Grant Quertermous Curator & Director of Collections – Richard Hampton Jenrette Foundation Diplomacy at Home: The Domestic Lives of the Founding Families opened June 28 at the Katonah Museum of Art, drawing on objects from some of the nation’s most significant founding-era homes (including John Jay Homestead) — furniture, fine art, personal possessions, and the…

John Jay Homestead is undertaking a thoughtful tree stewardship effort as part of ongoing historic and ecological restoration. Some trees—many long-loved—must be removed due to age, safety concerns, or to restore historically appropriate landscapes. This work is being conducted with care and transparency, guided by New York State’s environmental review and historic preservation standards. Where…

Thanks to the extraordinary generosity of our Friends donors—and with particular thanks to the hard work of our distinguished advisor Peter Kenny (curator emeritus of the American Wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art), Executive Director Emily Grand, site manager Heather Iannucci, former President Laura Harris, House Chair Heather Langham and production superstar Clarissa de…

 When the Constitutional Convention convened in Philadelphia in May 1787, there were several recognizable men.  Most delegates knew the great sage Benjamin Franklin. George Washington was one of the most identifiable men in America. Then there was Gouverneur Morris. An imposing figure at over six feet tall, he had been involved in politics since the…