GALVESTON HISTORICAL FOUNDATION
January 26, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Molly Dannenmaier
Director of Marketing and Public Relations
409-765-7834

Bayou Bend Specialist in Decorative Arts to Present Lecture February 5 Entitled “It’s Lovely, What is It?”

Part of Galveston Historical Foundation’s Menard Lecture Series

Galveston Historical Foundation will host another in its popular series of Menard Lectures on Friday, February 5 at 5:30 at Galveston’s oldest residential building, the 1838 Michel B. Menard House. The lecture, entitled “It’s Lovely, What is It?,” will focus on the identification of decorative household objects whose original functions have become obscured with time.

“If you’ve ever walked into a friend’s home or a museum and your eye immediately focused on something really lovely or unique but you had no idea what the object was or how it might have been used, then this program might answer some of your questions,” says Beverly Hammet, the Bayou Bend touring docent who will present the lecture.

Hammet is a graduate of the Winterthur Institute, University of Delaware, for the advanced study of 17th- and 18th-century decorative arts. She is a George Washington scholar, focusing in particular on the study of the first president’s decorative arts collections.

The Michel B. Menard House, Galveston’s oldest surviving dwelling, is recognized by the National Trust for Historic Preservation as one of the finest examples of historic preservation in the United States. The Menard House is furnished with museum-quality 19th-century Empire pieces and is located at 1605 33rd Street in Galveston. The event begins at 5:30 with light refreshments. The lecture begins promptly at 6 p.m.

The ticket price for each Menard Lecture is $10 for GHF members, $12 for non-members, with proceeds going to support GHF’s preservation work throughout Galveston Island. Seating is limited; reservations are recommended, and may be made by calling Becky Maixner at 409-765-7834 or by sending an email to education@galvestonhistory.org.