Featured Events
Featured Events List
Mansion Exhibit: The Struggle to Vote
The Struggle to Vote: The Nation, Alabama and the South – 1848 to 1920 Exhibit Open October 24, 2020 through April 12, 2021 The Burritt Mansion’s winter-spring exhibit is in partnership with the League of Women Voters of the Tennessee Valley, as part of the League’s commemoration of the 19th Amendment’s Centennial and the formation of the League of Women Voters that was created from the woman suffrage movement. The movement began in 1848 when two women, from the anti-slavery movement, had a meeting with over 300 men and women in attendance.
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Holiday Ornaments Home School Class Lower Elementary
December 2nd – 9:30am – 11:00am Holiday Ornaments will be on display throughout our museum this month. We’ll tour the homes in the Historic Park to compare Christmas traditions of the past with our holiday celebrations today. Then, put your creative spirit to work as we make some holiday decorations to take home and talk about the symbolism behind these ornaments.
View EventHoliday Ornaments Home School Class Upper Elementary & Middle School
December 2nd – 12:00pm – 1:30pm Holiday Ornaments will be on display throughout our museum this month. We’ll tour the homes in the Historic Park to compare Christmas traditions of the past with our holiday celebrations today. Then, put your creative spirit to work as we make some holiday decorations to take home and talk about the symbolism behind these ornaments.
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$40 – $50
Candlelight Christmas 2020 – Friday
One of Burritt’s favorite traditional holiday events is prepped and ready for the 2020 version! We will again be selling car passes and will have all COVID-19 protocols in place as we enjoy the Magic of the Mountain socially distanced.
$40 – $50
Candlelight Christmas 2020 – Saturday
One of Burritt’s favorite traditional holiday events is prepped and ready for the 2020 version! We will again be selling car passes and will have all COVID-19 protocols in place as we enjoy the Magic of the Mountain socially distanced.
Holiday Magic Dinners 2020
2020 Event Dates: December 10, 11, 12, 17 & 18 Holiday Magic Dinner Event Details to come! Holiday magic is one of Burritt’s most important and magical fundraisers! Guest enjoy a holiday dinner in the upscale atmosphere of the Burritt Mansion or the family style warmth of the cabins in the Historic Park. For 2020 we have expanded the event to 5 Magical nights. In an effort to keep distancing and COVID-19 protocols in place. For questions and to make your reservations please call Stephanie Timberlake at 256-512-0141. Reservations for Members Opens September 1, 2020.
View EventHoliday Magic Dinners 2020
2020 Event Dates: December 10, 11, 12, 17 & 18 Holiday Magic Dinner Event Details to come! Holiday magic is one of Burritt’s most important and magical fundraisers! Guest enjoy a holiday dinner in the upscale atmosphere of the Burritt Mansion or the family style warmth of the cabins in the Historic Park. For 2020 we have expanded the event to 5 Magical nights. In an effort to keep distancing and COVID-19 protocols in place. For questions and to make your reservations please call Stephanie Timberlake at 256-512-0141. Reservations for Members Opens September 1, 2020.
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$65.00
Jewelry Making: “Pattern Wire Bracelet”
Learn beginner wire-wrapping techniques and go home with a beautiful bracelet. This workshop is a prerequisite for Elesa’s intermediate wire workshops.
$75.00
Fiber Arts: Knitting a Wheat Scarf
Learn all the basics of knitting – casting on, knitting, purling, and binding off – while creating a simple, textural, reversible scarf. Absolutely no knitting experience required!
$10.00 – $90.00
Quilting: “Sew Sweet Table Runner”
This workshop builds on beginner sewing and quilting skills while crafting a round table runner you are sure to love!
$10.00 – $120.00
Ceramics: “Darted Cup”
Come create a one of a kind functional work of art in Burritt’s brand new pottery studio!
$10.00 – $100.00
Blacksmithing: “Grilling Tools”
SOLD OUT! Using the forge, anvil, and basic hand tools, students will learn to make a set of grilling tools.
$50.00
Fiber Arts: “Needle Felted Gnomes”
Come learn the basics of needle felting and create an adorable gnome.
$10.00 – $100.00
Blacksmithing: “Key Fobs and Hooks”
Using the forge, anvil, and basic hand tools students will learn to make key fobs and hooks.
$10.00 – $80.00
Stained Glass: “Valentine Openwork”
SOLD OUT! This openwork design will make the perfect Valentine’s Day gift for someone special or a lovely decoration for your home.
$165.00
Ceramics: Introduction to the Potter’s Wheel
Learn the basics of shaping clay on a potter’s wheel and create your own hand-crafted bowl in this 4 week series.
$58.00
Wood-burning: “Vintage Huntsville Map”
Calling all Huntsville & history lovers, this workshop is for you!
$10.00 – $125.00
Stained Glass: “Classic Stained Glass Box”
Calling all previous Stained Glass students! In this intermediate workshop you will create a stained glass box that is perfect for jewelry or other treasures.
$10.00 – $110
Photography: Visual Storytelling
We all have a story to tell. Learn to use photography in a creative and technically proficient manner to explore concepts for storytelling and photo essays with instructor Eric Dusenbery.
$65.00
Plants and Herbs: “Victorian Art of Pressed Flowers”
Join us and learn the history and process of pressing flowers and create bookmarks, note cards, candles, and more.
$8 – $12
Melodies on the Mountain: Good Vibrations
Melodies on the Mountain: Learning Through Music A collaboration with Burritt on the Mountain and The Microwave Dave Music Education Foundation (MDMEF) “Good Vibrations – The Relationship Between Science and Music” Thursday April 22, 2021 @ 10-11:30am Burritt on the Mountain, in partnership with The Microwave Dave Music Education Foundation (MDMEF), is offering another education lesson in our “Melodies on the Mountain” series: “Good Vibrations – The Relationship Between Science and Music” The MDMEF will provide a talented local musician to conduct and perform an engaging lesson about the science of fashioning sound and harmony.
$8 – $12
Opera on the Mountain: Learning through the Arts
Opera on the Mountain: Learning Through the Arts A collaboration with Burritt on the Mountain and Encore Opera The Bremen Town Musicians Thursday May 6, 2021 @ 10-11:30am Burritt on the Mountain, in partnership with Encore Opera present “The Bremen Town Musicians”. Come enjoy this operatic version of The Town Musicians of Bremen written for children. This somewhat silly and totally fun production includes the music by famous opera composers such as J. Offenbach, G. Rossini, G. Donizetti, A. Sullivan and G. Verdi.