after retiring from the boston athenaeum in 2009, wendorf was named director of the american museum in britain, arriving at bath, england, in january 2010. founded in 1961, the american museum in britain is located at claverton manor on the outskirts of bath. the museum specializes in american decorative arts and folk art, and the manor house, designed by sir jeffry wyatville in 1820, contains a series of period rooms documenting american domestic history from the colonial period through the late nineteenth century. the museum hosts an annual exhibition as well as numerous lectures, concerts, workshops, and historical re-enactments throughout the year. its new folk art gallery, stables, and coach house were opened in 2011 during its 50th-anniversary year. 2018 saw the completion of the new american garden and the relaunch of the institution as the american museum & gardens.