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Field Trip to the RISD Museum
On Thursday, October 4, class will meet at the Museum of Art of the Rhode Island School of Design at 224 Benefit Street. I will meet each section of students at the entrance to the Farrago Wing near the corner of Benefit and Waterman Streets at 10:30, 11:00, and 11:30.
Online directions are available here.
Field Trip to St. John's Church
On Thursday, October 11, class will meet in the burying ground of St. John's Church in Providence. The Episcopal Cathedral and its burying ground are located on the block bounded by Benefit Street to the east, North Main Street to the west, and Star and Church Streets to the north and south.
Walk north on Benefit Street past no. 74, then take a brick walk on the left down the steps and into the burying ground. Class will meet at 10:45.
Online directions are available here.
Field Trip to Swan Point Cemetery
On Tuesday, October 30, class will meet at Swan Point Cemetery, the so-called Òrural cemeteryÓ established on the outskirts of the City of Providence in 1847. You can take the class school bus there from Faunce Arch at 10:30, or you can bicycle or drive on your own. Swan Point Cemetery is located at 585 Blackstone Boulevard, about 3 miles from the Brown campus. Class will meet at the parking lot just inside the cemetery gates at 10:45.
From campus, go east on Waterman Street to the Bread & Circus grocery store.
Left at the light onto Butler Avenue
North on Butler and merge into Blackstone Boulevard
North on Blackstone 2 miles to the stone trolley shelter
Right into the cemetery through the stone gates
Parking lot on the right
Online directions are available here.