2020 Newport Symposium | Movers, Shakers, and Makers

Newport Symposium

Virtual Lecture Series

Presented by the Newport Symposium, this month-long lecture series takes inspiration from the creative inventiveness we are witnessing in reaction to our ongoing global pandemic. In this series, speakers with a range of historical perspectives will share ways that design and design thinking have been activated in response to crises of health and well-being. Through the development of useful, well-designed objects, an understanding of the natural environment, and advancements in biological study, creativity is at the heart of our ability to survive as well as thrive.

Please visit Adult Programs for more information and to register.

In order to follow CDC guidelines and ensure the safety of our visitors and staff, the Preservation Society will not be hosting the annual Newport Symposium in 2021. In its place, this virtual lineup of lectures has been organized to keep the spirit of the Newport Symposium alive until we are able to join together again, in person.

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Operating Schedule

Starting October 3, 2022

The Breakers & Kingscote*
Open daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Houses & grounds close one hour after last tour admission.
*No ticket sales at Kingscote. Purchase tickets online or at The Breakers Welcome Center or Rosecliff.

Rosecliff
Open daily 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
House & grounds close one hour after last tour admission.

Green Animals Topiary Garden (closed October 3-7; closed after October 10)
Open October 8, 9 & 10 (Columbus Day), 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Grounds close one hour after last tour admission.

Hunter House
Hunter House offers guided tours Saturdays & Sundays at 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. Each tour limited to 8 persons. Tours are on a first-come, first-served basis and may sell out. You must purchase tickets in advance online, or by visiting a sales station at The Breakers before going to Hunter House. Members must make a timed reservation via the ticketing system or by calling the Membership Office at 401-847-1000, ext. 111.

Hunter House tickets must be purchased online or in person at The Breakers.

Marble House and The Elms closed through October 28.

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