'The Waterfront Parks of New York City' Webinar

Tickets: $18.88 ( incl. $3.88 fees ) (includes access to the full replay for one week)

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https://www.nyadventureclub.com/event/1984625977724

While many New Yorkers take their waterfront parks for granted these days, it wasn't too long ago that all of them were once used for anything but a public green space. So what led New York's waterfront properties to transform from military fortifications, industrial sites, and harbors to beautiful parks for recreation? And how do these new waterfront parks serve the community, while also paying homage to their historical roots? It's time to explore some of the most incredibly unique waterfront parks that New York City has to offer.

Join New York Adventure Club as we explore some of New York City's most prominent waterfront parks, which have been repurposed over the decades from sites of industry to beautiful and innovative public green spaces.

Led by Sylvia Laudien-Meo — art historian, museum educator, and NYC tour guide — this virtual journey surrounding New York's past, present, and future of waterfront parks will include:

• The history of New York's waterfronts , including Governors Island’s military past and Brooklyn's many industrial sites
  -An overview of some of the most notable waterfront parks around NYC's five boroughs
• A discussion of these parks' cutting edge landscape design that reclaim, restore, and protect the natural waterfronts
  -The push to make waterfront parks functional for the community , including Brooklyn Bridge Park's state-of-the-art sports facilities
  -A look at parks being used to showcase permanent and temporary art installations , such as Socrates Sculpture Park in Queens
  -A sneak peek at new waterfront parks slated to open in the coming years, along with ones that never got off the drawing board

Afterward, we'll have a Q&A with Sylvia — any and all questions about New York's waterfront parks are welcomed and encouraged!

Can't make it live? Don't worry, you'll have access to the full replay for one week!

See you there, virtually!

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***A full replay of the experience will be available to all registered guests for up to a week

About Sylvia

Sylvia Laudien-Meo is a freelance Art Historian who works in and around the city in various capacities, specializing on Modern and Contemporary art, with a strong focus on Public Art. She teaches art history at Fairleigh Dickinson University and has been working as a museum educator at MoMA, the Guggenheim and the Jewish Museum for over many years, engaging visitors in conversation based, interactive art experiences of permanent collections and changing exhibitions.
For the Municipal Art Society, UFT, Brandeis Univ., and private clients, she has been touring the city for over 20 years, exploring art and architecture, parks, neighborhoods and history. Working in various different capacities gives her a unique opportunity to make intriguing connections and weave together the complex perspectives that make out the tapestry of our fascinating city.
SLM holds a Masters Degree in Art History (with minors in History and American Studies) from the Joh. Gutenberg University in Mainz, Germany, as well as a Tourism degree from the EST in Paris France.

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