Pottery on the Hill 2023
Pottery on the Hill is BACK and so was it’s social media takeovers by its artists! From details to behind the scenes to potter features & takeovers, the last couple of months shared all things pottery!
Fall Solo Exhibits 2023
Hill Center Galleries is pleased to announce that 11 local artists have had their work chosen for the 2023 Fall Solo Exhibitions: Suzi Balamaci, Alan Braley, Barbara Brennan, Paula Cleggett, Jeffrey Felten-Green, Scot McKenzie, Isabella Merlos, Terence Nicholson, Rindy OBrien, Felicia…
Preservation Notes: Hill Center Naming Opportunities 5-11-23
This version of Preservation Notes introduces some of the people for whom rooms at the Hill Center are named. Frederick Douglass was born enslaved on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. He escaped from bondage to become an influential writer and speaker, and had…
Preservation Notes: Color Us Green 10-24-22
This version of Preservation Notes takes a look at how a 150-year-old building goes green. The Old Naval Hospital was built just as scientists were beginning to connect human activity to its effect on the environment. Around the time of the hospital’s 1866 opening…
Hill Center’s Benjamin Drummond Emancipation Day Celebration Returns with Events Centered on Black History
Dr. Sharita Jacobs Thompson, Benjamin Drummond Emancipation Day Celebration co-producer and resident scholar, brings readers back to the beginning of Hill Center's celebration in 2015. We are thrilled that this series is returning to Hill Center, and we hope to…
Preservation Notes: Spring Gardens 4-29-22
This version of Preservation Notes takes us to Hill Center’s grounds, restored to their original glory."I have been waiting long for this spring song." -Langston Hughes* The last two years have seemed like a long winter, and there’s no better place…
Hill Center Cookbook Celebrates 10th Anniversary
“A Taste of Hill Center: Recipes from our Community Table” continues tradition started in 1864 Hill Center is celebrating its 10th Anniversary with a cookbook showcasing varied food traditions from the community it has brought together over the past decade…
Preservation Notes: The Navy & Square 948
This version of Preservation Notes begins at the beginning. Why was the country’s first permanent naval hospital built at 921 Pennsylvania Avenue S.E.? Location, location, location. Square 948, the ¾-acre site between E Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, and 9th and…
What’s Cooking at Hill Center: February 2021 & Beyond
It’s a new year and we are still serving up new cooking classes at Hill Center! Trying out a new recipe, or learning how to turn a unrecognizable ingredient into something delicious is a productive and fun way to kill…
A Call for Recipes!
Dear Friends of Hill Center, We want your recipes! Do you have a family dish that’s everyone’s favorite? Would Thanksgiving be disappointing without Aunt Betty’s sweet potatoes? Do you always cook black-eyed peas for good luck in the New Year?…