Mount Vernon Magazine, Spring 2019

Join us throughout the 2019 and 2020 season for performances, specialty tours, and academic symposia to experience the music of 18th-century Mount Vernon, beginning with the debut of our authentically reproduced harpsichord.

For over two and a half years John Watson, Conservator of Early Keyboard Instruments, worked to create a replica of Nelly Custis's 1793 Longman & Broderip 2-Manual Harpsichord. He is now complete and the replica harpsichord can be seen inside the Mansion.

Play a virtual version of the harpsichord and learn about the different sounds made by the different pulls of the instrument.

George and Martha Washington's front parlor is now opened to the public, after a multi-year restoration project. Visitors can see the newly restored and refurnished room on their Mansion tour.