[MassHistPres] Program in New England Studies - Historic New England

[Joseph Cornish]

Historic New England presents the Program in New England Studies, an
intensive learning experience with lectures by specialists supplemented
by workshops and behind-the-scenes tours.  Participants study the
buildings and collections of Historic New England and other museums and
private houses in the region.  The program runs June 16 - 21. 

Program in New England Studies examines New England history and
material culture from the seventeenth century through the Colonial
Revival.  This weeklong experience delves into architecture, including
building design and technology, and the wide-ranging lifestyles
illustrated by Historic New England properties and other historic sites
on the itinerary.  The program is based in Boston, and the group travels
to sites in Portsmouth, New Hampshire; Essex County, Massachusetts; and
Woodstock, Connecticut. Also scheduled is a visit to Historic New
England*s Codman Estate in Lincoln, Massachusetts, with Senior Curator
Richard Nylander.  This in-depth tour looks at the layers created by the
accumulated possessions of several generations of one family. 

Retired Vice President of the Research Division at Colonial
Williamsburg Cary Carson presents the keynote, How Colonial New England
became Britain*s Pottery Barn.  Other presenters include Historic New
England*s Curator Nancy Carlisle, and Curator of Library and Archives
Lorna Condon.

In addition to Historic New England staff, presenters include Richard
M. Candee professor emeritus, American and New England Studies, Boston
University; Abbott Lowell Cummings, architectural historian; J. Ritchie
Garrison, director, Winterthur Program in Early American Material
Culture, University of Delaware; James L. Garvin, state architectural
historian, New Hampshire Division of Historical Resources; Brock Jobe,
professor of American Decorative Arts, Winterthur Program in Early
American Culture; Dean Lahikainen, Carolyn and Peter Lynch curator of
American Decorative Arts, Peabody Essex Museum; Kevin D. Murphy,
professor and executive officer, PhD. Program in Art History, CUNY
Graduate Program; Robert Mussey, principal and furniture conservator at
Robert Mussey Associates; Jane Nylander, Historic New England president
emerita; James O*Gorman, professor emeritus, History of American Art,
Wellesley College; Gerald Ward, Katherine Lane Weems senior curator of
American Decorative Arts and Sculpture, Museum of Fine Arts; and Philip
Zea, president, Historic Deerfield, Inc.

The $1,350 fee includes all lectures, admissions, guided tours,
transportation to and from special visits and excursions, daily
breakfast, lunch, and evening receptions.  The program is designed to
appeal to owners of historic houses, collectors, museum professionals,
graduate students, and those who enjoy New England history.  The program
is limited to 25 participants.

Scholarships are available to mid-career museum professionals and to
graduate students in the field of architecture, decorative arts,
material culture, museum studies or public history.   For more
information on the program visit www.HistoricNewEngland.org or contact
Historic New England Exhibitions Manager Ken Turino at 617-227-3957,
ext. 246.

About Historic New England
Historic New England is the oldest, largest, and most comprehensive
regional preservation organization in the country.  It offers a unique
opportunity to experience the lives and stories of New Englanders
through their homes and possessions.  For more information visit
www.HistoricNewEngland.org.


Joseph Cornish
Senior Stewardship Manager
Historic New England
185 Lyman Street
Waltham, Massachusetts 02452-5645
Tel. 781-891-4882 x228
Fax. 781-893-7832
email: jcornish at historicnewengland.org
 
 


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