Museum ‘Christmas with the First Ladies’ exhibit continues until Jan. 10
Julie Brown, Special Writer
The exhibit, which continues until Jan. 10, goes “right back to Martha, the very first,” museum Marketing Director Rennae Green said of Martha Custis Washington. “We do go all the way back so it's quite a span.”
Some 20 costumed mannequins are featured, with many dresses from the collection of archivist Pam Yockey, also a seamstress. The Hillary Clinton, Michelle Obama and Melania Trump years are covered.
Vignettes in the exhibit represent first ladies in The White House through the years. Green noted it's being an election year contributed to the exhibit choice. The museum will close to the public Jan. 10 until Jan. 27 when the next exhibit opens.
That “First Ladies, Fashion Setters” exhibit will be open through June 13. This exhibit will feature the dresses of the first ladies and their impact and influence in fashion.
“People are looking to do something festive,” Green said.
The museum gift shop has books on the first ladies as well as ornaments through The White House Historical Association. “They're like felt, nicely done,” she said of the ornaments.
