“Lifting the Curtain” series: Curators’ insights into Preservation Society of Newport collections

This winter and spring, members of The Preservation Society of Newport County curatorial staff and resident scholars will share their expertise in a series of limited programs called “Lifting the Curtain: Behind the Scenes of Museum Work.” These programs, continuing through April, offer exclusive opportunities to see and learn about the work that happens behind…

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Get your Holidays on! – Holidays at the Newport Mansions expands

A large room with many christmas trees in it

Holidays at the Newport Mansions – Expanding to Chateau-sur-Mer This Year For the first time in more than 20 years, Holidays at the Newport Mansions will feature Chateau-sur-Mer decorated for the season and open for tours along with The Breakers, Marble House and The Elms. These landmark historic houses of the Gilded Age will feature…

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To Do in RI: Newport Mansions ready for the holidays – tickets on sale

Kids in costumes at Halloween event.

As the holidays approach, tickets are now on sale for two seasonal celebrations that have become traditions at the Newport Mansions.  On October 25, Halloween Trick or Treat at The Breakers returns, with admission in two sessions, at 5:30 and 6:30 p.m. Visitors are encouraged to come in costume; there will be treats and prizes…

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To Do in RI: “The Gilded Age” special tours extended at 4 Newport Mansions

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Photo: The Elms, a National Historic Landmark built in 1901, has been the setting of many scenes in Julian Fellowes’ “The Gilded Age” series on HBO. Starting this week The Preservation Society of Newport County will add more opportunities to take two of its most popular guide-led tours in the Newport Mansions. The Inside “The…

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ART! Wild Imagination: Art and Animals in the Gilded Age at Rosecliff

Silver fox figurine on ornate base.

“Wild Imagination” Art Exhibition at Rosecliff, Newport The changing relationship between Americans and animals in the late 19th and early 20th centuries is explored in the exhibition “Wild Imagination: Art and Animals in the Gilded Age,” which opened Friday, Aug. 30, at Rosecliff. With a focus on Newport’s history, “Wild Imagination” will bring together a…

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Newport Flower Show to celebrate flowers and horticulture with “At Home” theme

Floral display in grand ballroom.

Tickets Available for Newport Flower Show June 21-23 Tickets for The Newport Flower Show, one of the most-anticipated events of the Newport summer season, are now available to the public. New England’s premier flower show is made possible by the ongoing support of longtime Presenting Sponsor Bartlett Tree Experts. Generous support also comes from Garden…

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