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To Do in RI: Newport Mansions Orchestral program, historic photography talk in March
Orchestral music from the 19th century and photography from America’s Gilded Age will be presented at Rosecliff in March as The Preservation Society of Newport County continues its winter and spring series of educational programs. • The Gilded Age Orchestra of Newport will take the Rosecliff ballroom stage on March 6 starting at 6 p.m.…
Read More“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…
Read MoreNewport Mansions: MLK Day free admission at Breakers, Marble House. Breakers gates re-do.
Newport Mansions Offer Free Admission on MLK Day The Preservation Society of Newport County will offer free admission to The Breakers and Marble House on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Monday, January 20. The Breakers and Marble House – two National Historic Landmarks built during the Gilded Age by members of the Vanderbilt family –…
Read MoreGet your Holidays on! – Holidays at the Newport Mansions expands
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…
Read MoreTo Do in RI: Newport Mansions ready for the holidays – tickets on sale
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…
Read MoreTo Do in RI: “The Gilded Age” special tours extended at 4 Newport Mansions
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…
Read MoreART! Wild Imagination: Art and Animals in the Gilded Age at Rosecliff
“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…
Read MoreTo Do in RI: Jacques Pépin to headline Newport Mansions Wine & Food Festival. Tix on sale.
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Read MoreTo Do in RI: 15 free attractions for Newport county and hospitality employees, June 8-10
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Read MoreNewport Flower Show to celebrate flowers and horticulture with “At Home” theme
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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