The next issue of the GSMT News will be released in Spring 2022, in the meantime please enjoy last year’s Spring 2021 issue: Dear Friend of The General Society of Mechanics & Tradesmen,...

Hidden in Plain Sight – The Cast Stone of The Coignet Building Mary Jablonski, President and Founder of Jablonski Building Conservation This will be an Online Lecture on Tuesday, July 27th at 6...

For more photos from the evening please click here Click here to view more about the Craftsmanship Awards Gala  The General Society of Mechanics & Tradesmen would like to thank our donors for...

50th Anniversary Lecture Series of Historic District Council. The General Society is pleased to present this lecture in partnership with the Historic District Council. In the Thick of It: The Historic District Council...

The Board of Governors of The General Society of Mechanics & Tradesmen and the School Committee extend their Congratulations to the Mechanics Institute Class of 2018

Tuesday, October 23 – The Stones of Yale with Adam Van Doren Author and Artist, Adam Van Doren will discuss his new book, The Stones of Yale in which he explores the architecture, history and spirit...

General Society Fall Lectures Series Commence on September 9th Tuesday, October 15th at 6.30 p.m., The Marriage of Photography and Architecture with Art Historian, Sharon Suchma Art historian, Sharon Suchma, PhD, will explore The Marriage...

The Decorated Tenement: How Immigrant Builders and Architects Transformed the Slum in the Gilded Age. Zachary J. Violette, Architectural Historian and Author. Tuesday, February 25, 2020  AT THE GENERAL SOCIETY LIBRARY. The lecture...

Hammer & Homework/Auction and Education: The Impact of Connoisseurship and Provenance on the Valuation of Works of Art With Ann-Marie Richard, Sotheby’s Institute of Art, Director, MA Fine and Decorative Art and Design....

The Army Corps of Engineers’ Worldwide Presence and Operations – A Strategic Update  With Major General Jeffrey L. Milhorn. Tuesday, November 6th AT THE GENERAL SOCIETY LIBRARY. The lecture starts at 6:30 P.M....