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Opening Reception for Bulfinch: Boston & Beyond

The Exhibit Bulfinch: Boston & Beyond recalls and celebrates how Charles Bulfinch (1763–‐1844) shaped Boston’s enduring style and infrastructure as an architect and as the city’s first urban planner. The show reception takes place on July 24 at 6:30p.m. and offers attendees the chance to tour the exhibit and enjoy light refreshments. Concurrent programs will occur throughout the run of the show, which concludes on October 4. The exhibit, reception and most programs are free and open to the public during regular Museum hours.

The show spans Bulfinch’s lifetime—from his early life in Boston’s West End through an initially fledgling career to the peak of achievement as a celebrated architect, urban planner and public servant. Bulfinch: Boston & Beyond illustrates the influence of the Revolutionary War on Bulfinch’s childhood and the impact of his “grand tour” of European cities on his work and architectural style. His contributions to government, institutional and private architecture in his native Boston, throughout New England and in Washington D.C. are explored, as well as his impact on land use and development in Boston.

Pre-registration is required for the opening reception and available at http://thewestendmuseum.org.



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