Historic New England’s Awards Program celebrates the exceptional work being done across the region to preserve New England’s cultural heritage. At a special reception at the Summit, we honor these individual and organizations for their outstanding contributions.
Major Urban Adaptive Reuse Concept to be Revealed at Summit
Three of the country’s top architectural firms will take the stage at the Historic New England Summit to reveal their adaptive reuse concepts to transform this early 20th-century factory building into a vibrant cultural center for collections management, curatorial excellence, and preservation leadership in Haverhill, Massachusetts. Deborah Berke Partners, Brandon Haw Architecture, and Höweler + […]
Internationally Acclaimed pianist Melvin Chen Performing at Summit
Historic New England is delighted to announce that internationally acclaimed pianist Dr. Melvin Chen will perform Dvorak’s Piano Trio in E Minor, Op. 90 at the Historic New England Summit in celebration of the region’s longstanding history of arts festivals. Chen will be accompanied by Norfolk Chamber Music Festival fellows and Yale School of Music students […]
More Leading Voices at Summit
You won’t want to miss the opportunity to join the conversation with Samantha Koslow, Kathy Kottaridis, and Byron Rushing, along with our other leading voices. Speaker Profile: Samantha Koslow, Christie’s Director, Business Development and Head of Museum and Corporate Collection Services Samantha Koslow is a member of Christie’s Business Development leadership team, focused on efforts […]
Newest Speakers at the Summit
The line-up of exciting speakers at the Historic New England Summit continues to grow. Don’t miss the discussions on climate change, cultural heritage, agricultural preservation, and transformations in teaching with these leading voices. Ed Carr, Ph.D., Director of International Development, Community, Environment (IDCE) and Professor at Clark University, and Panel Member for Climate Change Adaptation […]
Meet These Leading Voices
Speaker Profile: Michelle Finamore Michelle Tolini Finamore is a Fashion and Design Historian and Curator. Her most recent exhibition Fashioning America: Grit to Glamour opens in September of 2022 at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. As the Penny Vinik Curator of Fashion Arts at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston she curated the groundbreaking 2019 exhibition Gender Bending […]
