‘Memories and Monuments: Preservation in Practice at The Green-Wood Cemetery’. Neela K. Wickremesinghe, Manager of Restoration and Preservation, The Green-Wood Cemetery.  Tuesday, March 27th AT THE GENERAL SOCIETY LIBRARY. The lecture starts at...

Spring 2018 Artisan Lectures. Please join The General Society as we pay tribute to the art of craftsmanship. The Society will feature internationally known artisans who will talk about the intricacies of their...

Creating Beauty. Changing Lives Artisans of The Alpha Workshops Tuesday, May 8th AT THE GENERAL SOCIETY LIBRARY The lecture starts at 6:30 P.M.  – RECEPTION TO FOLLOW Dedicated to creating beauty and changing lives, Alpha...

Master and Apprentice: The Transfer of Skills in the London Huguenot Community 1680-1760. Tessa Murdoch, Deputy Keeper. Sculpture, Metalwork, Ceramics and Glass and Head of Metalwork. Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Presented in Partnership with...

  “A Partial Taxonomy of Periodic Linear Ornament” with Tauba Auerbach.  Tuesday, January 16, 2018 AT THE GENERAL SOCIETY LIBRARY. The Program starts at 6:30 P.M.  – Reception to Follow.  Presented In Partnership...

The Restoration of a Landmark David F Gibson, Principal, DF Gibson Architects  Thursday, May 10th AT THE GENERAL SOCIETY LIBRARY The lecture starts at 6:30 P.M.  – RECEPTION TO FOLLOW Join David F Gibson,...

With Tom Holdman, Artist; Matthew Holland, Utah Valley University President; Cybele Maylone, Urban Glass Executive Director; Kate McPherson, UVU Professor of English and Rebecca Allan, Moderator.

Please click here to read the FALL 2017 Newsletter We are grateful for your support of the programs of The General Society of Mechanics & Tradesmen of the City of New York. 

Michiko Sakano, Michiko Sakano Studio, Glass Artisan, Tuesday, May 9th AT THE GENERAL SOCIETY LIBRARY, The lecture starts at 6:30 P.M. – RECEPTION TO FOLLOW. Japanese Born Glass Artist, Michiko Sakano’s exquisite work...