Posts Tagged ‘Rosecliff’
ART! 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.
newport mansions wine & food festival with jacques pepin
Read MoreRosecliff restoration complete, open for visitors
The Preservation Society of Newport County has announced the completion of a months-long restoration of Rosecliff mansion. Begun on Jan. 2, the project finished ahead of schedule and all together cost $7 million dollars. According to Mike Taber, the Director of Properties at the Preservation Society, about 45-55 workers were on site every day throughout…
Read MoreNewport Flower Show at Rosecliff this weekend
The 2022 Newport Flower Show, themed “Eden … A Personal Paradise,” is set for this Friday, Saturday and Sunday, June 17-19, at Rosecliff. Hundreds of colorful creations by floral designers, horticulturists and botanical artists will interpret the show’s theme. Their entries will be displayed in the Rosecliff ballroom and salon, while other exhibits will be…
Read MoreTiffany Glass in Newport: Painting with Color & Light
An Exhibition at Rosecliff, ending February 29th, 2020 As a painter, Louis C. Tiffany was captivated by the interplay of light and color, and this fascination found its most spectacular expression in his glass “paintings.” Through the medium of opalescent glass, Tiffany could actually capture light in color and manipulate it to achieve impressionistic effects.…
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