"Sacred Spaces" Conference to be Held at Holy Cross

Conference On The Legacy Of Sites Of Worship To Be Held At Holy Cross

WORCESTER, Mass. – There will be a conference, titled "Sacred Spaces: Legacy and Responsibility," from Friday, April 5, through Sunday, April 7, at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Mass. The conference is designed to explore the history and culture surrounding sites of worship, as well as offer practical advice on archiving and insuring these sites.

Sponsored by the Center for Religion, Ethics and Culture at Holy Cross, and supported by the Lilly Fellows Program in Humanities and the Arts, the conference will have approximately 250 participants, including scholars, music specialists, archivists, preservationists, college students and clergy members.

Leading scholars and practitioners will present their research through papers, roundtable discussions and lectures on topics such as music, architecture and art of American buildings from the 19th century. In addition, there will be concerts of sacred music, tours of local historical churches, and viewing of material profiling restoration programs.

The conference is being held in conjunction with an exhibit of prints and sacred objects, titled "Sacred Spaces: Building and Remembering Sites of Worship in the Nineteenth Century," on display at the College's Cantor Art Gallery through April 14.