# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Tintype Portrait Sessions
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 14 Sep, 2025 at 09:00 am – Sun, 14 Sep, 2025 at 05:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Experience a one-of-a-kind tintype portrait session with Lisa Elmaleh, award-winning artist, visual storyteller, and Guggenheim Fellow.

Each 45-minute sitting—available for individuals or couples—takes place outdoors in the MSV gardens and results in a stunning 8”x10” tintype portrait made using historic 19th-century techniques. Before or after your session, enjoy access to the MSV galleries and gardens.

Elmaleh’s work is featured in two exhibitions at the MSV this year, both on view in the Glen Burnie House: American Folk: Tintype Portraits of Appalachian Musicians (April 1 through August 17, 2025) and Promised Land/Tierra Prometida (on view now through December 31, 2025).

Based in Hampshire County, West Virginia, Elmaleh is known for her evocative tintype photography and large-format documentation of American landscapes and culture. Her work has been exhibited nationally and featured in The New York Times, National Geographic, and Smithsonian Magazine.

$325 per session (includes MSV admission). Space is limited; only 10 sessions are being offered. Completed portraits will be varnished and available for pickup at the MSV after September 21. Advance registration is required; sign up online or call 540-662-1473, ext. 240.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/winchester/tintype-portrait-sessions/200028724129139
- **Event Categories**: music, exhibitions, art, entertainment
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 24

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Winchester
- **state**: VA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 901 Amherst St, Winchester, VA, United States, Virginia 22601
- **lat**: 39.18541
- **long**: -78.1799
- **full address**: 901 Amherst St, Winchester, VA, United States, Virginia 22601

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Tintype Portrait Sessions being held?
  - **A:** Tintype Portrait Sessions takes place on Sun, 14 Sep, 2025 at 09:00 am to Sun, 14 Sep, 2025 at 05:00 pm at 901 Amherst St, Winchester, VA, United States, Virginia 22601.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Tintype Portrait Sessions?
  - **A:** Tintype Portrait Sessions is organized by Museum of the Shenandoah Valley.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Tintype Portrait Sessions is ideal for art lovers, trade professionals, collectors, and exhibition enthusiasts exploring the latest in their field. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Winchester, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Tintype Portrait Sessions sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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