The Society of Architectural Historians will host its 72nd Annual International Conference in Providence, Rhode Island, April 24–28, 2019. Architectural and art historians, architects, museum professionals, and preservationists from around the world will convene at the Rhode Island Convention Center to present new research on the history of the built environment and explore the architecture […]
January 10 – April 30, 2019 The exhibit showcases the rich history of art and science in Providence and provokes you to consider the consequences of environmental change on local biodiversity. Premiering original watercolors of plants by Edward Peckham together with matching specimens from the Brown University Herbarium, collected by William Bailey and others, explore […]
Slavery’s Hinterlands is a two-day symposium gathering academic and public historians to explore American slavery as it was: not merely the South’s “peculiar” institution, but a core feature of American capitalism and empire; a critical facet of the industrial revolution, territorial expansion, and native dispossession that made the United States the most powerful nation on […]
Be among the first to experience the special exhibition, Gorham Silver: Designing Brilliance 1850-1970. View the exhibition, enjoy wine from Bottles Fine Wine, and light snacks. Gorham Silver: Designing Brilliance 1850-1970 casts new light on the legacy of this distinctive company, established in 1831 in Providence, Rhode Island. Home to the largest collection of […]
This is part of a series of Community Walking Tours of Rhode Island Barrios. Join us as we celebrate people, places, and community life in three neighborhoods that are significant to Rhode Island’s Latino Community. Marta V. Martínez of RILA and Joann Ayuso, resident of the West End of Providence will take you on a […]
This is part of a series of Bilingual Community Walking Tours of Rhode Island Barrios. Join us as we celebrate people, places, and community life in local neighborhoods that are significant to Rhode Island’s Latino Community. Marcela Betancur Tatiana Baena, and Stelly DaMoura, residents of Central Falls, will take you on a personal tour of […]
In 2019, as a part of the Sites and Stories Explored Through Scholarship, Art and Community Engagement project, the Providence Preservation Society (PPS) will unveil five original artistic works that explore hidden and layered narratives of several endangered historic sites in Providence. Five artists and artist teams were selected to create new works related to […]
Teresa Guaba and Candelaria Danicher will take you on a personal tour of Upper Broad Street. These two residents, who grew up in the neighborhood, will discuss the history of Broad Street from a social activists point of view. On April 3rd, meet on Ontario Street on the side of Food Basket and walk North along Broad Street. […]
An arduous 2-day, 20-mile walk through all of Providence. Level: Moderate / Strenuous / Very Strenuous. Join us on a two-day collaborative walk through Providence. We are ditching the guide books and traditional walking tour format to create a make-as-we-go experience that will take us through every single one of Providence’s twenty-five neighborhoods over two […]
Join us on Monday, May 6th at 10am at the Chace Auditorium at Trinity Rep for a Cultural Conversation with the Rhode Island Congressional delegation and our special guests, National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Mary Anne Carter and National Endowment for the Humanities Chairman Jon Parrish Peede. Engage in a meaningful conversation with our […]
The Sowams Heritage Area Project invites children and their parents to enjoy a free presentation of Pokanoket Tribal history and traditions at the following locations: Thursday, April 18, 2019, 1:00-2:00 p.m. at the Rogers Free Library, 525 Hope St, Bristol, RI Tuesday, May 7, 2019, 3:30-4:30 p.m. at the East Providence Public Library, 41 Grove […]
Exhibition on view from May 9 - 23. The Community Development practice of building and preserving Affordable Housing is complex, and takes committed partnerships across local government agencies, nonprofit developers, for profit developers, and financial institutions. "Housing Providence: Making Room for Everyone" will showcase Affordable Housing developments throughout the city in architectural renderings, development photographs, […]
Playing piano and trumpet, and an odd contraption called the “Hot Tea-Kettle,” Philadelphia musician Drew Nugent will have you bobbing and swinging for an evening of Hot Jazz. Popular from 1900 to the 1940s, this jazz style pulls together music from New Orleans, Chicago, Harlem, Kansas City, and Drew’s native Philadelphia. Listen closely, dance through […]
Ask Dr. Ruth chronicles the incredible life of Dr. Ruth Westheimer, a Holocaust survivor who became America’s most famous sex therapist. With her diminutive frame, thick German accent, and uninhibited approach to sex therapy and education, Dr. Ruth transformed the conversation around sexuality. As she approaches her 90th birthday and shows no signs of slowing […]
In 2019, as a part of the Sites and Stories Explored Through Scholarship, Art and Community Engagement project, the Providence Preservation Society (PPS) will unveil five original artistic works that explore hidden and layered narratives of several endangered historic sites in Providence. Five artists and artist teams were selected to create new works related to […]
Rhode Island ranks among the most partisan gerrymandered states in the country. Learn the ABCs of redistricting through fun, interactive exercises. Then learn what can be done to make fairer maps in Rhode Island.
The exhibition Ruffles, Repair & Ritual: The Fine Art of Fixing will mount 150 works for the opening of the Wedding Cake House Project in celebration of bringing the historic house back on line 150 years after its initial completion. Join us at the Wedding Cake House for an opening unveiling these artworks. This event […]
In 2019, as a part of the Sites and Stories Explored Through Scholarship, Art and Community Engagement project, the Providence Preservation Society (PPS) will unveil five original artistic works that explore hidden and layered narratives of several endangered historic sites in Providence. Five artists and artist teams were selected to create new works related to […]
Join the Newport Historical Society for a lecture with 18th century fashion scholar Dr. Kimberly Alexander at the Newport Historical Resource Center, 82 Touro Street, Newport, RI on Thursday, May 23, 2019 at 6:00pm. Forgotten in cupboards, pushed into the back of drawers, secreted away behind walls and chimney breasts, footwear frequently connotes a sense […]
May 4, 2019 - July 18, 2019 The Providence Album, Vol 1 revisits Providence in the 1960s through the photographs of Carmel Vitullo and Harry Callahan, whose powerful images capture the city during this time of tremendous change. This exhibition will be on view at the Carriage House Gallery, John Nicholas Brown Center for Public […]
Join us for a FREE family-friendly screening of Apollo 11! Apollo 11 takes us straight to the heart of NASA’s most celebrated mission — the one that first put men on the moon, and forever made Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin into household names. Immersed in the perspectives of the astronauts, the team in Mission […]
Dr. Beth Wenger, Moritz and Josephine Berg Professor of History, University of Pennsylvania, will examine American tourism and travel to pre-state Israel and the representation of the holy land in exhibitions and world fairs, as well as the symbols and the public culture of American Zionism. A reception following the lecture will include an inter-faith […]