Pergola Progress: Preparing the Pathway
Pergola Progress: Preparing the Historic Pathway Visitors to Körner’s Folly will notice a visible change in the landscape surrounding the historic pergola: the concrete walkway […]
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September Collections Spotlight and From the Archives
Collections Spotlight: European Wooden Shoes In honor of Körner’s Folly’s upcoming 16th Annual Oktoberfest, we highlight a Körner family collection item newly on loan from […]
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August Collections Spotlight and From the Archives
Collections Spotlight: Doré Körner’s Salem College Yearbook In honor of the beginning of the school year in America, the Collections Spotlight for the month of […]
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Pergola Progress: Preservation Begins with Paying Attention
Visitors arriving at Körner’s Folly may have noticed that work is underway around the historic pergola that once served as a children’s playhouse as well […]
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July Collection Spotlight and From the Archives
In honor of our upcoming Fourth Annual Folly Flower Show, this July we highlight a beautiful etched glass bud vase, once owned by the Körner […]
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June Collections Spotlight and From the Archives
For our June Collection Spotlight, we invite you to explore the remarkable free-hand fresco paintings that grace the interior of Körner’s Folly, each one lovingly […]
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Körner’s Folly Launches Pergola Restoration Campaign with June Garden Party Fundraiser
Körner’s Folly Launches Pergola Restoration Campaign with June Garden Party Fundraiser KERNERSVILLE, NC — Körner’s Folly Foundation has officially launched restoration efforts for the historic […]
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Celebrate Historic Preservation Month with Körner’s Folly
Each May, Historic Preservation Month invites us to consider what it means to care for the places that shape our communities. At Körner’s Folly, preservation […]
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Piedmont Wind Symphony Residency at Körner’s Folly
PIEDMONT WIND SYMPHONY RESIDENCY AT HISTORIC KÖRNER’S FOLLY Year-long chamber series brings music back to America’s first private little theatre WINSTON-SALEM, NC – Music and […]
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America250: Time Capsule
In 1971, members of our community sealed a message to the future on the occasion of the Town’s 100th anniversary, which was opened on July […]
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Körner’s Folly CLOSED December 5, 2025
☃ Winter Weather is Coming! Please be advised that Körner’s Folly and the John & Bobbie Wolfe Visitors Center will be closed on Friday, […]
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View our Fiscal Year 2025 Annual Report
Thank you to our visitors, members, and supporters as well as our staff, Board of Directors, and volunteers for another amazing year at Körner’s Folly […]
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