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Spontaneous Saturdays: Live Music Pop-Ups in the Gallery| Saturday, September 23, 2023 12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. Location: Mercer Museum Exhibition Gallery Admission: Free with museum admission Join Mercer Museum Gallery Guide and musician Andy McLeod for a spot of musical fun featuring guitar, banjo, and fiddle in our Everyday Rhythms: Music at the Mercer exhibition. These pop-up performances highlight musical artifacts featured in the gallery, and are fun for the whole family! No registration needed.
learn moreSpontaneous Saturdays: Live Music Pop-Ups in the Gallery| Saturday, September 23, 2023 2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Location: Mercer Museum Exhibition Gallery Admission: Free with museum admission Join Mercer Museum Gallery Guide and musician Andy McLeod for a spot of musical fun featuring guitar, banjo, and fiddle in our Everyday Rhythms: Music at the Mercer exhibition. These pop-up performances highlight musical artifacts featured in the gallery, and are fun for the whole family! No registration needed.
learn moreCrafternoon: Everyday Rhythms | Sunday, September 24, 2023 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Location: Mercer Museum Admission: Free with museum admission Create music-inspired crafts with Mercer Museum educators at this family-friendly, drop-in session. No registration needed.
learn moreHarmony and Tales: A Night of Celebrating Music and Storytelling with Mukamuri | Friday, October 20, 2023 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Location: Mercer Museum Admission: $20 General Admission/$15 BCHS Member This very special musical presentation features a historical journey through song and storytelling with Doylestown favorite Mukamuri. Mukamuri is a talented soul artist originally from Zimbabwe who uses his music to entertain, educate and challenge audiences. Guests will have a special evening opportunity to spend time in the Mercer Museum’s Everyday Rhythms exhibition…
learn morePart 2- Royal Refugees: By Force and Arms | Sunday, October 22, 2023 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Location: Mercer Museum Elkins Gallery Admission: $20 General Admission/$15 BCHS Members The Doan Gang program series focuses on separating historical fact from fiction and dispelling the many myths surrounding this notorious group. The research for this Bucks County Historical Society (BCHS) series is founded on archival records, including court documents, eyewitness accounts, newspaper appearances, maps, and depositions, many of which come from BCHS archives. This…
learn moreSpontaneous Saturdays: Live Music Pop-Ups in the Gallery| Saturday, October 28, 2023 12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. Location: Mercer Museum Exhibition Gallery Admission: Free with museum admission Join Mercer Museum Gallery Guide and musician Andy McLeod for a spot of musical fun featuring guitar, banjo, and fiddle in our Everyday Rhythms: Music at the Mercer exhibition. These pop-up performances highlight musical artifacts featured in the gallery, and are fun for the whole family! No registration needed.
learn moreSpontaneous Saturdays: Live Music Pop-Ups in the Gallery| Saturday, October 28, 2023 2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Location: Mercer Museum Exhibition Gallery Admission: Free with museum admission Join Mercer Museum Gallery Guide and musician Andy McLeod for a spot of musical fun featuring guitar, banjo, and fiddle in our Everyday Rhythms: Music at the Mercer exhibition. These pop-up performances highlight musical artifacts featured in the gallery, and are fun for the whole family! No registration needed.
learn moreCrafternoon: Celebrate the Doylestown Hospital Centennial | Sunday, November 4, 2023 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Location: Mercer Museum Admission: Free with museum admission Create hospital-themed crafts with Mercer Museum educators and celebrate the centennial anniversary of Doylestown Hospital and the vital role played by the VIA in its formation at this family-friendly drop-in session. No registration needed.
learn moreSpontaneous Saturdays: Live Music Pop-Ups in the Gallery| Saturday, November 11, 2023 12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. Location: Mercer Museum Exhibition Gallery Admission: Free with museum admission Join Mercer Museum Gallery Guide and musician Andy McLeod for a spot of musical fun featuring guitar, banjo, and fiddle in our Everyday Rhythms: Music at the Mercer exhibition. These pop-up performances highlight musical artifacts featured in the gallery, and are fun for the whole family! No registration needed.
learn moreSpontaneous Saturdays: Live Music Pop-Ups in the Gallery| Saturday, November 11, 2023 2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Location: Mercer Museum Exhibition Gallery Admission: Free with museum admission Join Mercer Museum Gallery Guide and musician Andy McLeod for a spot of musical fun featuring guitar, banjo, and fiddle in our Everyday Rhythms: Music at the Mercer exhibition. These pop-up performances highlight musical artifacts featured in the gallery, and are fun for the whole family! No registration needed.
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ROLLO'S FACTS
There are 44 rooms in Fonthill including 10 bathrooms, 5 bedrooms and 18 fireplaces.
Henry Mercer was 51 when he began building the first of his three concrete structures, his home Fonthill, 1908-1910.
The Mercer Museum and Fonthill annually welcome visitors from all 50 states.
The Research Library of the Mercer Museum houses over 20,000 books, 2500 feet of county archives, over 12,000 images and more!
More than 60 Early American trades are represented in the Mercer Museum.
In addition to installing his own Arts and Crafts tiles in Fonthill, Henry Mercer incorporated Persian, Chinese, Spanish and Dutch tiles.
All the concrete used to construct Fonthill (1908-1910) was mixed by hand!
Fonthill has over 200 windows all of varying sizes!
Among the oldest artifacts in the Mercer Museum are a 2,000 year old whale oil lamp and Native American implements dating to 6,000-8,000 BC.
“Lucy” the horse was part of the work crew that built both Fonthill and the Mercer Museum. She hoisted the loads of mixed concrete up to workers.