If you’re like us, you are anticipating the release of season three of The Gilded Age, a hit TV series on HBO that follows old New York families with tons of money as they go through a huge cultural shift that changes their futures—and the future of the city itself.
You can literally step into this historic era by touring The Ballantine House at The Newark Museum of Art. The Ballantine family were Scottish immigrants who became the fourth largest brewers of beer in the United States. The three-story, 27-room brick and sandstone mansion was built in 1885 for Jeanette and John Holme Ballantine and their four children.
As a feature of the museum, The Ballantine House offers visitors new experiences through installations inside the home that celebrate Newark’s heritage and the Black and immigrant communities that built it. The Ballantine House has been temporarily closed due to nearby construction. It is scheduled to reopen in late November.
