Events

There are countless stories behind Boston’s premier riverside park! Esplanade Association's free Guided Women History Tour will walk participants through the fascinating history of the Esplanade and the prominent women that were instrumental to its creation. Our guided tours last about an hour-and-a-half and cover about a mile of the Esplanade and over 150 years … Continued

Amid Boston’s development boom, communities of color are grappling with maintaining and amplifying their identity. Questions of who belongs to places — and to whom places belong — will determine the future of the city. Facing rapid change, community leaders are leveraging culture and creativity as strategies for placekeeping, and for sharing belonging, wellness, and … Continued

Each third Wednesday of the month, Olmsted Now invites the community to a public dialogue on shared use, shared health and shared power in parks and public spaces. These hour-long discussions are a platform to explore our bicentennial themes through the perspective of a guiding community voice. Public Dialogue #3 on Wednesday March 16 6-7pm … Continued

Moderated by professor and landscape architect Sara Zewde, Civil War, Abolition, and the American Park Idea will highlight a new book by the same name. Book co-authors Ethan Carr and Rolf Diamant will discuss Olmsted and the 1865 Yosemite Report, where Olmsted called for the creation of a national park system in order to help unify … Continued

Speaker: Lisa Pearson, Head of the Arboretum Library and Archives This event will also be presented in-person at the Arboretum's Weld Hill Research Building at 1300 Centre Street, Boston, MA 02131. To sign up for the in-person event, click here. The Arnold Arboretum was founded on Friday, March 29, 1872. Exactly 150 years later, we … Continued