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Wharton Esherick Museum

Home & Studio of artist Wharton Esherick (1887-1970)
National Historic Landmark for Architecture
Studio Tours by reservation March through December

Please note: Visitors MUST HAVE ADVANCE RESERVATIONS to tour the site. We offer multiple tour experiences. An Experiencing Esherick visit emphasizes a sense of place and integrity of materials, thinking broadly about Esherick’s legacy in the fields of art, craft, design, and architecture, and fostering a deep connection to the singular nature of the Studio. An Esherick and Architecture tour will l

ead you through the Museum’s upper campus, which is recognized as a National Historic Landmark for Architecture. The tour focuses on two experimental buildings: the Esherick Studio (1926-1966) and the 1956 Workshop (1956). Book your reservation online: www.whartonesherickmuseum.org
Book over the phone: 610-644-5822

If you have questions please email [email protected] or call 610-644-5822. Walk-ins will NOT be accommodated. Become a member and your entry is always free! Advance reservations are still required. Membership levels vary. AAM and National Trust member discounts are honored.

05/29/2026

☀ The Summer Solstice is on the horizon, friends. Join us to celebrate with a music-filled day in Wharton Esherick’s Home and Studio!

Enjoy music drifting from Wharton Esherick’s original radio–a 1960s Blaupunkt sitting on a custom made swing arm recently reinstalled over the dining room table in 2025– alongside rarely seen selections from WEM’s collection highlighting Esherick’s music-related creations. Music stands, musical drawings, as well as photographs of cabinets for radios, record players, and phonographs will be on view! Guests are welcome to wander the Main Gallery, Kitchen, and Dining Room of the 1926 Studio and talk with staff and docents as they experience this space brought to life by Esherick’s radio and the collection highlights delighting in Esherick’s love of music.

Wharton Esherick’s Home and Studio will be open with hour-long Open House slots beginning at 10:00 AM, 11:15 AM, and 1:30 PM.

📅 Sunday, June 21st
🎟 Tickets - https://whartonesherickmuseum.org/event/a-musical-solstice-celebration

05/28/2026

The Wharton Esherick Museum (WEM) is seeking a Manager of Visitor Experience & Interpretation (MVEI) to manage our tour programs and advance the visitor experience across all aspects of museum engagement.

This position combines hands-on interpretive work with the management of visitor services and educational programming. The MVEI will lead tours of the museum complex and will manage the museum’s tour program, including overseeing the online reservation system and assisting the public with making reservations. As part of WEM’s small, collaborative team, the MVEI will work closely with staff and volunteers to deliver high-quality tours and programs, oversee daily visitor operations, and contribute to the continued development of interpretive and educational initiatives during an exciting time of institutional growth.

We'd love to have you join our team at WEM!

Deadline to apply: June 19th

Learn more and apply: https://whartonesherickmuseum.org/job-opportunity/manager-of-visitor-experience-interpretation

05/27/2026

This week's is here to celebrate the beautiful gardens in full bloom gracing the hills and yards here in Pennsylvania! How are your gardens doing as we head into June?

"I Am Come Into My Gardens"
for Song of Solomon
1927
6 in x 6 in
Wharton Esherick
Wharton Esherick Museum Collection

05/25/2026

Join us *tomorrow* during your lunch break for a deep dive into what has gone into preserving Esherick's Studio!

Wharton Esherick’s Home and Studio was a forty-year undertaking for the artist, and the building developed over time based on changing needs. Wharton Esherick broke ground on a sculptor’s studio in 1926 and put the finishing touches on what was by then a home in 1966 with a muraled silo. To help celebrate the Studio’s Centennial year, join us for a conversation with WEM’s Building Preservation Director Andrew Gustine about the ways this National Historic Landmark has continued to change over the past 60 years and the persistent preservation efforts around this building!

This is a free online event with Q&A at the end. Just register to receive the link to join us!

📅 Tuesday, May 26th at 12pm est
🎟 Free & virtual!
🔗 https://whartonesherickmuseum.org/event/preserving-eshericks-home-and-studio-since-1966

05/22/2026

Calling all fellow architecture fans!

Join us next week for a talk with William Whitaker that explores architectural regionalism as an animating force in Philadelphia modernism. Whitaker’s research encompasses famed designers who worked with local materials and indigenous architectural forms—Louis Kahn, Frank Miles Day, and Wharton Esherick among others. His work also accounts for geological and social factors determining the availability of materials and immigration of skilled workers that shaped built expression.

📅 Thursday, May 28th at 6pm est
🎟 Space is limited
🔗 https://whartonesherickmuseum.org/event/architecture-evening-william-whitaker-on-architectural-regionalism-in-greater-philadelphia

05/21/2026

In 1926, Wharton Esherick broke ground on a new studio, a building that is now an icon of handcrafted modern design and the centerpiece of the WEM campus. The site Esherick chose was on a slope of Valley Forge Mountain, amidst sandstone outcroppings and young forests that were overgrowing old farms. There, he and a crew of tradesmen raised a stone structure with a profound sense of rootedness in local geography and architecture. Drawn from the WEM collections, "Pennsylvania Modern" presents drawings, photographs, and archives bearing witness to Esherick’s eye to the local as he began one of his most magnetic creations.

Our spring exhibition "Pennsylvania Modern: Regionalism and the Wharton Esherick Studio" is open through June 7th. You can see it in person in our Visitor Center or get a peek at it online. Be sure to reserve a spot on a tour in advance to take a walk through the Studio after you check out the exhibition!

https://whartonesherickmuseum.org/exhibition/pennsylvania-modern

“America at Home” Newspaper Clipping, 1940
Wharton Esherick Museum Archives

05/20/2026

Esherick's life is full of tales. His home, Studio, sculptures, furniture, prints, friendships, handwritten notes and letters, book collection, and photographs are all filled to the brim with lore and interesting details. We are lucky to know many of these stories from the museum's archives and oral histories. Each story we hear brings about more connection to the community and world that revolves around this special place.

Don't miss the chance to hear some special snippets from our oral histories and view the Studio and the collection of objects inside through the lens of first hand stories. Join us on the Mortar Between the Stones: Stories of the Studio tour tomorrow!

🔗 https://whartonesherickmuseum.org/tours/the-mortar-between-the-stones-stories-of-the-studio

"Last Chips from an Old Block"
for Stuffed Peacocks by Emily Clark
1927
Wharton Esherick
Wharton Esherick Museum Collection

05/18/2026

How are you celebrating International Museum Day today? May we suggest joining us as a member of the Wharton Esherick Museum? We’d love have you as part of our incredible community!

All levels of the Friends of Esherick membership program receive free admission to the Museum, discounts on events and store purchases, invitations to member-exclusive programs, and more. Help us welcome 100 new members on the hillside in celebration of the Studio’s Centennial year to keep the Studio thriving for another century!

Learn more about membership: https://whartonesherickmuseum.org/support

Dining Room photograph by Joshua McHugh

05/17/2026

Letty Nofer Esherick's legacy peonies are showing off this week! Our favorite time of year is when these joyful pink blooms fill the garden in front of the Studio 🌸

Be sure to visit us in the next few weeks to catch these beauties. We've got just a couple open spots on tours in the coming weeks. Be sure to check out our Mortar Between the Stones storytelling tour to hear clips from our oral histories of first hand accounts of memories created by Esherick and his friends right here on the deck overlooking the valley!

https://whartonesherickmuseum.org/visiting-info

05/15/2026

📢 Tomorrow is the day, friends!

This is your last chance to reserve a ticket to the Peony Pop-Up tomorrow, May 16th! We can't wait to spend a beautiful day with you celebrating Kelly Cobb’s ongoing work to elevate Letty Esherick’s life and art. Join us for:

🌸 Hand-dyed and woven textiles (yardage available for pre-order!)
🌸 Process materials from Kelly’s research
🌸 Selections of Letty Esherick’s original work
🌸 Newly-released Peony note card included with each ticket
🌸 Garden Apron Activity upcycling a tote bag into a functional tool apron
🌸 Printing with antique woodblocks & hands-on sewing
🌸 First dibs on "Peonies" print created by Wharton Esherick at special event price
🌸 Garden-themed refreshments and treats

What better way to spend a spring afternoon? Learn more, reserve your ticket, and come out to join the fun-
https://whartonesherickmuseum.org/event/peony-pop-up-and-garden-apron-workshop-a-celebration-of-letty-esherick

Address

1520 Horseshoe Trl
Malvern, PA
19355

Telephone

+16106445822

Website

http://www.whartonesherickmuseum.org/

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