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We need your help to continue this special livestream + tangible experience. We know that combining education and inspiration in a memorable environment makes a lasting impact.

Hearst Castle tour guide and PORTS Programs lead, Tracy Kosinski, has played an instrumental role in building our free educational program. 

In early 2022, The Foundation at Hearst Castle added four new board members, Gail Cayetano-Classick, Sam Mazzeo, Christopher Burgart, and Bob Priola.

Giving can help make the world a better place for us, our children, and future generations. No matter how you choose to give to The Foundation at Hearst Castle, you’ll be supporting the ongoing conservation of this historic landmark and helping us provide innovative education programs to underserved students.

Since 1985, The Foundation at Hearst Castle has supported the conservation and restoration of La Cuesta Encantada through membership opportunities and special events, always aiming to inspire and empower underserved youth.

As treatment of Hearst Castle’s Morning Room ceiling enters its final phase next year, I recall how it all began a decade ago.

Thank you once again to members who reserved space at one of our special events benefitting the continued conservation of Hearst Castle and inspirational education programs designed for underserved middle school students. Look for an announcement soon about our new, virtual, 3-day STEAM Program launching next month.

Re-joining the board of The Foundation at Hearst Castle brought back many wonderful memories of previous events supported by our fellow philanthropists. One of the most interesting of these unforgettable events was a discussion in 2012 about the treatment of an Etruscan chalice identified in Hearst Castle records as dating from the late 7th century BCE.  Apparently made of glossy black Etruscan bucchero (more on that type of ceramic in the glossary below), the chalice had come from the renowned collection of Cecil Baring, 3rd Lord Revelstoke, which was auctioned in London in 1935.

A Message From Our New President, Abe Marquez–the Ultimate Role Model for our STEAM Program Students

Treatment of the three central sections of the painted ceiling (c. 1425) in the Morning Room of Hearst Castle has been completed.