Join your colleagues in Washington, D.C. or online for an in-depth look into preservation law, highlighting the most recent and influential developments while providing you with the knowledge and skills to effectively advocate and champion key preservation issues. Registration will open in June.

Last year, the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund gathered with donors, activists, experts, and partners for the 2023 Cultural Preservation Leadership Summit held at the Ford Foundation's Center for Social Justice in New York City. Throughout 2024 we will be rebroadcasting those conversations for the public.

Architecture & Identity

Black Modernism, the adaptation and influence of the Black American experience in modern architecture and design, has been vastly undervalued and under-researched. However, the works of Black American architects and their design contributions are still present and visible today. Join curator and scholar Dr. Michelle Wilkinson for a discussion with architects, preservationists, and historians on the challenges and opportunities of stewarding and interpreting Black Modernism and the cultural significance of Black American architects.

In October 2024 the National Trust for Historic Preservation begins commemorating its 75th anniversary. To mark the occasion, we invite you to a special conversation with the leadership of the organization and its subsidiaries. Join National Trust President and CEO Carol Quillen, Main Street America President and CEO Erin Barnes, National Trust Community Investment Corporation President CEO David Clower, and NT Green Fund President Patrice Frey as they explore how preservation today is activating the power of place to improve people’s lives, and what lies ahead.

Join us for this Preservation Leadership Forum members-only Webinar that explores the impact of flooding on a community in New Orleans.

The historic coastal community of Mandeville, Louisiana (1834), located on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain, is unique in that it is not protected from flooding by a levee, but by a 5-foot sea wall. The community is witnessing the changing climate impacts of flooding and winds first-hand. Mandeville has used the last 18 years and 17 flood events, since Hurricane Katrina, to flood adapt hundreds of historic buildings, resulting in far fewer damages and greatly shortened recovery time, which is commonly referred to as flood resilience. The community estimates that over 80% of its historic buildings have been adapted.

Like many communities, Mandeville’s earliest settlement was on the water due to our historic transportation on the water. This webinar will reveal historic elevations of structures along with reviewing the design guidelines for Historic appropriateness for Mandeville Design Review Committee and Historic Preservation District Commission reviewed projects, many of which are featured in the NPS Flood Adaptation Guidelines. We are hoping this webinar provides guidance as well as inspiration for your community to help with learning about Flood Resilience for Historic Structures.

Join us for PastForward 2024 in New Orleans! www.savingplaces.org/conference,