Join Brian Gallagher, senior curator of decorative arts, for a tour of Walter Scott Lenox and American Belleek and then stay for a screening of the classic “Hello, Dolly.” Registration required. Free with museum admission.

1 PM curator-led tour

2–4 PM film screening

Join Senior Curator of Decorative Arts Brian Gallagher for a tour of Walter Scott Lenox and American Belleek and then stay for a screening of the Martin Scorsese film “Age of Innocence.” Registration required.

1 PM: Curator-led tour with exhibition curator Brian Gallagher.

2–4 PM: Film screening of “Age of Innocence.”

Free with museum admission

Whether it was tea for two or an well-appointed tablescape set for 20, Lenox ceramic porcelain has been a generational staple of American soirees. See 80 examples of American Belleek — the origin of this elegant porcelain —and learn how designer Walter Scott Lenox built a lasting legacy through manufacturing of the art-ceramic porcelain.

Mint members can enjoy early access to the exhibition Walter Scott Lenox and American Belleek that features 80 works from the Mint’s collection, as well as other notable public and private collections, that solely focus on the earliest decades of American Belleek production.

Ulysses Grant Dietz, retired senior curator and curator of Decorative Arts at The Newark Museum of Art, examines how high-end ceramics like those in the exhibition Walter Scott Lenox and American Belleek would have fit into the fashionable interiors of America’s Gilded Age.

Celebrate the opening of Walter Scott Lenox and American Belleek. Featuring 80 works from the Mint’s permanent collection, as well as other notable public and private collections, this exhibition focuses solely on the earliest decades of American Belleek production and the role Walter Scott Lenox played in its development as an art form.

1 PM–2:30 PM | VIP Opening Afternoon Tea

2:30 PM – Museum opens to public

2:30–3:30 PM | Brian Gallagher, senior curator of Decorative Arts, presents an overview of the exhibition, discussing its central themes and highlighting some of its remarkable works of art.