Society of Architectural Historians 2019 Providence Conference

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 of Providence and nearby areas. Roundtable discussions, workshops, networking receptions, keynote talks, SAH’s annual awards ceremony, and public architecture tours will supplement the program. Register at sah.org/2019.

Rates for the full conference begin at $350 (SAH Members) / $495 (non-members).
On-site single day rates for Thursday or Friday begin at $180 (SAH Members) / $325 (non-members)

Elizabeth Francis, Executive Director of the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities will serve on a panel, New Media: The Digital Revolution as part of a pre-conference workshop on Architectural History and Place-Based Storytelling on Wednesday, April 24 from 1:00 – 5:00pm which is $40 and open to the public. Check out the Council’s work in this area by exploring our Rhode Tour app at rhodetour.org.

Rhode Tour is a free mobile app and website that tells stories by and about Rhode Islanders. A joint initiative of the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities, Brown University’s John Nicholas Brown Center for Public Humanities and Cultural Heritage, and the Rhode Island Historical Society, Rhode Tour brings mapping technology, sound, images, videos and well-told stories together to engage us in learning about the places we live, work, visit—or perhaps simply pass by—in Rhode Island.