BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20220428T160000Z DTEND:20220428T170000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:CCMNH: Olmsted: Designing America DESCRIPTION:NATURE SCREEN\n\nat\n\nThe Cape Cod Museum of Natural History presents\n\nA PBS Documentary\n\nFrederick Law Olmsted: Designing America \n\n \n\n \n\nBREWSTER\, MA The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History in Brewster presents the PBS documentary "Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing America" Thursdays\, April 14 & 28\, 2022 at 12pm.\n\n \n\nFrederick Law Olmsted\, known as the father of American landscape architecture\, was among the first to regard landscape architecture as a profession and a fine art. To Olmsted\, a park was both a work of art and a necessity for urban life. His efforts to preserve nature created an "environmental ethic" decades before the environmental movement became a force in American politics.\n\nAmong his accomplishments are co-designer of Central Park\, head of the first Yosemite commission\, leader of the campaign to protect Niagara Falls\, designer of the U.S. Capitol Grounds\, site planner for the Great White City of the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition\, planner of Boston's "Emerald Necklace" of green space\, and of park systems in many other cities. Olmsted's pioneering design of the public parks and parkway systems in Buffalo\, New York is the oldest coordinated system in America and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.\n\nWith gorgeous cinematography\, creative animation\, and compelling commentary\, Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing America\, presents the biography of a man whose parks and preservation are an essential part of American life.\n\nFree with Museum Admission\n\nPlease wear a mask X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:NATURE SCREEN
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\nThe Cape Cod Museum of Natural History presents
\nA PBS Documentary
\nFrederick Law Olmsted: Designing America
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\nBREWSTER\, MA &mdash\;The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History in Brewster presents the PBS documentary &ldquo\;Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing America&rdquo\; Thursdays\, April 14 &\; 28\, 2022 at 12pm.
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\nFrederick Law Olmsted\, known as the father of American landscape architecture\, was among the first to regard landscape architecture as a profession and a fine art. To Olmsted\, a park was both a work of art and a necessity for urban life. His efforts to preserve nature created an "\;environmental ethic"\; decades before the environmental movement became a force in American politics.
\nAmong his accomplishments are co-designer of Central Park\, head of the first Yosemite commission\, leader of the campaign to protect Niagara Falls\, designer of the U.S. Capitol Grounds\, site planner for the Great White City of the 1893 World'\;s Columbian Exposition\, planner of Boston'\;s "\;Emerald Necklace"\; of green space\, and of park systems in many other cities. Olmsted'\;s pioneering design of the public parks and parkway systems in Buffalo\, New York is the oldest coordinated system in America and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
\nWith gorgeous cinematography\, creative animation\, and compelling commentary\, Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing America\, presents the biography of a man whose parks and preservation are an essential part of American life.
\nFree with Museum Admission
\nPlease wear a mask LOCATION: UID:e.3353.4323 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260501T164447Z URL:https://members.brewster-capecod.com/events/details/ccmnh-olmsted-designing-america-4323 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR