Intersections: The Grand Concourse at 100

This symposium is part of a year-long series of events and exhibitions organized by the Bronx Museum of the Art to mark the centennial of the thoroughfare once called the “Park Avenue of the Middle Class.” A visionary feat of 19th-century planning, the Grand Concourse was conceived in 1890 and designed by the French-born engineer Louis Risse as a means of connecting residents of Manhattan to the parks of the north Bronx. After nearly two decades of planning, engineering, and construction, the Grand Concourse officially opened in 1909. Speaker: Participants include: Daniel Libeskind, architect, Sam Goodman, urban planner, Bronx Borough President’s Office, Constance Rosenblum, author, forthcoming Boulevard of Dreams: Heady Times, Heartbreak, and Hope Along the Grand Concourse in the Bronx and editor, City Section, The New York Times Deborah Marton, Director, Design Trust for Public Space, William Menking, Executive Editor, The Architect’s Newspaper Organized by: Bronx Museum of the Arts Location: Bronx Museum of the Arts 1040 Grand Concourse (at 165th Street) Price: Free and open to the public with registration To register call: 718.681.6000 x151 Telephone: 718.681.6000 x151 Grand Concourse Open House FRIDAY MARCH 6, 6:00pm to 10:00pm South Building-Lower Gallery Admission Free Opening event for the Grand Concourse Symposium honoring Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrion. Keynote address: Dr. Gary Hermalyn (Bronx Historical Society). Featured speakers: Prof. Ray Bromley (SUNY Albany), Dr. Mark Naison (Fordham University), Constance Rosenblum (New York Times), Prof. Lloyd Ultan (Bronx Historical Society) Following the symposium, from 8:00pm to 10:00pm, will be a reception on the 2nd Floor of the North Building. With special music guest San Juan Hill Band. Symposium: Intersections: The Grand Concourse at 100 SATURDAY MARCH 7, 9:00am to 7:00pm South Building—Lower Gallery Admission Free. Registration required* This day-long symposium will feature noted historians, architects and urban planners and will offer great resources for college and school teachers on how to incorporate the history of the Grand Concourse into classroom curricula. Keynote address: Daniel Libeskind (Architect). Featured speakers: Dr. Peter Derrick (Bronx Historical Society), Susan Hoeltzel (Lehman College), Deborah Marton (Design Trust for Public Space), William Menking (Architect's Newspaper), William Casari (Hostos Community College), Sam Goodman (Bronx Borough President's Office), Anthony Greene (Bronx Historical Society); artists Skowmon Hastanan, Pablo Helguera, Katie Holten, and Jeff Liao. Special workshop led by Center for Urban Pedagogy. A reception will be held on the 2nd Floor of the North Building from 6:00pm to 7:00pm. www.bronxmuseum.org www.grandconcourse100.org See also the Intersections: Grand Concourse Beyond 100 competition.