in between. It highlights how Paris fashion motivated Clevelanders to travel abroad, influenced local fashion, inspired the golden age of department stores, and how significant fashion was socially. Guests who visit this new exhibition will travel back in time and experience how fashion and travel have evolved over the years and how similar Clevelanders then were to those living here today.
Made possible by:
Join us at 3:00pm every Wednesday and Saturday from June through August at the Cleveland History Center to enjoy highlights from some our favorite Cleveland stories followed by a short gallery tour to learn more about some of the real-life artifacts that inspired these programs!
FREE with museum admission; Members FREE.
Dates not available: Parade the Circle 6/8 & Euclid Beach Park Day 7/20
This Talk & Tour: Suffragists of the Western Reserve
Come share in the history of strong women who have led the Western Reserve in independent thinking!
Interested in learning and hearing more about Cleveland’s Cuyahoga River or other fascinating pieces of Northeast history? Click here to book a Speaking of Cleveland program today.
Come enjoy a garden cocktail party in our historic Italianate gardens!
Explore Cleveland’s rich history in the fine arts and architecture with hands-on experiences and up close looks at original drawings from the architects who built our city. Craft cocktails, wine and beer will be available for purchase. Purchase your open bar wristband online in advance and SAVE!
General Admission Prices
$4 Beer
$5 Wine
$7 Signature Cocktail
$15 Open Bar Wrist Band (WRHS MEMBER PRICING)
$25 Open Bar Wrist Band Includes Admission (ADVANCE NON-MEMBER PRICING)
$30 Open Bar Wrist Band Includes Admission (DAY OF NON-MEMBER PRICING)
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HISTORY ON TAP: UNCORKED PARTNERS
THANK YOU TO THESE SPONSORS
Thursday, June 6th marks the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy, France. The Allied invasion of occupied Europe marked a turning point in World War II and was a crucial step in the defeat of Nazi Germany. Join WRHS Chief Curator Eric Rivet for a discussion of the planning and preparations that made D-Day successful and the experiences of the men that fought the battle. You will also have an opportunity to examine and handle the kinds of uniforms and equipment used by the US Army on that fateful day.
This hands-on program lasts one hour and costs $15 / $5 for members (includes museum admission).
