The Historic New England Summit

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October 13 - 14, 2022, at Mechanics Hall in Worcester, Massachusetts, and Livestream The Historic New England Summit is New England’s largest conference about our collective roles in creating livable and resilient communities.

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Explore how twenty-first-century challenges and opportunities are transforming the fields of historic preservation, architecture, urban planning, conservation, arts and culture, museum studies, collections management, public history, and education.

Summit discussions will focus on New England while addressing topics that resonate nationally and globally as we work together to transform preservation into an accessible and essential ethic in community sustainability.

Summit themes include

• Obliterating the Old Lens on Social History • Institutional Renewal • Toward an Inclusive Collection • Technology and Globalizing

Cultural Heritage • Anchoring Community through Culture • Remaking a City • Living Archives • Reimagining Post-Industrial

New England