The Cemetery and The Park: Nature, The Designed Landscape and Urban Planning May 15, 2007

What: Dr. Charles Beveridge and Arleyn A. Levee present, “The Cemetery and The Park: Nature, The Designed Landscape and Urban Planning”
Where: Rabb Lecture Hall, Boston Public Library, Copley Square, Boston
When: Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Time: 6 p.m.
Cost: Free, but please register online at www.mountauburn.org or call 617-607-1995 to RSVP
Contact: Bree Detamore Harvey, Director of Public Programs, 617-547-7105 ext. 1945

The final in the lecture series “Facets of Mount Auburn: Celebrating 175 Years of a Boston Jewel”:

In honor of the 175th Anniversary of Mount Auburn Cemetery, the nation’s first garden cemetery, Dr. Charles Beveridge and Arleyn A. Levee will present a free landscape architecture lecture entitled, “The Cemetery and The Park: Nature, The Designed Landscape and Urban Planning” on Tuesday, May 15, 2007 at 6 p.m. at the Rabb Lecture Hall, Boston Public Library.

Dr. Beveridge is an expert on Frederick Law Olmsted’s work and was the series editor of the 12-volume The Papers of Frederick Law Olmsted. His career has been devoted to studying Mr. Olmsted’s philosophies and landscape architecture. Ms. Levee is a landscape historian and Olmsted scholar. She has worked with preservation groups throughout the country, particularly those involved with historic landscapes.

This lecture will examine the influence of Mount Auburn Cemetery and the contributions of the Olmsted firm to the public park movement of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The lecturers will pay particular attention to the concept of nature expressed in the landscapes, their approach to creating a therapeutic landscape experience, and their place in the city planning movement in this country.

Mount Auburn Cemetery is celebrating its 175th Anniversary with a year of lectures, musical performances, and other events at the Cemetery. This lecture is part Mount Auburn Cemetery’s seven part lecture series “Facets of Mount Auburn: Celebrating 175 Years of a Boston Jewel”, is a fitting event for Mount Auburn Cemetery, which is renowned for its magnificent and varied landscaping.

This event is co-sponsored by National Association for Olmsted Parks, Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site and Friends of Fairsted.

Please call or visit www.mountauburn.org for further information.

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