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Quick Links: Read our Blog Events Calendar Buy Tickets Become a Member Donate Shop Save the Dates March 21 Lecture: Considering Cultural Landscapes, Design & Historic Preservation Together April 11 Lecture: Restoring a Double Architectural Icon-Notre Dame de Paris April 28-May1 The Newport Symposium May 11 Green Animals Plant Sale June 13 Annual Meeting June 21-23 Newport Flower Show August 2-August 3 Newport Mansions Stores Warehouse Sale August 3 A Summer Masked Venetian Ball at The Elms August 6 An Evening in Honor of John G. Winslow August 19 Annual Golf Outing August 30-Sept. 2 Newport Mansions Stores Members' Sale September 20-22 Newport Mansions Wine & Food Festival November 14-17 Newport Mansions Stores Members' Sale November 23-Jan. 1 Christmas at the Newport Mansions December 6-7 Newport Mansions Stores Warehouse Sale December 21 Holiday Dinner Dance Get details Newport Mansions News & Events An Important International Loan The Preservation Society will loan one of its paintings to Houghton Hall in Norfolk, England, which is planning a major exhibition to reconstruct the 18th century art collection of Sir Robert Walpole, its founder and Britain's first Prime Minister. This portrait of Anne of Ditchley (c. 1680) by Sir Peter Lely, which hangs in the Morning Room of The Breakers, was originally part of the Walpole collection. The State Hermitage Museum and five other museums in Russia, as well as the National Gallery of Art in Washington and The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York are also contributing pieces to the exhibition. The Houghton Hall exhibition is scheduled to run from May 8-September 29, 2013. Researching Newport's Historic Urban Plan You're invited to join us this Wednesday, March 6 for a presentation explaining Newport's historic maps in detail and to hear the latest news about this ongoing research project. Funded by a grant from the Rhode Island Council for the Humanities, the Preservation Society is conducting extensive research examining the historic urban plan of Newport from its initial settlement in 1638 to the present day. Join us at Rosecliff on Wednesday at 11 a.m. for a panel discussion with five local experts. Admission is free, but advance registration is requested. Learn more and register for Newport's Historic Urban Plan Project. Drexel Lecture Examines Cultural Landscapes Save the date and join us at Rosecliff at 6 p.m. on Thursday, March 21 for the annual Noreen Stonor Drexel Preservation Lecture, Considering Cultural Landscapes, Design & Historic Preservation Together, with Charles Birnbaum, Founder and President of The Cultural Landscape Foundation. From the formal gardens of its grand estates to the natural beauty of Ocean Drive, Newport's historic landscapes have played a critical role in shaping the region's historic identity. Mr. Birnbaum will explore the preservation of cultural landscapes, which include historic sites, formally designed and vernacular landscapes.The lecture is free but advance registration is required. Learn more and register for Considering Cultural Landscapes, Design & Historic Preservation Together. Read our Architectural Historian's Blog Our Architectural Historian John Tschirch is writing regularly about art, design and culture in Newport. Read his most recent post here. Please Support the Annual Fund We're in the home stretch for the 2013 Annual Fund! Great houses connect people to a nation's heritage and open windows to another age. Your contribution to the Annual Fund is an investment in Newport's cherished architectural and cultural history and in our region's economic well-being. We thank everyone who has been so very generous so far. All who give $250 or more will be recognized in the 2013 Annual Report. If you haven't made your Annual Fund contribution yet, please do so by March 31 to be included in this year's campaign. Making a gift is easy. You may: 1) Make your donation online; 2) Mail a check made out to The Preservation Society of Newport County to : Annual Fund, The Preservation Society of Newport County, 424 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, RI 02840; 3) Call (401) 847-1000 ext. 142 Easter Egg Hunt Tickets Going Fast There's still time to make your reservations for our annual Easter Egg Hunt and Brunch at Rosecliff. But don't wait, space is filling up fast. It's Saturday, March 30 at 10 a.m. Collect eggs, compete for prizes, meet the Easter Bunny and then retire into the house for a hearty Easter brunch. Sponsored in part by Lindt. Learn more and make reservations. Register Now for the Newport Symposium: Hidden Treasures The 21st annual Newport Symposium, April 28 to May 1, 2013, will explore the rarest and finest objects from all corners of the globe, with lectures that examine the most remote, hard-to-see historic sites, and the remarkable stories of art treasures that have been lost and then reclaimed. Admission to the Symposium is $500 for Preservation Society members; $550 for non-members; and $150 for students (student price valid for lectures only & requires proof of enrollment). Learn more and register for the Symposium The Newport Symposium is sponsored in part by National Trust Insurance Services, LLC; U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management; and Christie's.