On Friday, April 23, from 11-12, ARLIS/NA conference attendees
are welcome to attend a free tour of one of the oldest crafts schools in the
country. The School is located in Boston’s historic North End
neighborhood; those attending the North End food tour on Friday morning will be
well located to attend. The North Bennet Street School (www.nbss.org)
was incorporated in 1885 in Boston's North End as North Bennet Street
Industrial School. The School offers full-time courses in Bookbinding,
Cabinet and Furniture Making,Carpentry and Preservation Carpentry, Jewelry
Making and Repair, Locksmithing, Piano Technology and Violin Making and Repair.
In each program, highly skilled instructors teach students in small classes,
sharing their knowledge and talent. Students graduate with the proficiency of
well qualified professionals in their chosen trade or craft.
We will have a guide leaving from the hotel at 10:30 to
escort those interested from there. If you are interested in attending,
please let me know; there will also be a flyer and sign-up sheet available at
the registration desk.
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Amanda Bowen
Head of Collections
Fine Arts Library
1805 Cambridge St.
Cambridge, MA 02138
617-496-1503
http://hcl.harvard.edu/finearts