Connecticut Furniture: Quirky Delights from the Land of Steady Habits

Susan Schoelwer, Director of Museum Collections, Connecticut Historical Society Museum

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de Young Museum

Koret Auditorium, de Young Museum, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. Enter from Level B1 of the parking garage; pedestrians enter from the concourse side of Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive and down the steps across the street from the museum’s main entrance.

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