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Mount Vernon’s $40 Million Makeover Revealed Hidden Paint Colors, Lost Wallpaper, and a Mystery Fork

Ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary, Mt. Vernon in Virginia has undergone the most ambitious preservation effort in its ...

A One-on-One Date With a Museum’s Treasures

Visitors at the V&A East Storehouse can book appointments with artifacts that usually aren’t on show — and can even touch many of them.