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From coast to coast, we have events for you. Conferences, tours, concerts – and more — will introduce you to the enduring work of the Olmsted firm and how Frederick Law Olmsted’s ideas can help address today’s challenges.

Feature Event

The Olmsteds’ Conservation Legacy

September 9, 2022
US Capitol Visitors' Center
Washington, DC

Frederick Law Olmsted and his son, Frederick Law Olmsted Jr., played a significant role in establishing and creating our country’s national parks. Through a lively array of panel discussions, this conference will explore the Olmsted conservation legacy and historic and current challenges to the public land ideal, including displacement, exclusion, public funding and climate change. […]

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Upcoming Events

October 1, 2021 – December 31, 2022

For Download: Olmsted 200 Exhibit

Virtual Exhibit
 
January 7 – October 31, 2022

See the Olmsted 200 Exhibit in Riverside

Riverside Public Library
Riverside , IL  
March 15 – December 31, 2022

Olmsted 200 Plein Air

Olmsted 200 Plein Air
Atlanta, GA  
March 18 – December 28, 2022

More or Less in Common: Environment and Justice in the Human Landscape

Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library
Boston, MA  
April 14 – September 18, 2022

In the Park with Frederick Law Olmsted: A Vision for Milwaukee

Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum
Milwaukee, WI  
April 22 – December 31, 2022

Olmsted at Biltmore: A Collection of Scenic Stops

Biltmore
Asheville, NC  
April 22 – August 28, 2022

Formative: Frederick Law Olmsted in Connecticut

Connecticut Historical Society
Hartford, CT  
April 26 – November 7, 2022

Olmsted 200 Exhibit in Kohler

Waelderhaus
Kohler, WI  
April 26, 2022 – April 26, 2023

What’s Out There: Olmsted

The Cultural Landscape Foundation
Washington, DC  
May 3 – December 31, 2022

South Park Then and Now

South Park: Washington and Jackson Parks and Midway Plaisance
Chicago, IL  
May 3, 2022 – December 31, 2023

Exhibition : The thousand faces of Mount Royal – Olmsted, the visionary

Maison Smith
 
July 24 – October 31, 2022

“Sacred Site” at OLANA

Olana State Historic Site
Hudson, NY  

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We welcome the opportunity to showcase local events across the country celebrating the bicentennial of the birth of Frederick Law Olmsted. Please send us details about your event, so that we can consider adding it to our national calendar.

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