Explore how 21st-century challenges and opportunities are transforming the fields of historic preservation, architecture, urban planning, conservation, arts and culture, museum studies, collections management, public history, and education. Over two days, October 13 & 14, at Mechanic’s Hall in Worcester, Historic New England has arranged for you will hear from more than sixty leading voices in the field, including
- Dr. Luis Aguirre-Torres, Director of Sustainability, City of Ithaca, NY
- Michelle Finamore, Ph.D., Fashion and Design Curator and Museum Consultant
- Dr. Françoise N. Hamlin, Associate Professor of History and Africana Studies, Brown University
- Kate Lear, Board Chair, Ballet Hispánico
- Candelaria Silva-Collins, Arts Consultant
- Dr. Carl Skelton, President, Gotham Innovation Greenhouse
- Nader Tehrani, Founding Principal of NADAAA, and Dean of The Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture at The Cooper Union
- Sarah Turner, President of North Bennet Street School
Preferred rates are offered to Summit attendees at two hotel properties within walking distance of Mechanics Hall. Rooms are available on a first-come first-serve basis until September 12. To register, and for a complete schedule, click HERE.
