April 5 & 6, 2024
The Furniture Society is excited to announce our first regional event of the year taking place in Doylestown, PA — April 5 & 6!
We hope you will be able to join us for a fun and educational experience which will give our members and community the opportunity to get to know one another, learn about each other’s studio practices and artwork, strike up meaningful conversations, and learn about local history through docent-led museum tours.
This event has passed. Stay tuned for more FS events around the country
Weekend Events:
Friday, April 5:
5:30pm — Meet & Greet — Doylestown Inn
Dinner on own
Saturday, April 6:
10:30am – 12:00pm Tour of the Mercer Museum
12:00 — 1:00pm Lunch in Doylestown on your own
1:00 to 3:00pm Meet up at Freeman Hall at Salem (Coffee & Conversation)
3:00pm Group tour of the Michener Museum
5:30pm — Happy Hour — TBD
Our weekend starts on Friday night with a meet & greet at the Doylestown Inn. Enjoy a meal with your new (and old) friends at one of the many dining options in Doylestown (see list below).
Saturday morning you will meet us at the entrance of the Mercer Museum — no later than 10:20am. We’ll all go in together for our tour.
Next, grab a friend and enjoy lunch within walking distance of the museum and downtown. If you prefer, get your lunch to-go and meet us at 1:00pm at Freeman Hall. This is our time to sit, relax, and talk about.…well whatever you want to talk about! We’ll have coffee and water available.
A little before 3:00pm, we’ll walk over to the Michener Museum for our next docent-led tour which will focus on the studio craft, furniture, and the Nakashima room and story.
The museum closes at 5:00pm which is the perfect time to walk back downtown for happy hour (location TBD) and dinner after.
Add-Ons
Want to make it a full weekend of events?
Add a visit to the Wharton Esherick Museum on Friday, April 5 for a tour of the museum and it’s collections, and Fonthill Castle on Sunday, April 7
Friday April 5
Tour of the Wharton Esherick Museum
1pm & 2pm tours — Limited capacity of 8 people per time slot
Receive a 20% discount when using promo code “FurnSoc2024”
Call to reserve your spot: 610 – 644-5822
Sunday, April 7
Tour of Fonthill Castle
Learn more and purchase tickets here
Gallery of Photos From the Weekend
Sophie Glenn Jon Bledsoe at Doylestown Inn
Mercer Tour
Mercer Museum Hammers
Mercer Museum Walkthrough
Mercer Museum Gallery2
Mercer Museum Gallery
Mercer Museum Conversation
Mercer Interior
Mercer Ceiling Chairs
Michener Museum History
Michener Museum Gallery Tour
Michener Museum Sfirri Exhibit
Michener Sfirri Bats
Michener Nakashima Room2
Michener Nakashima Room
Michener Museum Tour
Michener Museum
The Furniture Society would like to thank TFS members / Regional Events Committee members — Bruce Bradford, Amy Forsyth, Stephanie Liner, and Peter Scheidt for their hard work and dedication on making this event a reality!