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Tulipmania

  • Riversdale House Museum 4811 Riverdale Road Riverdale, MD, 20737 United States (map)
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Explore Riversdale House Museum during peak tulip season! Celebrate Rosalie Stier Calvert’s love for tulips. While living at Riversdale, Rosalie endeavored to establish the region’s finest gardens and collection of tulips. Activities: Learn about 17th century Europe’s obsession with tulips and the Dutch Golden Age with an illustrated lecture by Kristi Gross, Riversdale Education Assistant; Make a tulip craft; Enjoy floral-themed refreshments; Tour the mansion; Take a guided walk through the gardens with Riversdale Gardener Amy Winkler, who worked with volunteers to plant 2,000 tulip bulbs of historic variety.

Fee: $15. Advanced payment required by April 29. Ages 8 & up.