Traveling Oscar Hammerstein Museum Makes Its Doylestown Debut

DOYLESTOWN, PA — The Traveling Oscar Hammerstein II Museum has made its debut, bringing a selection of Hammerstein's personal items and prized memorabilia to locations throughout the area.

The traveling museum, created by the nonprofit organization working to turn Hammerstein's former Doylestown home into a permanent museum, is currently housed at Fox & Holly in the Doylestown Shopping Center.

The treasures featured in the traveling museum will eventually have a permanent home once the museum comes to fruition, advocates say. But for now, the Traveling Museum can be seen at the store Monday through Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Over the next 12 months, it will be displayed at various venues, including The Mercer Museum, Delaware Valley University, Penn Community Bank, and more.

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Hammerstein's property, located on East Road, is now a bed and breakfast. But a group of dedicated volunteers are working to raise money to turn it into a museum and education center.
The nonprofit organization, The Oscar Hammerstein Museum & Theatre Education Center, is working to raise $2 million to purchase and restore the historic property.

The group wants to turn the farm of the famous librettist and lyricist into a museum and education center, and use the barn as well as the historic house to carry out their vision. The property, which in the past was proposed to be a theater, is currently in jeopardy of sale and a four-lot subdivision, advocates behind effort say.

In addition to displaying key pieces, organizers say the traveling museum will educate the public about the effort to save Hammerstein's house, including the history of the property, what's involved to save and renovate it, the project timeframe, and how to get involved.

More information can be found on www.hammersteinmuseum.org.