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Architecture 101: Lighthouses


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Lighthouses are familiar sights along coastlines around the world. James Hyland, president and founder of The Lighthouse Preservation Society, presents a stylistic and functional history of lighthouses, which have assisted seafarers as entrance markers for ports and as warning signals for dangerous conditions and underwater geography and which represent a wide variety of styles and designs.

The Museum’s Architecture 101 lecture series, which provides professionals, students, and the general public alike with the opportunity to learn about historical architectural movements every summer, continues this year with a dip into a few types of beach architecture in celebration of the Museum’s summer installation. Come to class in 2015 to learn about lighthouses on July 12, the Sea Ranch on July 19, and Newport Mansions on July 26.

1.5 LU (AIA)

$12 Member | $10 Student | $20 Non-member.
Special series pricing for all three lectures:  $30 Member | $25 Student | $50 Non-member.

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Photo: Louisbourg Lighthouse, Nova Scotia. Photo by flickr user Dennis Jarvis.

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Time: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

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