For Immediate Release: November 5, 2010
Media Contact: Marketing and Communication Department
Palladio and His Legacy: A Transatlantic Journey: Media Advisory
Related Public Programming
WHAT
In conjunction with the Palladio and His Legacy: A Transatlantic Journey exhibition currently on view, the National Building Museum has developed related public and family programs that will begin in the fall of 2010 and run through the end of the exhibition.
PUBLIC PROGRAMS
Palladio is my Bible: Jefferson & Andrea Palladio
October 18, 2010 / 6:30 – 8:00 pm
William L. Beiswanger, Director of Restoration for Monticello, and Richard Guy Wilson, Commonwealth Professor's Chair in Architectural History at the University of Virginia, consider Andrea Palladio’s influences on the architecture of Thomas Jefferson, as seen at Jefferson’s home Monticello, and at the University of Virginia, in Charlottesville. The program is moderated by National Building Museum curator Chrysanthe Broikos. 1.5 LU (AIA)
Building Tour: Homewood
November 20, 2010 / 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Built in Baltimore in 1801 by Charles Carroll and now owned by The Johns Hopkins University (JHU), Homewood is a frequently copied example of the classic, five-part Palladian plan, pleasingly balancing symmetry and proportion between a main block, flanking dependencies, and connecting hyphens. JHU’s Judith Proffitt will lead a tour of this National Historic Landmark, which recently received a Save America’s Treasures grant for the restoration of the museum’s iconic front portico. 2.0 LU HSW (AIA)
Drayton Hall: Palladio in America
December 1, 2010 / 6:30 – 8:00 pm
Located near Charleston, South Carolina, Drayton Hall is considered one of the finest and oldest examples of Georgian- Palladian architecture in the United States. Professor George W. McDaniel, Drayton Hall’s Executive Director, and Carter C. Hudgins, Director of Preservation, will give an illustrated talk about this National Trust property that dates to 1738. The program is moderated by Carl I. Gable, president of the Center for Palladian Studies in America. This program is presented in cooperation with the Center for Palladian Studies in America. 1.5 LU (AIA)
Building Tour: Hammond-Harwood House
December 2010 / 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
The five-part construction of the Hammond-Harwood House in Annapolis, Maryland, is directly inspired from a plate in Andrea Palladio’s Four Books of Architecture. Docents lead an architecturally-focused look at this historic mansion, built by William Buckland in 1774. 2.0 LU HSW (AIA)
Palladio Film Festival : I Palladiani (2008, 52 minutes)
January 9, 2011 / 12:00 – 1:30 pm
Take an extraordinary journey through the beautiful Veneto Region, Italy, to meet The Palladians, a diverse group of professors, farmers, and custodians fortunate enough to live and work in the villas designed by Andrea Palladio. 1.5 LU (AIA)
Palladio Film Festival: The Perfect House: The Life and Work of Andrea Palladio (2008, 60 minutes)
January 9, 2011 / 2:30 – 4:00 pm
This compelling documentary illustrates the life of arguably the world's most influential architects, Andrea Palladio whose influence can be seen everywhere, from the stately homes of England to the White House. 1.5 LU (AIA)
FAMILY PROGRAMS
Window on Palladio
November 13, 2010 / 1:00 – 2:30 pm
Learn about Palladio’s great contributions to architecture and design via a hands-on guided experience through the Museum’s exhibition. Families will then be invited to create their own designs for an updated version of the Capitol building, the White House, or a new architectural landmark.
WHERE
National Building Museum
401 F Street NW
Washington, DC 20001 (Judiciary Square Metro, Red Line)
PRICE
Palladio is my Bible—$12 Member; $12 Student; $20 Non-member
Building Tour: Homewood—$25, Members only
Drayton Hall—$12 Member; $12 Student; $20 Non-member
Building Tour: Hammond-Harwood House—$25, Members only
I Palladiani—$10 Member; $10 Student; $12 Non-member
The Perfect House—$10 Member; $10 Student; $12 Non-member
Window on Palladio—$7 per child, Member; $10 per child, Non-member
CONTACT
Marketing and Communications Department, 202.272.2448, ext. 3458
SPONSOR
This exhibition is organized by the Royal Institute of British Architects Trust, London, in association with the Centro Internazionale di Studi di Architettura Andrea Palladio, Vicenza, and is presented in Washington, D.C. in partnership with the National Building Museum.
Support for the traveling exhibition is provided by the Richard H. Driehaus Charitable Lead Trust, Regione del Veneto, British Architectural Library Trust, Dainese, The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation, Center for Palladian Studies in America, Inc., William T. Kemper Foundation, Samuel H. Kress Foundation, Andrew D. Stone, and Richard Wernham and Julia West.
Support for the presentation of the exhibition and associated educational programs at the National Building Museum is provided by Federazione Veneta BCC; Isabella del Frate Rayburn; Maurice Kanbar; Leo A. Daly III, FAIA, RIBA; Barboursville Vineyards - Zonin Family; Robert W. and Louisa C. Duemling; EvensonBest and Knoll; Herman Miller Inc; The Italian Cultural Institute in Washington, DC; John J. Medveckis; Martha McGeary Snider; Mallory and Diana Walker; Claire and Warren Cox; Joseph F. Johnston, Jr.; Eugene & Carol Ludwig & Promontory Financial Group; Chas A. Miller III; Whayne and Ursula Quin; Suzanne and David Santry; Mr. and Mrs. Albert H. Small; and anonymous donors.
In addition, the National Building Museum is extremely grateful to the Embassy of Italy for its invaluable assistance, and to Anne Kriken Mann as well as the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) for their special support.
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