Who’s Afraid of Victorian Houses?
![The late Victorian Isaac Ziegler House of Knoxville, Tennessee](https://maisondumar.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/service-pnp-habshaer-tn-tn0000-tn0093-photos-153545pv.jpg)
Unravel the origins of Victorian design’s eerie reputation.
Before Barbie: French Fashion Dolls in the Pacific Northwest
![World War II French Fashion Dolls at the Maryhill Museum of Art in Washington State](https://maisondumar.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Theatre-de-la-Mode-Place-Vendome-1024x768.jpg)
Exploring the Theatre de la Mode: How a WWII French doll exhibition that ended up in the Pacific Northwest laid the groundwork for Barbie’s legacy.
The Design of the Jurassic Park Visitor’s Center – Part 3
![Velociraptor DNA Jurassic Park](https://maisondumar.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Velociraptor-DNA-Jurassic-Park-1024x766.webp)
Dark rooms for dark themes.
The Design of the Jurassic Park Visitor’s Center – Part 2
![Alan Grant, Ellie Sattler, and Ian Malcolm marvel at the grand rotunda as they enter the visitor’s center of Jurassic Park.](https://maisondumar.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/9B0C4A09-C254-44A8-98D5-3893BD70A72E.jpeg)
Where Past, Present, and Future meet.
The Design of the Jurassic Park Visitor’s Center – Part 1
![Rendering of the Jurassic Park Visitor Center from the Jurassic Park: Danger boardgame.](https://maisondumar.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Visitor-Center-Jurassic-Park-Homage-Danger-Boardgame-1-1024x768.webp)
A blog post 65-Million years in the making! (Or maybe just 30…)
A Kennedy Christmas
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A look back at Christmas with America’s original “royal” family.
King Tut and Egyptian Revival Design
![King Tut mask closeup.](https://maisondumar.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/King-Tut-Mask-Cover-1024x844.webp)
The discovery of the tomb of the Boy King in the 1920s summoned a revival of Ancient Egyptian design trends.
Victorian Interior Design in the Deep South – The Gallier House
![The front parlor of the Gallier House in New Orleans.](https://maisondumar.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Gallier-House-Front-Parlor-Fireplace-1024x969.webp)
A look at early Victorian interiors by way of the Gallier House in New Orleans.