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HoursThe Museum is open year-round: Tuesday - Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Sunday 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

The Museum is closed: Mondays, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year’s Day.

AdmissionFree for Flagler Museum Members $18 for Adults$10 for Youth ages 13 - 17$3 for Children 6 - 12Children under six are free

For groups of 20 or more admission is $14 per person. Please contact the Reservations Coordinator at (561) 655-2833 ext. 27 for more information.

ToursThere are three options for touring Whitehall: Free Audio Tours in English, Spanish, and French (German available January 2013).Free Self-Guide brochures in English, Spanish, French, and German.Free Docent-led tours of the first floor at scheduled times.

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Museum StoreA visit would not be complete without a stop at the Museum Store. The Store features many products developed exclusively for the Museum. You will also find an unparalleled selection of books about the Gilded Age and Florida history, as well as exquisite jewelry and decorative items.

Shop online at www.flaglermuseum.us/museum-store

Members always receive a 10% discount on Store purchases and 20% off during Member Appreciation Days (November 23 - December 2, 2012).

RestrictionsFor the safety and preservation of the collection please refrain from eating, drinking, and flash photography. Large bags and tripods are not permitted. Photography and videography for personal use are permitted everywhere except the special exhibition gallery. Commercial and editorial photography must be pre-arranged with the Museum’s Public Affairs Department. Please silence cellular phones and refrain from using them while visiting the Museum.

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Capturing the Cup: Yacht Racing During the Gilded Age, on exhibit at the Flagler Museum from October 16, 2012, through January 6, 2013, presents the exciting story of yacht racing in America during the period that

has also become known as the Golden Age of the sport. Works of art, artifacts, historic films, and elaborate gold and silver trophies made by the most important silversmiths, illuminate the history of the great yachts, races, and personalities of the period, like Sir Thomas Lipton, who won the hearts of Americans in spite of losing five America’s Cup challenges. Among the significant objects on display is a rare perfect replica of the silver America’s Cup, the oldest and most coveted prize in the world of sport.

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Capturing the Cup: Yacht Racing During the Gilded AgeOctober 16, 2012 - January 6, 2013Free with Museum Admission

November 10, 201210:00 a.m.

Free with Museum Admission

Children’s Exhibit ActivityThe Museum invites students in fourth through eighth grade to a special tour of the exhibit with the Education Director. Afterward, children will exercise their creativity by engaging in a hands-on activity.

Sponsored in part by: S h a r k e y F a m i l yCharitable Foundation

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December 4, 201212:15 p.m.

Free with Museum Admission

Reservations recommended

Gallery TalkTake the insider tour of Capturing the Cup: Yacht Racing During the Gilded Age with Flagler Museum Chief Curator Tracy Kamerer. Learn more of the exciting story of yacht racing in America up to the Great Depression, through the elaborate gold and silver trophies made by the most important silversmiths of the period.

In conjunction with the exhibition Capturing the Cup: Yacht Racing During the Gilded Age, author Michael D’Antonio will present Sir Thomas Lipton and His Race for the Cup.

Today he is more famous for his tea, but in the world of Gilded Age yachting, Sir Thomas Lipton’s name was synonymous with a passionate love of yacht racing and good sportsmanship. After building his empire of markets, factories, and tea plantations, Lipton set his sights on winning the America’s Cup. He spared no expense to capture the most coveted of all sporting trophies, despite the fact that he didn’t even know how to sail.

D’Antonio is the author of many acclaimed books, including A Full Cup: Sir Thomas Lipton’s Extraordinary Life and His Quest for the America’s Cup. He previously presented The Sweetest Company Town Ever Built: Hershey, PA as part of the 2007 Whitehall Lecture Series. Among his many awards is the Pulitzer Prize, which he shared with a team of reporters for Newsday.

Special Lecture: Sir Thomas Lipton and His Race for the CupDecember 11, 2012 - 6:30 p.m.

Free for Members at the Sustaining level and above

$10 for Members at the Individual, Family & Life level

$20 for non-members

Sponsored by:Sponsored in part by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural A�airs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture.

Lenders to the exhibition include: Chrysler Museum of Art, Glasgow Museums (Glasgow Life), William I. Koch Collection, Mariner’s Museum, Museum of the City of New York, Newport Historical Society, New-York Historical Society, New York Yacht Club, Palm Beach Yacht Club, St. Augustine Yacht Club, and Tiffany & Co. Archives.

(1) A rare perfect replica of the silver America’s Cup. William I. Koch Collection. (2) Shamrock II and Columbia, America’s Cup race, 1901. Library of Congress. (3) Sir Thomas Lipton. Flagler Museum Collection.

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Each afternoon the Flagler Museum offers a Gilded Age style lunch, which features an array of delicacies and refreshments reminiscent of the elegance of the Gilded Age. Visitors will enjoy a selection of gourmet tea sandwiches, traditional scones, and sweets complemented by the Flagler Museum’s own Whitehall Special Blend™ tea, and served on exquisite Whitehall Collection™ china.

Café des Beaux-Arts is located in the beautiful Flagler Kenan Pavilion. Designed in the style of a nineteenth-century Beaux-Arts railway palace, the Pavilion provides guests with spectacular panoramic views of Lake Worth and West Palm Beach skyline.

Members may enjoy tea during the Museum’s Member Appreciation Days (November 23rd - December 2nd) at the reduced rate of $20.

Open SeasonallyNovember 23, 2012 through March 30, 2013

Tuesday - Saturday 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Sunday12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Advance purchase recommended$22 for Members$40 for non-members

All prices include Museum Admission, tax & gratuity

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Valentine’s DayCouples may celebrate Valentine’s Day amid the elegance of Whitehall, and enjoy a special Gilded Age style tea-for-two in Café des Beaux-Arts.

The Valentine’s Day Package includes lunch for two, a Valentine’s Day rose, keepsake photograph, a box of gourmet Whitehall Chocolates, and a $15 gift card to the Museum Store.

February 14, 2013: 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.February 15, 2013: 11:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.February 16, 2013: 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.February 17, 2013: 12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Members: $80 per couplenon-members: $120 per couple

Includes Museum Admission, tax & gratuity.Advance purchase required.

Mother's DayMothers and their families are invited to celebrate this special day in the refined elegance of Café des Beaux-Arts. Each mother will receive a keepsake photograph, a rose, and a $10 gift card to the Museum Store. Honor your mother with this unique experience at one of America’s National Historic Landmarks.

May 11, 2013: 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.May 12, 2013: 12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

$60 Member Mother with Son or Daughter$30 Additional Member $100 non-member Mother with Son or Daughter$50 non-member Adult$35 non-member Child (age 17 or under)

Includes Museum Admission, tax & gratuity.Advance purchase required.

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Gilded Age President, Calvin Coolidge, lit the first White House Christmas Tree in 1923, sparking tradition for future presidents for years to come. As a collector and historian, Mary Seeley has captured the Christmas traditions of nearly every First Family since the start of the Gilded Age.

Mary Seeley is the author of Season’s Greetings From the White House, a collection of official greeting cards, messages, gifts, and traditional holiday celebration.

December 2, 20122:00 p.m.

Free for Sustaining level Members and above

$10 for Individual, Family and Life Members

$28 for non-members Includes Museum Admission and Christmas Tree Lighting festivities

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Holiday Evening ToursDuring this beloved family event, visitors may tour Whitehall after hours and discover the origins of American Christmas traditions. Guests will have the rare opportunity to see Whitehall by the glow of the original 1902 light fixtures. A choral group will sing carols, and holiday refreshments will be served. The Museum Store will remain open for holiday shopping. Every visitor will receive a traditional Christmas cracker following the tour.

December 18 - 23, 2012See ticket order code page for tour times

$25 for adults$15 for youth under 17Advance purchase required

Annual Christmas Tree LightingThe Annual Tree Lighting festivities includes music played on the original 1,249 pipe organ and the 1902 Steinway art-case piano (this is the only opportunity during the year visitors have to hear Whitehall’s instruments), choir performances, refreshments, and a visit from Santa Claus.

The event culminates with Henry Flagler’s youngest descendants lighting the 16-foot Grand Hall Christmas Tree. Everyone will receive a box of Animal Crackers as they leave the Museum. The iconic box with string was designed during the Gilded Age as a Christmas ornament.

December 2, 20123:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.Free with Admission

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Regularly rebroadcast on National Public Radio, the Flagler Museum Music Series features internationally acclaimed chamber groups in the finest chamber music venue in South Florida. Experience chamber music, as it was intended, in a gracious and intimate setting. The Flagler Museum offers audiences the rare opportunity to meet the musicians during a champagne and dessert reception following each concert.

Visit www.flaglermuseum.us to purchase tickets online or call (561) 655-2833.

Concerts begin prompty at 7:30 p.m.

$60 per concert $280 for five-concert Series Advance purchase recommended

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Quartetto BerniniJanuary 8, 2013

The Quartetto Bernini was created in Rome in 1992. Since 1998 the Quartet is in residence at the Roman Philharmonic Academy. In 1999, Quartetto was awarded the well-known ”Michelangelo Prize” for exceptional artistic merit, a prize presented in previous editions to Goffredo Petrassi, Renzo Piano, Alberto Sordi, as well as Ennio Morricone himself.

“...not only the most photogenic string quartet around, but are also an astounding

ensemble of musicians.” - The Washington Post

A renowned chamber-music ensemble, The Utrecht String Quartet is known internationally for its versatile and dynamic approach. Resident in the Netherlands, the musical world of the Utrecht String Quartet is borderless and boundless, and whichever work its musicians choose to play in the genre of string-quartet music, it is their general policy to avoid any hint of treating them like museum exhibits.

Utrecht String QuartetJanuary 22, 2013

The Schubert Ensemble has established itself over 29 years as one of the world’s leading exponents of music for piano and strings. The Ensemble has performed in over 40 different countries, and in 1998 the Ensemble was recognized by the Royal Philharmonic Society when it presented the group with the Best Chamber Ensemble Award, for which it was shortlisted again in 2010.

”To say they play with seasoned eloquence, a unanimity of feeling born

of deep communal consideration, is an understatement, for they demand

superlatives.” - Sunday Times

“...the long-established Utrecht players are in every way outstanding” - The Strad

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“...the Auryn performances seem so close ... that it is possible to believe you

are hearing directly what Beethoven had in mind.”

- Gramophone

Auryn QuartetMarch 5, 2013

An outstanding career spanning three decades has made the Auryn Quartet one of the most sought-after and respected ensembles performing around the globe. The Quartet has not changed its personnel over this long period, and continues with its fresh and pioneering approach to all genres of music.

Since 2003 the Auryn Quartet has been sharing its wealth of experience with musicians of younger generations, in the form of a teaching position at the Music Academy in Detmold, Germany, where they are professors for chamber-music.

“... in this class-act concert, Schubert and the Vienna

Trio made it all seem easy, from the opening seconds,

Schubert´s Trio in B flat major, D898, sounded youthful, energetic, and above all,

confident.” - The Oxford Times

Vienna Piano TrioFebruary 19, 2013

For almost 20 years, the Vienna Piano Trio has been performing regularly in virtually every major music center in Europe, the Americas, Australia and the Far East. The trio was founded by violinist Wolfgang Redik, cellist Marcus Trefny and pianist Stefan Mendl in 1988. Extensive studies with various highly renowned musicians paved the trio’s way to an international career soon after.

The group tours worldwide, performing in major music cities such as London, Paris, New York, Buenos Aires, Bogota, Toronto, Montreal, Mexico City, Tokyo, Sydney, Brussels, Barcelona and Berlin.

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Bal PoudrÉFebruary 23, 2013$750 - Dinner in the Grand Ballroom, After-Dinner Dance, and VIP Lounge access $350 - After-Dinner Dance and VIP Lounge access $250 - After-Dinner Dance

In honor of Henry Flagler’s extraordinary life and legacy, in Florida and Palm Beach, the Whitehall Society will host a Bal Poudré in the Museum’s Grand Ballroom. Bal Poudré, literally meaning powdered wig ball, were popular in America during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The first Bal Poudré in Palm Beach was hosted by Mr. & Mrs. Henry Flagler on March 5th, 1903, and was described in the national newspapers as “one of the most sumptuous social affairs ever attempted south of Washington.” All proceeds will help underwrite free school tours. During the previous school year, thousands of students from around South Florida visited the Flagler Museum enhancing their knowledge of Florida’s history as well as this fascinating time period in our history, America’s Gilded Age.

Whitehall Society Events

Mad Hatter’s Tea PartyMarch 16, 2013 - 10:00 a.m.$30 for Members$45 for Non-MembersIncludes Museum Admission, tax & gratuity. Space is limited, advance purchase is required.

Families are invited to come dressed for Tea. Parents and children create festive bonnets and top hats while learning the art of table etiquette. Sporting their fashionable masterpieces, parents and children will enjoy a Gilded Age style lunch from the Café des Beaux-Arts.

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American artist Walter Gay (1856–1937) specialized in painting views of opulent residential interiors in late-19th and early-20th-century America and Europe. John Singer Sargent, Gay’s contemporary, is well known for painting the

sumptuous clothing and jewels of American society in his fashionable portraits. Walter Gay, in contrast, painted society’s rooms—with their silk wall coverings, ornate paneling, 18th-century French furniture, tapestries, and sculptures—arranged in the private spaces of what were often legendary residences. Impressions of Interiors will present a comprehensive exploration of Walter Gay’s depictions of elaborately decorated European and American domestic interiors, painted from the mid-1890s to the early 1930s. These paintings serve as documents of the collecting, decorating habits, and taste of Gay and his patrons, and also as mirrors of their attitudes towards the past.

The exhibition features paintings from major private collections and institutions including: the Art Institute of Chicago; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Metropolitan Museum of Art; Musée d’Orsay, Paris; Philadelphia Museum of Art; and the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Impressions of Interiors: Gilded Age Paintings by Walter Gay has been organized by the Frick Art & Historical Center, Pittsburgh. This exhibition is made possible by a generous grant from The Richard C. von Hess Foundation.

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Impressions of Interiors: Gilded Age Paintings by Walter GayJanuary 29 - April 21, 2013Free with Museum Admission

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February 16, 201310:00 a.m.

Free with Museum Admission

Children’s Exhibit ActivityThe Museum invites students in fourth through eighth grade to a special tour of the exhibit with the Education Director. Afterward, children will exercise their creativity by engaging in a hands-on activity.

Sponsored in part by: S h a r k e y F a m i l yCharitable Foundation

February 26, 201312:15 p.m.

Free with Museum Admission

Reservations recommended

Gallery TalkTour the exhibition with Impressions of Interiors: Gilded Age Paintings by Walter Gay curator and exhibition catalog lead author Dr. Isabel Taube. Dr. Taube will provide expert perspective and insight on Walter Gay’s extensive collection. She teaches American and European nineteenth- and twentieth-century art history at the School of Visual Arts in New York City and at Rutgers University in New Jersey. She currently is working on a book about the symbolic significance of decorative objects in Gilded Age paintings of interiors.

A book signing will follow the Gallery Talk. The 222-page exhibition catalog may be purchased at the Museum Store.

Courtesy of: Frick Art & Historical Center, Pittsburgh (1, 5, 7); Art Institute of Chicago Gallery (2); Mrs. Mark Hampton (3); Private Collection, Jill Newhouse (4); Joel and Susan Leitner (6)

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Presidents of the Gilded AgeFree for Members at the Sustaining level and above $10 per lecture for Museum Members at the Individual, Family & Life level

$28 per lecture for non-members, includes Museum Admission

$125 for complete Series

The 28th Annual Whitehall Lecture Series will bring experts and best-selling authors to discuss Presidents of the Gilded Age.Leading the United States through a time of extreme cultural, societal and industrial flux, the presidents of this period in history left a lasting impact that helped shape modern America.

A book signing follows most lectures. Visit www.flaglermuseum.us to purchase tickets online or call (561) 655-2833. Complete Series tickets are available.

Sponsored by:The Max and VictoriaDreyfus Foundation

Online visitors can experience lectures via a free interactive, webcast at www.flaglermuseum.us. Visitors may listen live, see the presentation, and e-mail the lecturer questions. Each lecture will be archived on the website.

Whitehall Lecture Series Online

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The President and the Assassin The Assassination of President McKinley at the Dawn of the Twentieth Century

Scott Miller - Author and HistorianFebruary 3, 2013 - 3:00 p.m.

The Pan-American Exposition, held in Buffalo, New York in 1901, became the stage for the startling assassination of President William McKinley, by an anarchist. At the time, the United States was undergoing a cultural transition from agrarian to industrial and extending its influence worldwide. One day after President William McKinley addressed the crowd gathered at the Fair, extolling technology and industrial advancement, he was assassinated by a first-generation immigrant, who was a dismayed factory worker and anarchist.

Jean Edward Smith, Author and Professor of Political Science February 10, 2013 - 3:00 p.m.

A decorated war hero, Ulysses S. Grant was the U.S. Army’s first four-star general and the only Gilded Age President to serve back-to-back terms. Though he struggled as a young cadet, Grant returned to the military after a string of civilian business failures.Credited with maintaining stability in the era of Reconstruction and for fostering the continued unity of the nation, he is perhaps most remembered for his second term which was marred by financial scandals and an ineffective cabinet. Grant died nearly broke, as a victim of swindle.

No Businessman How President Grant Saved the Economy but Lost His Own Shirt

Ken Ackerman, Author and Historian February 17, 2013 - 3:00 p.m.

After a long and drawn out Republican convention in 1880, James Garfield was nominated, after more than 50 rounds of voting, the Party’s candidate for President. Garfield went on to win the popular vote by the narrowest of margins. After serving as President only a few months, President Garfield was shot by Charles Guiteau, a mentally ill and unsuccessful applicant for a Presidential appointment. President Garfield would likely have survived, except for the unsanitary practices of his physicians who refused to believe Lister’s findings regarding germs and hygiene. Garfield’s assassination marked the beginning of a new era in American politics and partisanship.

The Dark Horse The Surprise Election and Assassination of President Garfield

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Roy Morris, Author and Editor of Military Heritage magazine March 3, 2013 - 3:00 p.m.

Set in the centennial year of the United States, the 1876 Presidential election was one of the most dynamic and powerful elections in American history. Embroiled in claims of corruption and controversial legality, the contest between Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel Tilden nearly sparked a civil war among political parties. The older, more politically experienced Tilden, received the popular vote and was known as an intellectual politician. However, it was Hayes, the more practical politician, who eventually took the oath of office, after an exhaustive recount of the electoral vote. The battle for the presidency of 1876 depleted Tilden’s personal and political spirit and dampened Hayes’ political reputation on both sides of the political aisle.

Fraud of the Century The Election of President Hayes

Matthew Algeo, Author and Reporter February 24, 2013 - 3:00 p.m.

Sworn into his second term as President just months before, he was a political leader known for his honesty. In the midst of the Panic of 1893, President Grover Cleveland disappeared from public view for five days. Cleveland had been diagnosed with the dread disease, cancer. Insistent on total secrecy, in order to insure the Country’s financial stability, the President assembled a team of top physicians and surgeons, boarded the Oneida, a friend’s yacht, and headed toward open water. Though it seemed the surgery was kept secret, eventually, the story was picked up by well-respected journalist, E.J. Edwards. What followed was a major campaign by Cleveland’s supporters to deny and discredit Edwards’ story.

The President is a Sick Man President Cleveland’s Secret Surgery

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Children are invited to hunt for more than 7,000 Easter Eggs on the Museum’s Lawns. The Museum grounds will be sectioned off into age-appropriate areas so all children, including toddlers, will have an opportunity to participate in the hunt. Every child will receive a Flagler Museum commemorative egg.

Museum gates open at 9:00 a.m. when children may have their picture taken with the Easter Bunny, and create Easter-themed crafts. The egg hunt begins promptly at 10:00 a.m.

After the hunt, children are invited to join in special games, including the Gilded Age game of egg rolling. Egg rolling began on the South Lawn of the White House when President Rutherford B. Hayes welcomed children to the first White House Easter Egg Roll in 1878. Special prizes will be awarded to the game winners. Children should bring their own baskets. Wooden egg rolling spoons will be provided.

March 30, 2013Gates open at 9:00 a.m. Egg Hunt starts at 10:00 a.m.

$18 for adults$10 for children

Free for Members (and their children or grandchildren) at the Sustaining level and above

Free for Adult Individual, Family, and Life members. However, ticket purchase will be required for children and grandchildren.

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The 9th Annual Bluegrass in The Pavilion concert continues to bring the best Bluegrass musicians to South Florida. In 2013, Audie Blaylock and Redline and Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver will perform brilliant Bluegrass music at this National Historic Landmark.

With over 35 albums to their credit, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver have multiple Grammy, Dove, ICM, IBMA and SPBGMA Award nominations, and are seven-time winners of IBMA’s Vocal Group of the Year. Doyle Lawson received two nominations in the 17th Annual Inspirational Country Music (ICM) Awards held in Nashville on October 28, 2011, with fellow nominees including such country giants as George Strait and Carrie Underwood.

There are many flavors of bluegrass, but none so delicious as what you’ll hear from Audie Blaylock and Redline. Absolutely no track disappoints the listener. Audie Blaylock, along with Redline members: Patrick McAvinue (fiddle/vocals), Reed Jones (bass/vocals), and Russ Carson (banjo) comprise a wealth of talent alone.

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Bluegrass in the PavilionApril 13, 20133:00 p.m. Tickets: $30All proceeds benefit South Arts’ emergency planning for Gulf Coast cultural institutions.

April 14, 20123:00 p.m.Tickets $30

Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver

Audie Blaylock and Redline

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Founder’s Day

On June fifth each year the Flagler Museum celebrates its anniversary by opening to the public free of charge in honor of the Museum’s founder, and Henry Flagler’s granddaughter, Jean Flagler Matthews.

On Founder’s Day visitors may take a self-guided tour of Whitehall, view the permanent collection of art and objects related to the Gilded Age, and climb aboard Henry Flagler’s Railcar No. 91 in the Flagler Kenan Pavilion.

June 5, 201310:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Free Museum Admission

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Grandparents DayFamily plays an important role in the history of the Flagler Museum. The Museum’s founder, Jean Flagler Matthews, was the granddaughter of Henry Flagler. She preserved Whitehall and its collections to honor her grandfather and educate visitors about Florida’s history.

Share your family history by celebrating Grandparents Day at the Flagler Museum. Families may tour Whitehall with a Tour and Activity Guide for Kids and then enjoy family-friendly activities in the Flagler Kenan Pavilion. Together families can create a family tree, design a scrapbook page to commemorate the day, write a postcard to send to family, and have a photo taken in front of Henry Flagler’s Railcar No. 91.

September 8, 201310:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Free with Museum Admission

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Children’s Fall Exhibit ActivityThe Museum invites children in fourth through

eighth grade to a special tour of the Fall Exhibition, Capturing the Cup, with the Museum’s Education Director. Afterward, children will exercise their creativity during a hands-on activity.

Mother’s DayMothers and their families are invited to celebrate this special day in the refined elegance of Café des Beaux-Arts. Each mother will receive a keepsake photograph, a rose, and a $10 gift card to the Museum Store.

May 11 & 12, 2013 See Ticket Code Page for prices and times.

Grandparents DayShare your family history by celebrating Grandparents Day at the Flagler Museum. Tour Whitehall and enjoy family-friendly activities.

September 8, 2013

Free with Admission

Annual Christmas Tree LightingThe Annual Tree Lighting festivities includes music played on the original 1,249 pipe organ and the 1902 Steinway art-case piano, choral performances, refreshments, and a visit from Santa Claus.

December 2, 20123:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Free with Admission

Mad Hatter’s Tea PartyFamilies are invited to come dressed for Tea. Parents and children will create festive bonnets and top hats while learning the art of table etiquette, followed by Gilded Age style tea from the Café des Beaux-Arts.

March 16, 2013See Ticket Code Page for prices. Space is limited, advance purchase is required.

Easter Egg Hunt and Egg RollChildren are invited to hunt for more than 7,000 Easter Eggs on the Museum’s Lawns. The Museum grounds will be sectioned off into age-appropriate areas so that children, including toddlers, will have an opportunity to participate in the hunt. Every child will receive a Flagler Museum commemorative egg.

March 30, 20139:00 a.m.Hunts at 10:00 a.m.See Ticket Code Page for prices.

Children’s Winter Exhibit ActivityThe Museum invites children in fourth through

eighth grade to a special tour of the Winter Exhibit, Impressions of Interiors, with the Museum’s Education Director. Afterward, children will exercise their creativity during a hands-on activity.

February 16, 201310:00 a.m.

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tsBecome a Member TodayIndividual and Corporate Members underwrite nearly 75% of the actual cost of each visit to the Museum. Members support the preservation of Whitehall for future generations, and make possible educational outreach, exhibitions, lectures, and special programming throughout the year. Benefits include:

• Unlimited free admission• Recognition in Museum publications• 10% discount in the Museum Store• Discounts on special programs• Guest passes for friends and family• Invitation to private events, such as exhibit openings and receptions• Sponsorship of Whitehall’s rooms• Private tours with the Chief Curator or Executive Director• The privilege of reserving an evening at the Museum for a Member

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For more information or to purchase a membership, please visit the Museum website at www.flaglermuseum.us/membership

Museum Member Events

Member Appreciation DaysNovember 23 - December 2, 2012

All Members receive an additional 10% discount in the Museum Store, for a total of 20% off all purchases. Members may also enjoy tea in Café des Beaux-Arts for $20.

Trustees’ Annual ReceptionDecember 6, 20126:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

The Flagler Museum Trustees invite Members at the Sponsor level and above to celebrate the 2012-2013 Season. The exhibition Capturing the Cup: Yacht Racing During the Gilded Age will be open for viewing.

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Director’s Annual LuncheonMarch 18, 201311:30 a.m.

Patron level Members and above are invited to a private luncheon with the Museum’s Executive Director.

Winter Exhibition Opening ReceptionJanuary 31, 20136:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Members at the Sponsor level and above are invited to an opening reception for Impressions of Interiors: Gilded Age Paintings by Walter Gay

Independence Day CelebrationJuly 4, 20138:00 p.m.

Members at the Sustaining level and above are invited to enjoy the fireworks display over Lake Worth. Guests will enjoy a reading of the Declaration of Independence, musical performances, and refreshments.

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Flagler Associate - $5,000 • A private tour for up to six people with the Executive Director, by appointment• A total of thirty guest tour passes• The privilege of reserving one evening at the Museum for a Member Event (e.g. wedding receptions and private parties), subject to Member Event guidelines, fees, and availability

Sponsorship acknowledgement for one of Whitehall’s first floor rooms • PLUS all benefits of lower level Memberships

Benefactor - $2,500 • A private tour for up to six people with the Chief Curator, by appointment• A total of twenty guest tour passes• The privilege of reserving the Boardroom and Study for one meeting (subject to Member Event guidelines, fees, and availability)• Sponsorship acknowledgement for one of Whitehall’s second floor rooms• PLUS all benefits of lower level Memberships

Patron - $1,000• Invitation for the Member and a guest to the Director’s Annual Luncheon• A total of twelve guest tour passes• A listing on the Members & Contributors Recognition Wall in the Pavilion• PLUS all benefits of lower level Memberships

Sponsor - $500 • Two additional Individual Memberships for friends or colleagues• Invitations to the Annual Trustees’ Reception and Exhibit Opening Receptions• A total of ten guest tour passes • A total of four tickets to the entire Whitehall Lecture Series• Souvenir DVD of Whitehall• Subscription to art&culture magazine • PLUS all benefits of lower level Memberships

Sustaining - $225 • Free admission for two to the Whitehall Lecture Series• Eight guest tour passes• Acknowledgment in the Annual Report• Invitation to the Independence Day Celebration and fireworks• $2 discount on lunch at Café des Beaux-Arts • PLUS all benefits of lower level Memberships

Family - $125 • An additional Membership Card for an adult living at the same address, and free admission for up to four of the Member’s children under 18 years of age • PLUS all benefits of lower level Membership

Individual - $75• Personalized Membership Card with free unlimited Flagler Museum admission• Subscription to the Flagler Museum’s Magazine, Inside Whitehall• Flagler Museum Members’ license plate• Discount to the Whitehall Lecture Series• 10% Members’ discount in the Flagler Museum Store

Become A member today

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Ticket Order Codes

To purchase tickets online, visit www.flaglermuseum.us/tickets

or scan this QR code with a smartphone.

Member (IFL) - Museum Member at Individual, Family & Life levelsMember (S+) - Museum Member at Sustaining level and above

The Dark Horse L8 Member (S+) Free L9 Member (IFL) $10 L10 non-member $28

The President is a Sick Man L11 Member (S+) Free L12 Member (IFL) $10 L13 non-member $28

Fraud of the Century L14 Member (S+) Free L15 Member (IFL) $10 L16 non-member $28

Valentines Tea-for-Two Feb. 14 V1 Member $80 V2 non-member $120Feb. 15V3 Member $80 V4 non-member $120Feb. 16V5 Member $80 V6 non-member $120Feb. 17V7 Member $80 V8 non-member $120

Bal PoudréU1 $750 Dinner in the Grand Ball room, After-Dinner Dance, and VIP Lounge accessU2 $350 After-Dinner Dance and VIP Lounge access U3 $250 After-Dinner Dance

Mother’s Day Tea May 11 T1 Member Mother $60 & Child (of any age) T2 Member $30 T3 non-member Mother $100 & Child (of any age) T4 non-member Adult $50 T5 non-member $35 Child 17 & under

May 12 T6 Member Mother $60 & Child (of any age) T7 Member $30 T8 non-member Mother $100 & Child (of any age) T9 non-member Adult $50 T10 non-member $35 Child 17 & under

Bluegrass ConcertB1 Ticket $30

Easter Egg HuntE1 non-member Adult $18 E2 Child $10 E3 Member Adult Free E4 Member’s (S+) Child Free

Mad Hatter’s Tea PartyP1 Member $30 P2 non-member $45

Special Lecture: Sir Thomas Lipton and His Race for the CupW1 Member (S+) Free W2 Member (IFL) $10 W3 non-member $20

Special Christmas LectureK1 Member (S+) Free K2 Member (IFL) $10 K3 non-member $28

Music SeriesM1 Series Ticket $280 M2 Quartetto Bernini $60 M3 Utrecht String Quartet $60 M4 Schubert Ensemble $60 M5 Vienna Piano Trio $60 M6 Auryn Quartet $60

Whitehall Lecture SeriesL1 Series Ticket $125

President and the Assassin L2 Member (S+) Free L3 Member (IFL) $10 L4 non-member $28

No Businessman L5 Member (S+) Free L6 Member (IFL) $10 L7 non-member $28

Holiday Evening ToursDue to limited availability, tickets are available for purchase by telephone only. Please call (561) 655-2833

Dec. 18 & 19 tours begin at: 7:15 p.m. 7:25 p.m.

Dec. 20 & 21 tours begin at: 7:05 p.m. 7:15 p.m. 7:25 p.m.

Dec. 22 & 23 tours begin at: 6:50 p.m. 7:05 p.m. 7:15 p.m. 7:25 p.m.

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Cocoanut Row and Whitehall WayPalm Beach, Florida 33480

(561) 655-2833www.flaglermuseum.us© 2012 Flagler Museum

Sponsored in part by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, the Florida Council on Arts and Culture.

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Directions to the Museum The Museum is located on the corner of Cocoanut Row and Whitehall Way in Palm Beach, Florida.

From I-95 or Florida’s Turnpike: • Take Exit 70 from I-95, or Exit 99 from the Florida Turnpike, and drive East on Okeechobee Boulevard (about three miles or six miles respectively) through West Palm Beach. • Cross the bridge over the Intracoastal Waterway into Palm Beach and continue onto Royal Palm Way. • Make a left turn at the first stop light onto Cocoanut Row. • Continue about ½ mile, and the Museum parking lot will be on the left.

From US 1 heading North: • Turn right (east) on Okeechobee Blvd and follow above directions.

From A1A heading North: • Turn left onto Worth Avenue. • Follow Worth Avenue west to Cocoanut Row and turn right. • Drive north 8/10ths of a mile along Cocoanut Row to the Museum’s parking lot on the left side of the street.

From US 1 heading South: • Turn left at Quadrille Blvd, and cross over the Flagler Memorial Bridge. • Turn right at the first traffic light onto Cocoanut Row. • The Museum is located on the right side of the street.

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