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WINTERTHUR, DELAWARE (February 6, 2014) - Timed Tickets
for the Costumes of Downton Abbey Exhibition at Winterthur Museum,
Garden & Library are now on sale. Tickets may be purchased online at www.winterthur.org/admission or by phone by calling (800) 448-3883 or (302) 888-4600. Entrance to the exhibition is included in
Winterthur's $20 admission fee but timed tickets must be purchased in advance.
The Costumes of Downton Abbey Exhibition opens on March 1, 2014 and
continues through January 4, 2015. A co-production of Carnival Films and
Masterpiece, Downton Abbey depicts life in the British household of the
fictional Earl and Countess of Grantham.
It is one of the most critically acclaimed period dramas ever produced
and has become one of the most widely watched television shows in the world.
Cosprop, the world's leading
costumier for film, television and theater, will lend Winterthur 40
historically accurate costumes from the television show. These costumes will be
displayed in Winterthur's largest gallery space and integrated with videos,
photographs and vignettes. Winterthur's curators will structure the exhibition
so that visitors can step into and experience the fictional world of Downton
Abbey and the contrasting world of Winterthur founder Henry Francis du Pont
and his contemporaries during the first half of the 20th century.
In conjunction with the exhibition, Winterthur will host a wide range of
lectures, workshops and special events focusing on entertaining and country
house life in Britain and the United States.
Museum hours are 10:00AM to 5:00PM, Tuesday thru Sunday; Winterthur is closed
on Mondays. For more information, including special services, call (800)
448-3883, (302) 888-4600 or TTY (302) 888-4907 or visit www.winterthur.org.
Downton® and Downton Abbey®. A Carnival Films/Masterpiece
Co-Production.
Carnival logo © 2005 Carnival Film & Television Limited. Masterpiece is a
trademark of the WGBH Educational Foundation. All Rights Reserved.
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& Visitors Bureau is a non-profit organization founded in 1978, chartered
by the Governor of Delaware, the New Castle County Executive and the Mayor of
Wilmington. Its mission is to serve as the community's customer-focused
destination marketing organization, generating economic growth through leisure
travel and meetings development by aggressively marketing attractions,
facilities, amenities and services for visitors.
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