Calendar of Events
The follow calendar is a compilation of events taking place this quincentenary year to celebrate Palladio’s life and career. The events listed here were organized both by the Institute of Classical Architecture & Classical America and by other organizations and are subject to change throughout the calendar year.
March
March 1st – Palladio: The Villas of the Veneto.
Birbeck Continuing Education History of Art Society (London) will host a lecture by Dr. Joachim Strupp entitled “Palladio: The Villas of the Veneto.” For more information, please follow the link. http://www.ulemhas.org.uk/programme2007.htm
March 14 – June 17, 2008 – Harmony to the Eyes: Charting Palladio’s Architecture from Rome to Baltimore
The George Peabody Library, 17 E. Mount Vernon Place
Jointly organized by the Sheridan Libraries and the Homewood Museum at The Johns Hopkins University, the exhibit includes “more than 75 magnificent objects from the Sheridan Libraries’ special collections trace Palladio’s lasting legacy on building design, particularly Baltimore.” The exhibit “includes a selection of first edition printed treatises and original prints, as well as relevant photographs, architectural models, and a computer reconstruction of pilgrimage routes recommended by Palladio in his two famous guides to Rome.”
For more information of the exhibit and opening reception visit http://www.library.jhu.edu/about/news/exhibits/palladio.html
April
Friday, April 11, 2008 – Homewood Museum’s 8th Annual Baltimore’s Great Architects Symposium: Andrea Palladio from Rome to Baltimore
Explore the current research on Palladio and his lasting influence on building design in America. The symposium will be held at the Walters Art Museum, Graham Auditorium. For full details and directions, visit http://www.museums.jhu.edu/symposium/ and for more information and registration forms.
9th − 13th — Jefferson and Palladio in Virginia, a Travel Program presented by the Institute of Classical Architecture & Classical America. For more information call 800-390-5536 or email contact@classicalexcursions.com
13th − 18th — Private Paris, a Travel Program presented by the Institute of Classical Architecture & Classical America and arranged by Pamela Huntington Darling Associates. For more information email Pdarling@eventsofprestige.com
26th- The Charlotte Chapter continues its celebration of Palladio’s 500th birthday with a tour of the house and gardens owned by Dr. and Mrs. Zimmerman of Davidson, NC. The Zimmermans have offered this special glimpse of of their Palladian inspired home to members of the ICA&CA. For further information and questions, please email the Charlotte Chapter at charlotteclassicist@yahoo.com or phone (704) 602-4894.
May
10th − 16th — London Drawing Tour with Sir John Soane’s Museum, a Travel Program presented by the Institute of Classical Architecture & Classical America. For more information call 800-390-5536 or email contact@classicalexcursions.com
12th – The Southern California Chapter presents, a lecture by Tracy Cooper on “Palladio’s Venice: Architecture and Society in a Renaissance Republic.”
Time: 6:00 p.m. reception; 7:00 p.m. lecture
Location: The Barn Studio at Nancy Goslee Power and Associates
1660 Stanford Street, Santa Monica, CA 90404
Tickets: $40 ($20 ICA&CA members)
Please contact SoCal Chapter Coordinator, Diane Sipos, at (310) 396-4379, or please visit http://www.classicist-socal.org
17th − 23rd — Classical Finland, a Travel Program presented by the Institute of Classical Architecture & Classical America. For more information call 800-390-5536 or email contact@classicalexcursions.com
June
14th — Particularly appropriate for the Year of Palladio the culminating event of the Mid-Atlantic Chapter’s Spring activities will take place in Annapolis, Maryland at two of the finest examples of Palladio’s influence in America. On June 14th, a multi-faceted event is planned that begins with a private tour and sketching session of Hammond-Harwood House, which was built in 1774 by English architect William Buckland during a prosperous interlude. The tour will be followed by the forth annual spring dinner at the Paca House. The event is coordinated by the Annapolis-based firms of Graham Landscape Architects and Good Architecture. For more information about Mid-Atlantic Chapter, please contact Hope Cooley, Chapter Coordinator, at info@ma-ica.org.
Festival Tours will offer and 8-day tour of Palladio’s buildings in Venice and Vicenza in celebration of the architect’s 500th birthday. For more information and for costs and dates, please follow the link. http://www.festivaltour.org/architecturetours.php
Drury University will offer 3-week and 5-week study abroad programs in Venice and its surrounding territory “relationships between geography, culture, architecture and art” and visiting many of Palladio’s monuments. For more information and for costs and dates, please follow the link. http://www.drury.edu/multinl/story.cfm
July
Drury University’s 5-week study abroad program continues into the first week of July. For more information and for costs and dates, please follow the link. http://www.drury.edu/multinl/story.cfm
14th — The Greenwich Decorative and Fine Arts Society (London) will host an as-yet-to-be-titled lecture by accomplished speaker and tour leader Elizabeth Gordon on Palladio and his legacy. For more information, please follow the link. http://www.gdfas.org/events.php
September
3rd – 20th — New Palladians Exhibition – To mark the 500th Birthday of Andrea Palladio, The Traditional Architecture Group at the RIBA and The Princes Foundation for the Built Environment have organized an exhibition of works by the world’s leading practitioners of contemporary Classicism and Traditional Architecture from the UK, Europe, USA and Australia. The exhibition celebrates the continuity of the classical and vernacular principles of Palladio’s timeless, robust, and sustainable culture of building and design into the 21st Century. Details available at The Prince’s Foundation
20th − 27th — Irish Palladian Country Houses, a Travel Program presented by the Institute of Classical Architecture & Classical America. For more information call 800-390-5536 or email contact@classicalexcursions.com
22 – 26th — Veranda Designer’s Tour – Venice 
Veranda hosts its second Designers’ Tour, a five-day excursion to Venice and the Veneto. The tour celebrates the great contributions the region has made to architecture and the decorative arts. It includes: intimate gatherings hosted in private Venetian palaces; behind the scenes tours of Venice’s great decorative arts ateliers; curated visits to Palladio’s masterful villas in celebration of Palladio’s 500th birthday; wine tasting and trips along the Grand Canal and accomodations at the five-star Hotel Danieli. For tour information and bookings, please contact Dynamica Travel at 212-370-1528 or veranda@dnykg.com
October
4th − 11th — Palladio’s Veneto, a Travel Program presented by the Institute of Classical Architecture & Classical America. For more information call 800-390-5536 or email contact@classicalexcursions.com
16th − 19th — Three Centuries of Palladio in Newport, a Travel Program presented by the Institute of Classical Architecture & Classical America. For more information call 800-390-5536 or email contact@classicalexcursions.com
24th – 25th — Intra Moenia: Palladio and the City
An Exhibition and Symposium
Friday October 24th – Saturday October 25th, 2008
at the New York School of Interior Design
170 East 70th St NY, NY 10021
A symposium and accompanying exhibit, which examines the urbanism of Palladio and its relevance for America’s cities, towns and landscape. Held at the New York School of Interior Design, the conference will explore Palladio’s contribution to the fabric of the city and to the rural to urban transect of human habitation, by bringing together leading Palladian scholars, architects, and urbanists, who will discuss his legacy’s bearing on the contemporary built environment. The symposium will be structured around three themes: Palladio’s Urbanism; Palladio’s Influence on American Cities and Towns; and Contemporary Palladians. Scholars and practicing architects will present new research and projects on these themes, concluding with a panel discussion that examines Palladio’s role as a civic activist, and how American cities may be served better by Palladian visions and theories, including the rural/urban interface presented by American suburban sprawl.
November
Plus One Gallery in London are presenting an exhibition of work,“Celebrating Palladio,” during November 2008. Invited artists and architects working in a variety of media will reflect upon the buildings and legacy of “the most imitated architect in history”. An illustrated catalogue with a text by David Watkin will be available from the gallery. The exhibition opens on Tuesday 4 November and runs to 29 November 2008 at Plus One Gallery, 91 Pimlico Road, London SW1W 8PH.
Opening hours Monday to Friday 10am to 6.30pm and Saturday 10am to 3pm. Tel: (0)207 730 7656. Website: www.plusonegallery.com E-mail: info@plusonegallery.com
12th − 16th — The California Classicism of Los Angeles, a Travel Program presented by the Institute of Classical Architecture & Classical America. For more information call 800-390-5536 or email contact@classicalexcursions.com
December
4th − 7th — Private New York, a Travel Program presented by the Institute of Classical Architecture & Classical America
For more information call 800-390-5536 or email contact@classicalexcursions.com