Hacking Heritage

Improve listing Presented by John Nicholas Brown Center for Public Humanities and Cultural Heritage

Hacking Heritage is a participant-led unconference for scholars, students, designers, artists, professionals and anyone else with an interest in cultural heritage, preservation and public history. It is an opportunity to discuss and debate issues related to cultural heritage; to design and prototype experimental heritage programs and interventions that reach new audiences; and to make new connections with the humanities scholars, preservation and community advocates, museum professionals, tactical urbanists and public artists who are at the forefront of rethinking cultural heritage and preservation programs for the 21st century.

Never been to an unconference before? All of the sessions are proposed and led by participants. Go to our website to learn about the unconference model and to see how you can participate – we welcome broad engagement from all sectors, cultural communities and points of view, and encourage session proposals that seek to develop new and innovative heritage projects in addition to sessions meant to provoke discussion and debate. Join us – it will be fun.

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The $10 registration fee can be paid for online with a credit card. We will accept walk-in registration, space permitting. All walk-ins must pay with cash or check only. To get more information, visit www.brown.edu/hackingheritage.

Location

Smith-Buonanno Hall, Brown University
Intersection of Cushing and Brown Streets
Providence, RI 02906

Directions/Transportation/Parking

Parking

There is ample street parking within a 15-minute walk of Smith-Buonanno. Some streets have no posted time limit, while other streets have 2- or 3-hour time limits. Note that you do not need to pay for metered parking on Saturdays, but you may still need to observe the 2- to 3-hour time limits – if there is a sign, just check it to be sure.

There is also a visitor parking lot operated by Brown University at the Power Street Parking Garage. The entrance to this garage is on Power Street between Thayer and Brook Streets, and the lot requires that you pay onsite (credit cards and bills, but the machine does not give change) and then display your parking ticket on your dashboard; it is $15/day. This lot is just under 1 mile from Smith-Buonanno Hall, a 20-minute walk.

Travel

Providence is served by an international airport and a railroad station with Amtrak and MTA service to Boston, New York and points both closer in and further away. Taxis are plentiful at the airport and train station, and Uber operates throughout the city (the approximate cost of a taxi ride between the airport and Smith-Buonanno Hall is $35, and the approximate cost of a taxi ride between the train station and Smith-Buonanno Hall is $10). The Providence Train Station is 1.5 miles from Smith-Buonanno Hall; it is a 20-minute walk.

Lodging

If lodging is needed, attendees may want to consider the below hotels located within a 20-minute walk of Smith-Buonanno Hall:

The Old Court Bed and Breakfast, 144 Benefit Street, a 10-room inn that is located .5 mile from Smith-Buonanno Hall; room rates range from $115 – $195 per night.

The Dean Hotel, 122 Fountain Street, a new 52-room boutique hotel downtown 1.2 miles from Smith-Buonanno Hall; room rates from $99 to $139 and up per night.