Longwood Gardens
Matthew Pura has a diverse range of work experience in the retail industry. Matthew recently worked as the Associate Director of Retail Operations at Longwood Gardens. Prior to that, they held roles at Terrain, where they served as the Visual Manager and Decor Manager. Matthew also worked at Madewell as a Visual Merchandiser and at Terrain as the Nursery Manager and Decor Manager. Before that, Matthew worked as a Visual Merchandiser at Madewell and J.Crew, and as a Department Manager at Urban Outfitters. Matthew began their career in 2005 at Urban Outfitters as a Department Manager/Merchandiser and later served as an Assistant Manager at Puma. Overall, Matthew has extensive experience in visual merchandising, retail management, and operations.
Matthew Pura pursued their education from 1995 to 2000 at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania. During this time, they obtained a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Secondary French Education.
Longwood Gardens
In 1906, industrialist Pierre du Pont (1870-1954) purchased a small farm near Kennett Square, PA, to save a collection of historic trees from being sold for lumber. Throughout his life, Mr. du Pont indulged his passion for gardening, turning his farm into a magnificent horticultural showplace. Today, Longwood Gardens is one of the great gardens of the world, encompassing 1,077 acres of gardens, woodlands, meadows, fountains, a 10,010-pipe Aeolian organ and a 4-acre grand Conservatory. Longwood continues the mission set forth by Mr. du Pont to bring joy and inspiration to everyone through the beauty of nature, conservation, and learning. Longwood Gardens offers a breadth of mission programming that includes exhibitions, musical performances by top artists, renowned horticulture education programs, horticulture research, environmental stewardship and cultural and community engagement.