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…

 Two hundred fifty years ago America declared its independence from Great Britain.  Battles were fought, new governments were formed, and plenty of people made sacrifices in the name of the new nation. While some men were fighting in the war and others were making laws, many women were running businesses, dealing with shortages of food…