Category: Happenings
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HAHS Featured in 2026 World Cup Travel Guide
The “Extra Time: 2026 World Cup Guide” by Priya Chhaya highlights historic and culturally significant sites near U.S. host cities for soccer fans. Published on June 5, the guide encourages exploration beyond the stadium, featuring recommended destinations from the National Trust. It aims to enrich the World Cup experience with…
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HAHS Sites Featured in Essential West Magazine
The Randall Davey Audubon Center and Sanctuary in Santa Fe was recently added to the Historic Artists’ Homes and Studios (HAHS) network, alongside notable organizations like the Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts and the Charles and Ray Eames Foundation. This addition is featured in the Essential West magazine.
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Color Your Way Through 14 Historic Gardens
In “Color Your Way Through 14 Historic Gardens,” Emma Peters invites readers to unwind by coloring images that celebrate summer gardens. The book can be printed or colored digitally, offering relaxation amid chaos.
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HAHS Welcomes 13 New Member Sites This National Preservation Month
May 5, 2026 Historic Artists’ Homes and Studios (HAHS), a program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, today announced the addition of 13 new member sites to its coalition, comprising six full members and seven affiliate members. The announcement, timed to coincide with National Preservation Month, brings the total number of…
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4 HAHS Sites Awarded Dorothy C. Radgowski Learning Through Women’s Achievement in the Arts Grant
The National Trust for Historic Preservation is awarding four $18,000 grants through its Dorothy C. Radgowski Learning Through Women’s Achievement in the Arts Grant Program. These funds will help historic artists’ homes and studios engage K-5 students with women artists, including Lee Krasner and Shona-Hah, who shaped artistic history.
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6 Tips for Using Your Historic Site as a Teaching Tool
The Ann Norton Sculpture Garden in West Palm Beach hosts “STEAM Day,” allowing students to engage in arts and sciences through hands-on activities. The program “From Stone to STEAM” promotes creative thinking and interdisciplinary learning in a historic setting, fostering curiosity among young attendees.
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9 Planting Tips from Historic Sites
Priya Chhaya’s article, “9 Tips On Planting Your Garden from Experts at Historic Sites,” offers guidance for eager gardeners as spring approaches. Drawing insights from horticulturists at National Trust Historic Sites, it emphasizes the connection between gardening and the narratives shaped by historical landscapes, providing expert advice for successful planting.
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Centering Indigenous Women in Art History
Native Arts on Native Lands: A Tour of Women’s Art at Four Historic Sites by Sarah Pawlicki (March 2026) Four HAHS member sites are featured in a new National Trust for Historic Preservation story exploring how Indigenous women artists have shaped American art history, often against significant cultural and institutional…
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Inside the Lelooska Foundation: A Multi-Generational Haven for Indigenous Art
The Lelooska Foundation in Washington State joins Historic Artists’ Homes and Studios as one of its first Indigenous sites, preserving Native art traditions.
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New Educational Resources from HAHS Sites on Women’s History
Recipients of the Dorothy C. Radgowski Learning through Women’s Achievement in the Arts Grant, a collaborative project between two programs of the National Trust for Historic Preservation—Where Women Made History (WWMH) and Historic Artists’ Homes & Studios (HAHS)—have come up with many creative ways to teach kids to express themselves through art, innovate through…