“The Country House in Britain – Yesterday and Tomorrow<\/em>“<\/a><\/p>\nPatricia West<\/strong>, Curator, National Park Service, US, “A Thing of the Past: The Beginning of History Museums”<\/em><\/p>\nConference conveners:<\/h3>\n
Melanie Hall<\/strong>, Associate Professor and Director of Museum Studies, Art History Department, Boston University<\/em><\/p>\nClaire Dempsey,<\/strong> Associate Professor and Director of Preservation Studies, American and New England Studies, Boston University<\/em><\/p>\nFlavia Cigliano<\/strong>, Director, Nichols House Museum, Boston<\/em><\/p>\nConference supported by: The Humanities Foundation at Boston University, the Boston Athenaeum, The National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Preservation Fund for Eastern Massachusetts, and a friend of the Nichols House Museum.<\/p>\n
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At Home with the Past: Interpreting Historic House Museums for the 21st Century<\/h2>\nSpeakers: <\/strong><\/h3>\nMargaret Richardson<\/strong>, Director, Sir John Soane\u2019s Museum, London, England, “Sir John Soane\u2019s Museum: Changing Ways of Interpretation and Innovation”<\/em><\/p>\nKathleen Johnson,<\/strong> Curator of Collections, Historic Hudson Valley, Tarrytown, NY, “Giving Voice to the Previously Unheard at Philipsburg Manor: A Colonial Provisioning Plantation and its Enslaved Community”<\/em><\/p>\nEdward Diestelkamp<\/strong>, Building Design Advisor, Historic Buildings Department, The National Trust, London, England; Lecturer, NYU in London, “Interpretation of the National Trust\u2019s Historic Houses and Properties”<\/em><\/p>\nPeter Brown<\/strong>, Director, Fairfax House Museum, York, England, “Presenting the Past: A Forensic Approach to Table Display at Fairfax House<\/em>”<\/p>\nStephen Long<\/strong>, Vice President of Collections and Education, Lower East Side Tenement Museum, New York, NY, “Harnessing the Power of History”<\/em><\/p>\nConference convenors:<\/h3>\n
Melanie Hall,<\/strong> Associate Professor and Director of Museum Studies, Art History Department, Boston University<\/em><\/p>\nFlavia Cigliano<\/strong>, Director, Nichols House Museum, Boston, Massachusetts<\/em><\/p>\nConference supported by: The Humanities Foundation at Boston University, Board of Governors, Nichols House Museum and the Boston Athenaeum.<\/p>\n
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The Historic House and Its Setting<\/h2>\nSpeakers:<\/h3>\n
Dr. Peter Leach<\/strong>, Senior Lecturer in History, Department of Historical and Critical Studies, University of Central Lancashire, United Kingdom, “The House with a View in late 18th Century England”<\/em><\/p>\nEdward R. Bosley<\/strong>, Director, Gamble House, Pasadena, California, “Autopia in the Garden: Conserving Early Car Culture at The Gamble House<\/em>”<\/p>\nLucinda A. Brockway<\/strong>, Landscape Preservationist and Lecturer, Kennebunk, Maine, “Capturing the Spirit of a Legend: Harriet Beecher Stowe, Nook Farm and Plans for the 21st Century<\/em>”<\/p>\nLee Farrow Cook<\/strong>, Site Manager, Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site, Brookline, Massachusetts, “Restoring the Landscape at Fairsted, Frederick Law Olmsted\u2019s Home and Office<\/em>”<\/p>\nIan Gow,<\/strong> Curator, The National Trust for Scotland, Newhailes, “Awakening Edinburugh\u2019s Early Georgian Sleeping Beauty House”<\/em><\/p>\nWilliam L. Beiswanger<\/strong>, Robert H. Smith Director of Restoration, Monticello, Virginia,\u00a0 “Preserving Thomas Jefferson\u2019s Essay in Landscape at Monticello<\/em>”<\/p>\nEvelyn D. Trebilcock,<\/strong> Curator, Olana State Historic Site, Hudson, New York, “Truth to Nature, Canvas to Landscape: Frederic Church\u2019s Olana<\/em>”<\/p>\nDeborah Pope<\/strong>, Executive Director, Shangri La, Honolulu, Hawaii, “Imagining Shangri La: Doris Duke\u2019s Islamic-Style Estate in Hawaii<\/em>”<\/p>\nJohn R. Tschirch<\/strong>, Architectural Historian, “The Preservation Society of Newport County, Landscape Plan of The Breakers<\/em>”<\/p>\nConference convenors:<\/h3>\n
Melanie Hall,<\/strong> Associate Professor and Director of Museum Studies, Art History Department, Boston University<\/em><\/p>\nDr. Richard Candee<\/strong>, Director, Preservation Studies Program<\/em><\/p>\nJohn Tschirch<\/strong>, Director of Academic Program and Architectural Historian, Preservation Society of Newport County<\/em><\/p>\nConference supported by:
\nhe Humanities Foundation at Boston University, the American Friends of The National Trust for Scotland, and the Preservation Society of Newport County<\/p>\n
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Historic Landscapes<\/h2>\nSpeakers:<\/h3>\n
Dr. Keith Morgan<\/strong>, Professor or Art History, Boston University, “The Inalienable Pleasure Ground: Charles Eliot and the Emergence of Regional Landscape Planning in New England”<\/em><\/p>\nDr. Martin Cherry<\/strong>, Chief Buildings Historian, “English Hertiage, Changing Approaches to Landscape Issues and the Politics of Historic Landscape Designation”<\/em><\/p>\nDr. Ulrich Lange,<\/strong> Coordinator of National Research, The National Museum of Cultural History, Sweden, “From Buildings to Landscape: Cultural and Environmental Preservation in Sweden”<\/em><\/p>\nDr. Mohammed Rafique Mughal<\/strong>, Professor, Department of Archaeology, Boston University, “Changing Landscape Around the Garden City of Lahore, Pakistan”<\/em><\/p>\nDr. Desmond Fitzgerald,<\/strong> The Knight of Glin, President, Irish Georgian Society, “Historic Parks and Gardens: Their Past and Their Future in Ireland”<\/em><\/p>\nJoanna Doherty<\/strong>, Preservation Planner, Massachusetts Department of Environmental Management, “Preservation in Practice: The Massachusetts Historic Landscape Preservation Grand Program”<\/em><\/p>\nAlison K. Hoagland,<\/strong> Associate Professor of History and Historic Preservation, Michigan Technological University, “Nature vs. Nurture: Cultural Landscape and Change”<\/em><\/p>\nDr. Paul Groth<\/strong>, Associate Professor, Department of Architecture and Department of Geography, University of California, Berkley, “Dilemma Raised By Preserving Spaces of Oppression: Indian Reservations of the American West”<\/em><\/p>\nTerrance Levinthal<\/strong>, Director, The Scottish Civic Trust, “The Cultural Landscape of Scotland-Identity and Change”<\/em><\/p>\nConference convenors:<\/h3>\n
Melanie Hall<\/strong>, Associate Professor and Director of Museum Studies, Art History Department, Boston University<\/em><\/p>\nJohn Tschirch<\/strong>, Director of Academic Program and Architectural Historian, Preservation Society of Newport County<\/em><\/p>\nConference supported by:\u00a0The Humanities Foundation at Boston University, and the Preservation Society of Newport County<\/p>\n
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Preserving the Livable City<\/h2>\nSpeakers: <\/strong><\/h3>\nDr. Sean O\u2019Reilly,<\/strong> Director, The Architectural Heritage Society of Scotland, Former Secretary, Irish Georgian Society, “Regeneration or Degeneration: Dublin\u2019s Temple Bar Experience<\/em>”<\/p>\nDr. Barnes Riznik,<\/strong> Director Emeritus, Wailoi Mission House and Grove Farm Homestead, Kauai, Hawaii, “Honolulu\u2019s Capitol District: A Preservation Partnership”<\/em><\/p>\nGray Hitzsimmions, <\/strong>Historian, Lowell National Historic Park, Lowell, Massachusetts, “Lowell\u2019s Diverse Communities and Historic Preservation: A Critical Appraisal”<\/em><\/p>\nDr. Kevin Murphy<\/strong>, Associate Professor of Art History, CUNY Graduate Center, City University, “New York Progress and Preservation in 19th Century Rouen”<\/em><\/p>\nDr. Steven Parissien<\/strong>, Director, Sotheby\u2019s Institute, London. “Theatre in the Park: The Prince Regent and Nash\u2019s New West End”<\/em><\/p>\nGretchen Schuler<\/strong>, Preservation Consultant & Eric E. Dray<\/strong>, Preservation Consultant, Historic District Commission Design Review”<\/p>\nPieter N. Roos, <\/strong>Director, Newport Restoration Foundation, “A Grander View: a Historical Perspective on Rebuilding the Streetscapes of Newport”<\/em><\/p>\nFrank N. Ray,<\/strong> Foundation for Newport, “A Traffic Plan for Historic Newport”<\/em><\/p>\nAndrew H. McLeod<\/strong>, Trust for Public Land<\/p>\nRobert H. Kuehn, Jr<\/strong>., President, Keen Development Corporation, Massachusetts Community Preservation Act<\/p>\nDr. Martin Cherry,<\/strong> Director of National Programs, English Heritage, United Kingdom, “Myth or History?: Reimagining the Past in Los Angeles”<\/em><\/p>\nLeopold Adler II<\/strong>, President, Preservation Associates, Savannah Georgia, “Preservation for Profit in Savannah, Georgia”<\/em><\/p>\nJohn R. Tschirch<\/strong>, Architectural Historian, The Preservation Society of Newport County<\/p>\nAnn E. Robinson<\/strong>, Ph.D. Candidate, Boston University, <\/strong>“Ochre Point: The Survival and Revival of a Gilded Age District”<\/em><\/p>\nPieter N. Roos<\/strong>, Director, Newport Restoration Foundation, “The Point: Preserving an 18th Century District<\/em>”<\/p>\nConference convenors:<\/h3>\n
Melanie Hall<\/strong>, Associate Professor and Director of Museum Studies, Art History Department, Boston University<\/em><\/p>\nJohn R. Tschirch<\/strong>, Director of Academic Programs and Architectural Historian<\/em><\/p>\nConference supported by:The Humanities Foundation at Boston University, the Preservation Society of Newport County, Newport Restoration Foundation and The Hotel Viking<\/p>\n
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Preserving Small Cities: Historic Identities and Contemporary Living<\/h2>\nSpeakers: <\/strong><\/h3>\nDr. Robert Tavernor, <\/strong>Professor and Chair of Architecture, University of Bath, “The Renaissance Ideal City: from Alberti to Palladio”<\/em><\/p>\nDr. Deborah Mays, <\/strong>Head of Listing, Historic Scotland, “Edinburgh: Past and Present Preservation in a World Heritage Site”<\/em><\/p>\nDaniel Snydacker,<\/strong> Executive Director, The Newport Historical Society, “Colonial Newport: The Newport National Historic Landmark District”<\/em><\/p>\nPieter N. Roos,<\/strong> Executive Director, Newport Restoration Foundation, “Remaking 18th Century Newport: The Hill Section”<\/em><\/p>\nJohn R. Tschirch,<\/strong> Architectural Historian, The Preservation Society of Newport County,\u00a0 “Gilded Age Newport Transformed: The Bellevue Avenue National Historic Landmark District”<\/em><\/p>\nDr. Steven Parissen<\/strong>, Assistant Director, The Paul Mellon Center, London, “Reinventing the Middle Ages: he Architecture of Oxford in the Modern Era”<\/em><\/p>\nDr. Carl Lounsbury,<\/strong> Architectural Historian, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, “The Changing Perception of the Restoration of Williamsburg”<\/em><\/p>\nOrlando Ridout V<\/strong>, Chief, Office of Research, Maryland Historical Trust, “Annapolis: Economics as a Force in Historic Preservation”<\/em><\/p>\nMelanie Hall<\/strong>, Associate Professor, Department of Art History, Boston University, “Stratford, Shakespeare and the Americans: A Town for all Seasons”<\/em><\/p>\nCarter L. Hudgins<\/strong>, Hofer Distinguished Professor of American Culture and Historic Preservation, Mary Washington College, Charleston, “South Carolina: Inclusive Past, Exclusive Present”<\/em><\/p>\nChris Wilson,<\/strong> Jackson Professor of Cultural Landscape Studies, University of New Mexico, “Santa Fe and the Mixed Blessings of Heritage Tourism”<\/em><\/p>\nJeffry M. Diefendorf,<\/strong> Professor, Department of History, University of New Hampshire, “Germany: Destroying and Rebuilding Identity”<\/em><\/p>\nMark Fram,<\/strong> Adjunct Assistant Professor, Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design, University of Toronto, Stratford, “Ontario: Blue Collars on Stage”<\/em><\/p>\nDonald Insall,<\/strong> CBE, Founder-Director, Donald Insall Associates Architects, London, “Conservation in Chester: Making it Happen”<\/em><\/p>\nConference convenors:<\/h3>\n
Melanie Hall<\/strong>, Associate Professor and Director of Museum Studies, Art History Department, Boston University<\/em><\/p>\nJohn R. Tschirch,<\/strong> Director of Academic Programs and Architectural Historian<\/em><\/p>\nConference supported by:\u00a0The Preservation Society of Newport County and The Humanities Foundation at Boston University<\/p>\n
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International Origins of the Preservation Movement: 1800-1920<\/h2>\nKeynote Speakers: <\/strong><\/h3>\nCaroline Ford,<\/strong> Professor of History, University of California, Los Angeles, “The French Historic Preservation Movement in Colonial Algeria, 1880-1930”<\/em><\/p>\nPeter Mandler<\/strong>, Reader in Modern British History, Gonville and Caius College, University of Cambridge, “Rethinking the \u201cDestructive Force\u201d: An Anti-History of the Preservation Movement in Britain”<\/em><\/p>\nSpeakers: <\/strong><\/h3>\nAnne Blackburn,<\/strong> Associate Professor of South Asia and Buddhist Studies, Cornell University, “Early Preservation Efforts in Anuradhapura”<\/em><\/p>\nErik Goldstein<\/strong>, Professor of International Relations and History, Boston University, “Britain and Holy Wisdom: The Fate of the Hagia Sophia”<\/em><\/p>\nMelanie Hall<\/strong>, Associate Professor and Director of Museum Studies, Boston University,
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