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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1:30PM
Heaven on Earth: The Paradise Gardens of Heian-period Japan
with Marc Peter Keane
The art of gardening flourished in Japan during the Heian period (794-1185). In the new capital, Heian-kyo, now known as Kyoto, there were gardens designed to represent the Western Paradise of Amida Buddha. Within this symbolic landscape, the living could experience the essence of the afterlife. Marc Peter Keane will discuss the design and significance of these paradise gardens. |
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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1:30PM
American Cemetery Landscapes: Through the Lens
with Alan L. Ward
Boston has two iconic garden cemeteries: Mount Auburn and Forest Hills. Often the first designed public landscapes in American communities, rural cemeteries represent major shifts in cemetery landscape concept and form, and continue to resonate with the modern sensibilities they helped shape. Using traditional photographic and digital processes, Ward blends old and new technologies to achieve images that depict space and light in the landscape. |
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SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 1:30PM
"A pleasant place in Hades": Roman Tomb Gardens
with Bettina Bergmann, Professor of Art, Mount Holyoke College
Ancient Romans envisioned an afterlife spent in idyllic, eternally blooming environs. This vision, depicted on reliefs and frescoes and described in epitaphs and poetry, is also seen in plantings found in excavations near Roman tombs.
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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1:30PM
Eternally Green: Natural Burial and New Cemetery Landscapes
with Mark Harris, environmental columnist and author
Green cemeteries are an eco-friendly approach to burials and memorialization. These cemeteries also preserve land from development and, in the best of schemes, restore it to ecological health. |
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SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 1:30PM
The Monumental Landscape: New Ways of Remembering
with Patrick Chassé, landscape architect and historian
Many of the most powerful modern memorials to individuals, groups, and even ideas are landscapes --like Maya Lin's Vietnam Veteran's Memorial. The profound connections of humans and their cultures to landscapes forge a timeless link to our memories. |
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Chat with a member of our landscape team – and find out how we keep the courtyard in bloom all year long!
FREE with museum admission
Upcoming dates:
Wednesday, June 9, 1:30-2:30pm
Friday, June 18, 11:00am-12:00pm
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Bring your garden club or other group to the Gardner! Experience the magic of the verdant courtyard, explore highlights of the collection on a private tour, and enjoy an informal discussion with a member of the museum’s landscape staff. Call the Tour Manager at 617 278 5147 for more information.
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