This weekend!
My MAPSO, a curated photography exhibition at Durand-Hedden. See event page for details.

Upcoming Events

Deep Mapping, presented by Maplewood Arts & Culture

Wednesdays, Oct 7 - Nov 11, 2026, 6:30 pm to 8 pm

A six-week creative workshop. The October 21 session is at Durand-Hedden.

Gingerbread House Contest & Holiday Open House

Sunday, December 13, 1 pm to 4 pm

Take part in our annual Gingerbread House Contest, view our decorated historic house, visit with Old St. Nick, and enjoy shopping at our charming Country Store.

My MAPSO: A Curated Photography Exhibition

Saturday and Sunday, Nov 7 and 8, 12 noon to 5 pm

Durand-Hedden will display photographs from local artists of sites that are part of the histories of Maplewood and South Orange. Photographs use pre-digital formats, including nineteenth-century photographic processes such as pinhole cameras, salt prints, and cyanotypes.

Black History Month

Sunday, Feb 7, 2027, at 1 pm

Durand-Hedden will host speakers Mia White and Nancy Gagnier, and will mount an exhibit on the history of redlining in New Jersey.

Guests raising glasses of rosé wine in a toast

Spirits of Revolution and a Thanksgiving Toast — A Spirited Fundraiser for Durand-Hedden

Thursday, Nov 19, 2026, 6:30 pm and 7:45 pm

Join local wine and spirits expert Hank Zona for a festive and fascinating evening exploring historic and contemporary libations.

Where History is a Community Effort

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Featured Work

Slavery in New Jersey: A Troubled History is an illustrated 40-page book that traces the evolution of slavery in New Jersey, which began with Dutch settlement in the seventeenth century and continued through the end of the Civil War.

Spirits of Revolution and a Thanksgiving Toast

Raise a glass to our revolutionary past—and to preserving Durand-Hedden’s future A spirited fundraiser on Thursday, November 19, beginning at 6:30 pm at Durand-Hedden.

Press Releases

The People’s House? The Reality of Personal Taste in the White House

Join Durand-Hedden on Sunday, October 11, for The People’s House? The Reality of Personal Taste in the White House, a talk with Ulysses Grant . Dietz will survey how the interiors at the White House have changed from the 1817 rebuilding after the 1814 burning, to the sixty-six years since the Kennedy renovations of 1960.