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December at Vanderbilt Museum Features Guided Tours of Decorated Mansion

Special Candlelight Evening Tours of Mansion Planned for December 26-30

The holiday season at the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum will begin on the day after Thanksgiving, Friday, November 26, with guided tours of the brightly decorated, Spanish-Revival Vanderbilt Mansion. Tours that day and on Saturday-Sunday, November 27-28, will be given between 12:00 and 4:00 p.m.

Beginning Tuesday, November 30, guided tours on Tuesday and Friday will leave at 12:45, 2:00 and 3:15. On Saturdays and Sundays, the last tour begins at 4:00.

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Local garden clubs and individuals deck the Vanderbilt Mansion halls each year. This year, the decorators included the Centerport, Dix Hills, Honey Hills, Nathan Hale and Three Village garden clubs, the Cornell Cooperative Gardeners, and volunteers Gloria Else-Caiazzo and Allyson Else-Norton.

"These dedicated volunteers make our beautiful mansion even more magical each December," said Carol Ghiorsi Hart, executive director of the museum. "We're grateful for their generosity and creativity."

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The annual lighting of the large tree in the mansion courtyard is set for Sunday, December 5, at 5:00 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. The Vanderbilt will operate on special holiday hours December 26-31, open each day from 11:00 to 5:00, with Planetarium shows hourly from 11:00 to 4:00.

On December 26-30, visitors may take special candlelight tours of the decorated Vanderbilt Mansion, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Admission is $10 for adults, $9 for students and seniors (62 and older), and $5 for children 12 and under. Hot chocolate and cookies will be served.

The Vanderbilt Museum will be closed on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day (December 24 and 25) and on New Year's Day (January 1). The museum will be open on New Year's Eve (December 31).

During December, museum hours are Tuesday and Friday, 12:00 to 4:00 p.m.; Saturday, 11:00 to 5:00; and Sunday 12:00 to 5:00. General museum admission is $7 for adults, $6 for students and seniors (62 and older), $3 for children 12 and under. Visitors who wish to tour the mansion pay general admission plus $5 per person.

Mansion and Museum Hours

Guided tours of the decorated Vanderbilt Mansion will begin on the day after Thanksgiving, Friday, November 26, (and Saturday-Sunday, November 27-28) between 12:00 and 4:00 p.m. After that weekend, the guided tours will be given on Tuesday and Friday at 12:45, 2:00 and 3:15 p.m. and on Saturday and Sunday between 12:00 and 4:00 (the last tour begins at 4:00).

Through November 28, the mansion, marine museum, natural-history galleries and grounds are open Tuesday through Friday from 12 to 5, Saturday 11 to 5, Sunday 12 to 5.

December hours: Tuesday and Friday, 12 to 5, Saturday 11 to 5, Sunday 12 to 5. From December 26 through 31, the museum is open each day from 11:00 to 5:00, with Planetarium shows hourly from 11:00 to 4:00.

 

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