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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250416T173000
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URL:https://portsmouthathenaeum.org/events/2025-lecture-series-landmarks-a
 nd-libraries-building-collections-and-communities-with-ann-beha/
SUMMARY:2025 Lecture Series: "Landmarks and Libraries: Building Collections
  and Communities" with Ann Beha
DESCRIPTION:Ann Beha will offer a slide presentation of library projects\, 
 many in historic locations\, which inspire and engage their communities\, 
 blending new technologies and resources with landmark settings. The prese
 ntation and discussion will consider the expanded role -- and responsibili
 ties -- that public and special collections libraries have for campuses an
 d their neighboring populations\, and how historic settings must balance p
 reservation with change.\nAnn Beha is a national leader among architects w
 orking in historic settings. Her vision has introduced contemporary design
  in conjunction with preservation\, sustainability and stewardship. Her wo
 rk emphasizes access and invitation\, welcoming a broader community to eng
 age with those familiar settings anew. As Design Principal of Ann Beha Arc
 hitects\, now Annum Architects\, Ann’s teams have renewed\, expanded and
  designed libraries\, academic campuses and cultural resources nationally.
  Their work includes: in New Hampshire\, the expansion of the Currier Muse
 um\, the Peterborough Town Library\, and centers for the arts and communit
 y at St Paul’s School and Phillips Exeter Academy\; in Boston\, the expa
 nsion and renovation of the Boston Athenæum. Now an independent architect
 \, Ann continues to collaborate with Annum and with visionary design firms
  that value her experience in design for academic\, civic and cultural cli
 ents\, emphasizing preservation and adaptive reuse.\nA graduate of Wellesl
 ey College\, Ann received a Master of Architecture degree from MIT\, was a
  Loeb Fellow at Harvard’s Graduate School of Design\, and serves on Harv
 ard’s Campus Design Advisory Council. She was Distinguished Visiting Pro
 fessor of Design at Yale University and will return to their faculty in 20
 26. Ann has received the Honor Award from the Boston Society of Architects
 \, and the inaugural Award of Honor from the US Department of State\, Over
 seas Building Operations.\nFor the 2025 Lecture Series "Beauty on the Seac
 oast and Beyond: Art\, Architecture and Gardens\," each program begins at 
 5:30 p.m. in the Shaw Research Library (unless otherwise noted). Reservati
 ons for each program are required as seating is limited. If unable to keep
  a reservation\, please call again to release the seat for someone else. A
 ttendance at programs is free for Athenæum Proprietors\, Subscribers and 
 Friends. Guests and members of the public are welcome to attend the entire
  series by becoming a Friend of the Athenæum for as little as $25 per yea
 r\, payable at the door. Admission to an individual program is $15.\nTo wa
 tch remotely on Zoom\, click here.\nNote: Online registration is available
  until 24 hours before the event. After that time\, please call (603) 431-
 2538 to reserve any remaining spots. Thank you for your cooperation.\n\nIf
  you have any questions\, please contact events@portsmouthathenaeum.org.\n
 \n\n\nMembers: FREE\nProprietors\, Subscribers\, and Friends may attend th
 is event for free. Membership at the Proprietor and Subscriber levels incl
 udes one complimentary spouse/partner guest pass.\nNon-Members: $15\nAdmis
 sion to a single event.\nFriend Membership: $25\nThis annual membership in
 cludes free admission for one person to the yearly lecture series.\n\n\n\n
 The 2025 lecture series is sponsored by Whole Wealth Management.
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CATEGORIES:Discussions,Lecture Series
LOCATION:Portsmouth Athenaeum\, 9 Market Square\, Portsmouth\, NH\, 03801\,
  United States
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