A Historic House Museum in Beaumont, Texas
The Chambers House Museum will be closed for tours beginning December 20th and will reopen for regular tour hours on Tuesday, January 3rd. Please visit us at the John Jay French Museum, open for tours Tuesday-Thursday, December 20-22 and Tuesday-Friday, December 27-30 from 10:00 am-3pm. We hope you all enjoy spending quality time with friends and family during this holiday season!
A Collection of Family Handwork
The talented Chambers ladies created a myriad of handwork to adorn their life. Excellent seamstresses, they were also quite talented in crochet, embroidery, quilting, tatting and other handcrafts. The display includes dresses along with the original patterns, exquisite tatted and crocheted trims and doilies and hand stitched quilts. Found as part of the Chambers collection, these pieces are fine examples from the period.
Exhibit runs through Saturday, Sept. 24th. Tour hours are Tuesday – Friday 10 am – 3 pm and Saturdays 10 am – 2 pm. Admission is $5 per person.
A Collection of Work in Charcoal
Currently on display, enjoy a collection of charcoal artwork by Florence Chambers. Many of Florence’s works hang in the Chambers House Museum, but we are exhibiting pieces from her portfolio that have never been seen by the public. Florence chose a broad range of subject matter in her work, including florals, still-life and anatomy. This natural talent was honed by art classes taken while attending Southwestern University in Georgetown, TX. Throughout her life, Florence continued to take personal enjoyment creating works of art.
This exhibit will run through Saturday, Sept. 10th. Tour hours are Tuesday – Friday 10 am – 3 pm and Saturdays 10 am – 2 pm. Admission is $5 per person.
The Chambers House presents “Linens and Lace”, an exhibit of late 19th through mid-20th century textiles from the Chambers Collection. From beautiful tablecloths, to handmade doilies, and fashionable accessories, each item is a piece of art.
“Linens and Lace” will be on exhibit March 1 through April 30. Tour hours are Tuesday – Friday 10 am – 3 pm and Saturday 10 am – 2 pm. Please call 409-832-4010 to reserve for groups of 10 or more.
Work has beg
un to prepare Florence Chambers’ bedroom for painting. The trim, doors, and windows will be sanded and repainted. The Chambers House Museum will be closed February 5th-19th, 2016 while we get the room refreshed.