Design Showhouse Opens Saturday at Sands Point Preserve

Sands Point Preserve’s annual Design Showhouse at Hempstead House highlights the lifestyle of the Guggenheims, with house tours, fashion shows, daily performances, presentations and more, from Nov. 1-30, 10 a.m-4 p.m. (closed Tuesdays and Thanksgiving).

This year the Design Showhouse theme is Home of An American Renaissance Family, paying homage to the Guggenheim family’s extraordinary accomplishments in business, the arts, and philanthropy. Top designers have transformed the rooms inside the 1912 Tudor-style mansion into modern-day interpretations of the Guggenheim’s elegant Gold Coast lifestyle of the 1920s and 1930s.

The Masquerade Ball preview event takes place Friday at 7 p.m. – a magical evening of costumes and couture in Hempstead House.

Showhouse tickets are valid for the month of November – you are welcome to return as often as you wish to see the following programs. Be sure to check our calendar for daily performances and presentations.

Here’s what’s on tap at the Design Showhouse this week.

Runway Couture Fashion Show

Saturday, Nov 1 at 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

LIU Post Chamber Music Festival Alumni Performance

Sunday, Nov 2 at 2:30 p.m.

Cosmetic Surgery – State of the Art: Laurence T. Glickman, MD, MSc FRCS(C), FACS Long Island Plastic Surgical Group, PC & Deep Blue Med Spa

Monday, Nov 3 at 11:00 a.m.

100 Years of Fashion: Jessica Ley, Port Washington Public Library

Wednesday, Nov 5 at 1:00 p.m.

Michael Mui / Lotus M Fashion & Trunk Show

Thursday, Nov 6 at 1:00

On the Runway in Castle Gould’s Great Hall: Swarovski Crystal in Fashion Alisa Mandel Nogen

Friday, Nov 7 at 1:00 p.m.

Organ Concert

Saturday, Nov 8 at 12:00 p.m.

Runway Couture Fashion Show

Saturday, Nov 8 at 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Showhouse proceeds support essential restoration projects and improvements to the Preserve’s historic buildings and grounds.

All month long, the Design Showhouse includes daily events in the Palm Court – from music performances and fashion shows to lectures about interior design, floral design, culinary specialty items and more. Take a midday break from the Showhouse – take in a concert or presentation – and enjoy a light lunch in the Palm Court Café, open 11:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Please note, programs will be added, and the schedule is subject to change – please check back for updates! Download the events calendar here.

Showhouse hours – 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (closed Tuesdays and Thanksgiving)

Please note: November 30 – 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. & Tag Sale 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.