Hammond-Harwood House

Help in the search for pollinators and learn how even the smallest creatures make a big impact on the environment.  Take a walk through the gardens and play games to find out how we keep the gardens beautiful and our grocery stores full thanks to the important work the birds, bugs, and bees do.   $8 for member children ages 6-12  $10.50 for non-member children ages 6-12 Pre-registration required.

Help in the search for pollinators and learn how even the smallest creatures make a big impact on the environment.  Take a walk through the gardens and play games to find out how we keep the gardens beautiful and our grocery stores full thanks to the important work the birds, bugs, and bees do.   $8 for member children ages 6-12  $10.50 for non-member children ages 6-12 Pre-registration required.

On-site tour of the house that compares the customs and social graces of the Loockerman family, who lived in the Hammond-Harwood House in the early 19th century, with those of characters in Jane Austen novels. Offered the third Wednesday of every month. Reservations are required. Please call 410 – 263 – 4683 ext.10 or email [email protected]

Step back in time with Curator Rachel Lovett and Food Historian Joyce White to learn about the cooking and dining traditions of the 19 th century residents of Hammond-Harwood House, both free and enslaved. This one-hour, on-site special tour will focus on the kitchen, breakfast room, and dining room. In addition, each participant will receive a small box of historic treats to enrich the learning experience. The Hammond-Harwood House will be decorated for the month of December. Reservations are required. To reserve call 410 263 4683 ext. 10 or email...

Inspired by English paintings, engravings and other decorative treasures, the Annapolis Chamber Players present an elegant evening of intimate English chamber music. Featured works by Purcell, Holst, and more will illustrate the societal influence on the salon and the music privately enjoyed by patrons and friends. For reservations, please call 410-263-4683 extension 10 or email [email protected] $35 per person /30 Members Buy Tickets

This tour explores the architectural highlights of Annapolis two premier 18th century jewels products of architect William Buckland, the Hammond-Harwood House and the Chase-Lloyd House. Tour starts at Chase-Lloyd House.

Tour of the house that compares the customs and social graces of the Loockerman family, who lived in the Hammond-Harwood House in the early 19th century, with those of characters in Jane Austen novels.

Tour of the house that compares the customs and social graces of the Loockerman family, who lived in the Hammond-Harwood House in the early 19th century, with those of characters in Jane Austen novels.

Join Hammond-Harwood House docent William Ridgley for an African American Experience Tour at the Hammond-Harwood House. The African American Experience Tour will cover the stories of men and women, both enslaved and free, who built, maintained, and lived in Hammond-Harwood House.
 
A focus will be three enslaved women — Mary, Matilda, and Juliet — who worked at the house in the early to mid-19th century.
 
Other topics include how petitions for freeing certain enslaved men and women were handled, the aims of the American Colonization Society, and the successes and setbacks of one early African-American artist. Reservations Requested.

The exquisite collection of furniture and fine art acquired for the Hammond-Harwood House has benefited from the expertise of trained museum professionals. Marvin Ross (1904-1977), an early trustee, is a prime example. Ross, who was an expert on the Byzantine era, led an extraordinary life as Curator of Medieval and Subsequent Arts at the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore and later as the first curator of Hillwood, heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post’s private estate in northwest Washington, D.C. During World War II, Ross was a member of the “Monuments Men”  — the Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives Section of the Allied Forces. This group of curators, architects, and historians...