Highlights include a variety of outdoor performances, lectures, and the return of the SculptureNow outdoor sculpture exhibit. Additional details on all programs, including advanced registration, can be found at EdithWharon.org. We knew we wanted to do as much outdoors as possible, said Susan Wissler, executive director at The Mount. We envisioned different locations throughout the estate as unique performance venues and tried to match the performances to the space, making each site-specific. We will be presenting live music on a newly built stage below the stable, hosting lectures in an open-air tent in the field at the top of the property, and using the entire estate for roving readings and performances.
LENOX â Outdoor performances, lectures, monthly StoryWalks for families and the return of the SculptureNow outdoor exhibit, on June 1, are the focus of the 2021 summer season at The Mount, Edith Wharton s Home.
âWe knew we wanted to do as much outdoors as possible,â said Susan Wissler, executive director at The Mount, in a release. âWe envisioned different locations throughout the estate as unique performance venues and tried to match the performances to the space, making each site-specific. We will be presenting live music on a newly built stage below the stable, hosting lectures in an open-air tent in the field at the top of the property, and using the entire estate for roving readings and performances.â
Mission: The Mount, a National Historic Landmark and cultural center, celebrates the intellectual, artistic and humanitarian legacy of author Edith Wharton.
Founded: Edith Wharton designed and built The Mount in 1902. The Edith Wharton Restoration, the nonprofit that runs the property, formed in the 1970s.
Employees: 14 year-round; 40 to 50 from May to October.
The Mount does more than preserve the legacy of one of the greatest authors of the Gilded Age. It also has turned into a cultural center that celebrates writers and the art of writing, a transformation that allowed The Mount to rebound from the dire financial straits that it found itself in during the Great Recession.
Moonlight and snow: A walk at The Mount
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The Mount s courtyard during NightWood. by Lynne M. Anstett ImageryLynne M. AnsettShow MoreShow Less
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The Mount s garden at NightWood by Lynne M. Anstett Imagery Art WorksLynne M. AnsettShow MoreShow Less