Chestnut Hill's Woodmere Museum Hosting Special Holiday Event

CHESTNUT HILL, PHILADELPHIA — The Woodmere Art Museum in Chestnut Hill is hosting a free special holiday event this weekend with music, treats, tree lighting, and more.

Chestnut Hill Circle of Trees will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 23 at the museum, 9201 Germantown Ave.

The event will feature a holiday tree lighting and visits with Santa at the museum.

The Norwood Fontbonne Note-ables will be performing live music, as well.

Attendees will be able to enjoy hot chocolate, cookies.

Woodmere’s holiday exhibition, Merry and Bright II: The Christmas Collection of Jeanette Turnbull, will open Saturday, too.

Turnbull will "deck the halls" at Woodmere with an installation of vintage and contemporary decorations.

In addition, children’s toys, holiday trimmings, a dollhouse replica of a Germantown home, and a sculpture of Belsnickel, a Christmas figure from German folklore—on loan from the Germantown Historical Society—will bring 19th century holiday traditions to life.

Also on view from Nov. 23 through Jan. 5, 2020, is Golden Slippers: Images of the Mummers from Woodmere’s Collection shows the colorful and elaborate costumes that have captured the imagination of many of the city’s artists.