Daily Archives: August 19, 2024


Wednesday, September 18, 8:15 am – 5:00 pm – Preservation in a Changing Climate Conference

Join The Peabody Essex Museum for the fourth annual Preservation in a Changing Climate conference, hosted by Salem Preservation Partners. This day of thought-provoking talks aims to advance mitigation and adaptation strategies that address impacts of climate change on historic buildings, landscapes and neighborhoods.

Join us for case studies, conversations and panel presentations, beginning with a keynote from Massachusetts State Climate Chief Melissa Hoffer and closing with remarks by National Park Service Superintendent Jennifer Hardin at the National Park Service Armory Visitor Center. Conference sessions will take place at PEM. Closing reception and remarks will take place at the National Park Service Armory Visitor Center across the street from PEM.

Registration is $50 per person. Registration includes all conference events, optional historic house tours on September 17, light refreshments and a boxed lunch. All lunches include water, chips and a choice of Spinach Cranberry Salad (vegan, with cheese on the side), Falafel Wrap (vegan) or Harvest Chicken Salad Wrap.

All museum galleries will be closed for the duration of the conference. Registration includes all conference events, optional historic house tours on September 17, light refreshments and a boxed lunch. All lunches include water, chips and a choice of Spinach Cranberry Salad (vegan, with cheese on the side), Falafel Wrap (vegan) or Harvest Chicken Salad Wrap.

All museum galleries will be closed for the duration of the conference. Specific details and ticket purchasing may be found at www.pem.org. Questions? Contact lela_clawson-miller@pem.org


Thursday, August 22, 2:00 pm Eastern – Sleeping Beauty at the Met Museum, Online

In May, the Met Gala marked the opening of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s new Costume Institute exhibition Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion. In this 2 pm August 22 Garden Conservancy webinar, Dominic Leong, the founding partner of Leong Leong, the architectural firm behind the exhibition design, will present the exhibition design concept and process. The exhibition reawakens the Costume Institute’s archive through the senses and is united through the theme of nature. With a series of multi-sensory activations, the exhibition draws on the concepts of a garden and a scientific laboratory as two contrasting environments that shape our relationship to nature.

Leong Leong’s projects are situated at the intersection of art and living to build regenerative worlds. For this program, Dominic will also discuss notable projects including the Anita May Rosenstein LGBTQ Campus, Hancock Park House, and Hawai’i Nonlinear. These projects will demonstrate the firm’s approach to an expanded concept of the garden and their commitment to designing for regenerative ecosystems.

$5 for members of the Garden Conservancy
$15 for General Admission

A recording of this webinar will be sent to all registrants a few days after the event. We encourage you to register, even if you cannot attend the live webinar. Register at https://www.gardenconservancy.org/education/education-events/virtual-talk-sleeping-beauties-at-the-met-museum