A visitor to the gallery first encounters examples of the first six Department 56 houses, which have a loose, almost Dr. Seussian insouciance somewhat absent from the more realistic later village ...

Department 56, now headquartered in Eden Prairie, was founded at Bachman's in Minneapolis before being sold off in 1992. Its first hand-painted, interior-lit ceramic homes were crafted in 1976 and ...

According to a Graceland press release, it will display more than 1,500 "village" items, showcasing both traditional and pop-culture-inspired Department 56 collections, including "Dickens Village ...

Department 56 is the company behind not just those once ubiquitous holiday villages but also Snowbabies figurines and holiday ornaments. It started in 1976 as a subsidiary of Bachman's floral ...

The "Enesco Gift Shop & Gallery Featuring Department 56" is set to open Nov. 16 on the Graceland campus.

Nancy and Ronald Everett have collected Department 56 village scenes for a number of years. The North Olmsted residentsâ current collection is made up of more than 1,000 individual pieces and ...

WATERLOO -- Annie Hein's fireplace mantel has been transformed into a Snow Village. Dept. 56 collectors celebrate by creating Christmas villages. Skip to main content Skip to main content ...

There’s the Ye Olde villages, and the East Coast villages, and “The Christmas Story” villages and, of course, the ever-popular Department 56 villages. But Kathy and Urban Fritz, of Chaska ...

Houses are covered in beautiful glistening snow. The residents' cheeks glow pink from the cold. There are 1950s style diners, buildings and even the dress of the people who live ...

HOT SPRINGS - The Shakespeare Club of Hot Springs is celebrating what would have been its 25th anniversary of sponsoring the Christmas Tour of Homes with events that offer something ...

Department 56, now headquartered in Eden Prairie, was founded at Bachman's in Minneapolis before being sold off in 1992. Its first hand-painted, interior-lit ceramic homes were crafted in 1976 and ...