MESDA Furniture Seminar

March 30 & 31, 2012

Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts

Sixty years after the first landmark exhibition of southern furniture and fifteen years after the publication of Colonial Williamsburg’s Southern Furniture, the MESDA Furniture Seminar will explore fresh insights, recent discoveries, and expanded boundaries. Presenters include: Ronald L. Hurst, Wendy A. Cooper, Lisa Minardi, Mack Headley, Martin O’Brien, Robert Leath, June Lucas.

Please visit the MESDA website for a complete listing of speakers.

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Registration: $295  / $245  for Friends of MESDA or Old Salem. Includes all sessions and materials, Friday dinner, lunch and admission to Old Salem Museums & Gardens and MESDA. To register or for more information, please call (336-721-7360) or email (mesdaprograms@oldsalem.org).

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Optional Pre-Seminar Workshop
An optional pre-seminar hands-on workshop on historic varnishes will be offered on Friday morning, March 30 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the workshop of Martin O’Brien, Cabinetmaker, located a few blocks from MESDA. Registration for this workshop is $125 (subject to change) and includes lunch and all materials. Space is limited.