The W.H. Stark House

06/05/2026

Make downtown Orange your destination for art, history and culture on the last Thursday of the month! Experience Art After 5 on Thursday, June 25, from 5-7PM. Admission is free!

What to Expect This Month at Art After 5:⁠
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🖼️ Stark Museum of Art⁠
• Join America 250: Lecture Log Cabin to White House from 6-7PM
• Enjoy small bites and beverages available for purchase from Free State Cellars
• View dozens of exhibitions including: "America 250: Three Presidents—Lincoln, Grant, and Garfield," "The Color Orange,"
"A Touch of Orange" and "Invitation to Imitation"
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🏠 The W.H. Stark House⁠
• Experience three-floor guided tours at 5:30 and 6:30PM (reservations recommended)
• View Carriage House exhibition, "Brilliant: Cut Glass from The W.H. Stark House"
• Stroll the historic Grounds
• Celebrate America 250 and add your wish for America to the Wish Wall
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🔗 Visit starkmuseum.org/art-after-5 to learn more.
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Art After 5 is offered the last Thursday of the month through September. Each experience offers something new to discover!

06/04/2026

Explore "The Music Man" at The W.H. Stark House before the band marches in! 🇺🇸🎺

Join us for a free Pre-Show Talk available before both performances of The Music Man at the Lutcher Theater. Staff of The W.H. Stark House will introduce the musical's themes and its parallels with the history of Orange, Texas and the Stark family.

Secure your spot at whstarkhouse.org/pre-show-talk. ⭐️ Then, march on to the performance of "The Music Man" at the Lutcher Theater on June 16 and 17 at 7PM!

Celebrate America’s 250th anniversary with The Music Man at Lutcher Theater! 🇺🇸✨

The Music Man is the perfect show to celebrate the United States Semiquincentennial. The story kicks off on the morning of Independence Day in 1912 and captures the heart of small-town American pride, patriotism and community spirit.

The holiday is central to the musical's setting and plot, as the townspeople are busy preparing for their annual 4th of July celebration and picnic. Join us in celebrating America 250 across Southeast Texas this summer with The Music Man on June 16 & 17.

🎟️ lutcher.org/the-music-man

06/04/2026

⭐️ What’s your wish for America? ⭐️ We’re joining museums and community spaces across the U.S. to collect wishes for the future of America at the nation’s 250th anniversary. Stop by our Wish Wall installation in the Carriage House, which will stay up throughout our America 250 celebrations this summer. 🇺🇸

Wish Walls are coordinated by Made By Us across the U.S. We are excited to offer our community an opportunity to share their voices in shaping the story of America’s next chapter. ❤️

Learn more about this initiative at whstarkhouse.org/wishwall.

06/02/2026

Join us for an evening of tiles and tradition - 1920s game night style! 🀄️

During the 1920s in Orange, Texas, high society enjoyed gathering to play Mahjong, and the Stark family was no exception. Miriam Stark likely hosted lively Mahjong games with friends in The W.H. Stark House’s Sitting Room.

More than a century later, Mahjong is still bringing people together in our community and it's everyone's turn to join the fun. Enjoy Open Mahjong Play in the Carriage House for one evening only! 🧡

🀄️ This event is presented in partnership with Southeast Texas Mahjong and open to mahjong players ready to practice their skills. Beginner Mahjong instructions will not be provided.

Secure your spot at whstarkhouse.org/mahjong-night.

🔸 Miriam’s Mahjong set, crafted from ivory and bamboo, is currently on view in "A Touch of Orange" at the Stark Museum of Art.

06/01/2026

Tune in to SLICE OF ORANGE tomorrow morning at 7:50 am and 9:50am to hear about upcoming public programs at The W.H. Stark House.

05/29/2026

Celebrate America’s 250th birthday with The W.H. Stark House Classics Book Club discussion of “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn!” 🇺🇸📚 ⁠
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📍 June 11 | 6-8PM | The W.H. Stark House in Orange⁠
📍 June 18 | 6-8PM | John Jay French Museum in Beaumont⁠
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This program is recommended for ages 16 and older. Registration is free! Secure your spot at whstarkhouse.org

05/29/2026

Up next at Art After 5! 🖼️

Celebrate America 250 with a special lecture by Curator Sarah Boehme, PhD. This program is offered in conjunction with special focus exhibition "America 250: Three Presidents—Lincoln, Grant, and Garfield." 🇺🇸

Taos artist Oscar E. Berninghaus created scenes from the early lives of Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant and James Garfield. Discover why Berninghaus chose these presidents, what inspired him to paint their stories and the history and events that shaped these leaders as they served their country.

🖼️ America 250: Lecture Log Cabin to White House will be held during Art After 5 on June 25 at the Stark Museum of Art.

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Oscar Edmund Berninghaus (1874 – 1952), "Abraham Lincoln," (detail) c. 1914, watercolor and pencil on paper board, 5 × 11 1/16 inches (12.7 × 28.1 cm), Stark Museum of Art, Orange, Texas, Bequest of H.J. Lutcher Stark, 1965, 31.24.40

05/28/2026

Don't miss Art After 5 this evening at the Stark Museum of Art! 🖼️

Stop by The W.H. Stark House from 5-7PM while you're downtown! View Carriage House exhibition, "Brilliant: Cut Glass from The W.H. Stark House" and stroll the Grounds. ✨

Mark your calendar to "Go See Some Art!" 🖼️

In this lecture, Brandon Zech will discuss how Glasstire has come to be the preeminent publication for art criticism in Texas, and the importance of art writing's ability to connect creative communities across the state. He will also discuss the landscape of galleries, nonprofits and museum institutions across Texas and the roles they play in shaping its art ecosystem.

This program will be held during Art After 5 on May 28 at the Stark Museum of Art.

🔗 Learn more about the speaker and Art After 5: starkmuseum.org/art-after-5

05/27/2026

Celebrate America's 250th birthday with The W.H. Stark House Classics Book Club discussion of "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn!" 📖 This Book Club will be offered twice at two locations:

📍 June 11 | 6-8PM | The W.H. Stark House in Orange
📍 June 18 | 6-8PM | John Jay French Museum in Beaumont

"A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" follows the life of Francie Nolan, a resilient girl growing up in the immigrant communities of Brooklyn, New York in the early 1900s. This event will include a discussion of the novel's themes, American history and the "American dream." 🇺🇸📚

This program is recommended for ages 16 and older. Registration is free! Secure your spot at whstarkhouse.org.

05/26/2026

Explore "The Music Man" at The W.H. Stark House before the band marches in! 🇺🇸🎺

Join us for a free Pre-Show Talk available before both performances of The Music Man at the Lutcher Theater. Staff of The W.H. Stark House will introduce the musical's themes and its parallels with the history of Orange, Texas and the Stark family.

Secure your spot at whstarkhouse.org/pre-show-talk. ⭐️ Then, march on to the performance of "The Music Man" at the Lutcher Theater on June 16 and 17 at 7PM!