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Lecture Series

2025 Summer Lecture Series

July 9 – August 7, 2025

The Preservation Society's Summer Lecture Series celebrates "The Great Gatsby," "The Gilded Age," antiques collecting, conservation and research, and the great tradition of coaching. Individual lectures are listed below.

THE GREAT GATSBY [US 1974] SAM WATERSTON as Nick Carraway, LOIS CHILES as Jordan Baker     Date: 1974
Lecture  at  Rosecliff

“The Great Gatsby” Revisited: An Evening with Sam Waterston

July 9, 2025 5:30pm

The David B. Ford Family Lecture celebrates the 1974 film adaptation of the classic novel "The Great Gatsby," which was filmed at Rosecliff and Marble House. Award-winning actor Sam Waterston, who co-starred as Nick Carraway, revisits the movie in conversation with NBC journalist Anne Thompson.

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Lecture  at  Rosecliff

Discovering America’s Treasures

July 17, 2025 6:00pm – 7:00pm

Lark E. Mason Jr., former President of the Appraiser’s Association of America, shares how incredible works of art and craftsmanship are rediscovered.

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Lecture  at  Rosecliff

Members-Only Conservator’s Choice Lecture

July 21, 2025 6:00pm – 7:00pm

Learn about the preservation work and research taking place on The Breakers third floor from Chief Conservator Patricia Miller and Textile Conservator Heather Hodge.
Registration available starting June 16.

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Lecture  at  Rosecliff

The 2025 Jacalyn and William P. Egan Lecture

July 29, 2025 6:00pm – 7:00pm

Two Preservation Society Fellows present results of their research during the past year, including the elaborate interiors designed by Jules Allard in our houses and the life, collection and influence of architect Richard Morris Hunt.

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Lecture  at  Rosecliff

The 2025 Eaddo and Peter Kiernan Lecture

August 5, 2025 6:00pm – 7:00pm

Two Preservation Society Fellows present results of their work during the past year, including the A.H. Davenport furniture on the third floor of The Breakers and extensive research on the Preservation Society’s collections.

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Lecture  at  The Elms

Christine Baranski in Conversation: “The Gilded Age” and Beyond

August 7, 2025 6:00pm

Our special guest for the annual John G. Winslow Lecture is acclaimed actress Christine Baranski, who will discuss HBO's "The Gilded Age" in which she co-stars, her connection to the real Gilded Age, as well as highlights from her career and her thoughts on the importance of the arts.

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Lecture  at  Rosecliff

Coaching Weekend: Behind the Scenes

August 14, 2025 4:00pm – 5:00pm

Learn what it takes to bring Newport’s tradition of Coaching Weekend to life and hear from a moderated panel of coaching experts as we kick off A Weekend of Coaching.

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