Hycroft Tuesday Evening Lecture Series – New in 2012
Tuesdays 7:15 – 8:45pm. Please sign in at 7pm. $12 including hst ($6 Hycroft Members)
Please register online at www.vancouverheritagefoundation.org or call 604.264.9642
Lectures are at Hycroft (The University Women’s Club of Vancouver) at 1489 McRae Avenue in Shaugnessey near 16th and Granville. Free parking is available on McRae and The Crescent just west of Hycroft. Attend all three lectures and you can earn a general elective towards an Old School Certificate in Heritage Conservation!
History of Exterior House Colour, with Donald Luxton
Tuesday, January 17th, 7pm
Join Donald Luxton, local heritage consultant and expert on historic colour, for an illustrated talk on the history of residential paint colour from Vancouver’s earliest buildings to the high-style heritage homes of the early 20th century. Learn about the art, technology and history of paint, how colours were used to accent different Victorian and Edwardian era house styles, and what colours are appropriate for restoring the historic look of a period house.
History of Neon Light in Vancouver, with John Atkin
Tuesday, February 21st, 7pm
Join author and civic historian John Atkin at Hycroft for “It’s All About the Light” a talk about neon, lighting, and the city. Timed to coincide with the MOV’s Neon Vancouver | Ugly Vancouver exhibition, Atkin sheds light on the invention and science of neon and Vancouver’s extraordinary love affair with this light source. From its peak in the 1950s, Atkin traces the reasons and implications of neon’s decline across North America and looks at the recent renaissance of lighting in urban design.
Historic Stained Glass in Vancouver, with Jim Wolf
Tuesday, March 6th, 7pm
Curious about the origins of your home’s stained and leaded glass windows? Join historian and author Jim Wolf for a look back at the story of Vancouver’s fascinating art glass industry. Craftsmen and artists from England introduced this ancient art to the west coast that blossomed in the Edwardian era with standard pattern books and catalogues, leaving behind a legacy of ‘lights’ found today in our city’s heritage homes and buildings. From the Arts & Crafts masterpieces created by the famed Bloomfield studio for West End mansions to the Art Deco windows of the Marine Building, this presentation will be full of colourful surprises.