The Greenbelt Museum

The Greenbelt Museum includes an original International Style house near the town's center that is restored and furnished with objects from the period of 1936-1946. It is one of the original structures in the planned town built under Roosevelt's Resettlement Administration. There are no display cases. Instead, the house has been restored with furniture and objects of the simple life which characterized the Great Depression and the New Deal. Much of the furniture - designed and built to fit these homes by the New Deal's Special Skills Division - and artifacts in the collection was bought, used, and has now been donated to the Museum by Greenbelt citizens. The home also includes objects associated with everyday life of a middle-class family during these years such as Fiesta ware and depression glass dishware, kitchen utensils, children's toys, clothes, and linens. The walls are hung with original architectural renderings and artwork of Greenbelt created by New Deal artists and architects. Thours of the house provide visitors with a view of homelife for ordinary Americans of modest means during the Great Depression and World War II. Permanent exhibits are of historic and artistic interest. Temporary exhibits focus on specialized aspects of life during that time. The current special exhibit, "Fashionable, Functional, Frugal: Modern Style Comes Home, 1930-1946", runs from November 1998 until May 2000.

The Rooms

Photo Album --> Living Room | Kitchen | Master Bedroom | Child's Bedroom | Bathroom [Click twice]
Student Papers --> Living Room | Kitchen | Master Bedroom | Child's Bedroom | Bathroom | Closet

Directions to the Greenbelt Museum	From the Capital Beltway (Rt. 495), take Exit 23, Kenilworth Avenue (MD Rt. 201) North. Take an immediate right onto Crescent Road. Follow Crescent Road for 1.5 miles, past the Fire House, the Greenbelt Center, and the Greenbelt Municipal Building. The Greenbelt Museum is at 10-B Crescent Road, across the street from the Greenbelt Library.
Hours of Operation	The Greenbelt Museum is open daily from 9 a.m. until 9 p.m. The house at 10B Crescent Road is open Sunday, 1-5pm, and by special request. For special tours please cal 301-507-6582.
Membership Information Please make checks payable to: Friends of the Greenbelt Museum P.O.B. 1025, Greenbelt, MD 20768	Roosevelt Club   $500 lifetime membership Corporate Membership   $500 Patron   $51 to $100 annual membership Sponsor   $26 to $50 annual membership Family   $25 annual membership Individual   $15 annual membership For additional membership information please call (301) 474-1936.