PRESERVING OUR PAST
For 26 years, Brazos Forum has brought nationally-recognized speakers to Waco to share their expertise.
2011 promises another exciting Brazos Forum! How we preserve the past will be examined through multiples lens...historical home preservation, a sampling of original 3-D photographs, first-hand accounts of the artists and events that have graced the stages of Carnegie Hall, a nod to the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the Civil War, a look at the overwhelming number of materials and artifacts within the National Archives system as well as its historic and lovely primary facility, the re-discovery of a local church's treasure, and the pleasure of musical harmony.
An outstanding group of presenters are coming to Waco in October. Read about them and the topics they will discuss, and we know that you will want to join us for these fascinating talks.
The diverse themes that have been explored previously are:
The Decorative Arts of Early Texas, 1890-1900
The Decorative Arts of the Southwest
Life and Arts in the Antebellum South
Women in the Arts
A Celebration of Victorian Elegance
America Comes of Age: Emerging Arts and Culture
Hudson Valley Anthology: An American Treasure
American Palaces of the Gilded Age
The China Trade
Texas – The Arts Today
The French Influence on the American Arts
Tidewater Virginia and Low Country South
Spanish Colonial Art in the New World
Antiques: Connoisseurship and Collecting
Living with Style, 1880-1930
Elegance with a New England Accent, 1750-1850
Let’s Jazz It Up: Savoring New Orleans
From Cottage to Castle: Elegant English Country Living
A Pilgrimage to Natchez
Palazzi, Pavarotti and Pizza: The Italianate in America
The Wonders of the Orient
A Texas Six Pack: Subtle Secrets of Six Cities
Quintessential Collectors and Their Collections
1776: Creating a Country & Its Culture
Made in the USA: Uniquely American Treasures
Our Western Heritage
