Study Travel

Would you love to go to France…and travel back in time?

199 The Splendor and Spoils of France:

French Culture, Art, and Design in the 17th and 18th Centuries

Dates: Wednesday, 5:30-8:15 PM, June 7–July 29 Lecture Credits: 2 Prerequisites: 101/501 or 640

This year, NYSID is offering a virtual study abroad course that will feature lectures, active discussions, virtual site visits, film, and music, and explore a time when France emerged as the art and design capital of the world. In this online course, students will immerse themselves in all aspects of French life in order to investigate religious upheaval, royal rule, the rise of the bourgeoisie, and the experiences of the common man, all of which contributed to one of the most notorious moments in history, the French Revolution.

French design in this period was a holistic practice and sought to create an overall mood that intertwined fine art, decorative arts, architecture, literature, fashion, and music. People met in social groups known as salons to discuss and debate all of these topics and often saw women play an integral role. By emulating salon culture, we will meet notable characters like King Louis XIV, whose ego was the only thing that could rival the exuberance of his glittering palace of Versailles. We will virtually visit the chateaux of the French countryside and explore Parisian hôtels de villes where we will encounter a new attitude in society that embraced comfort and transitioned into a more personal, intimate, and modern way of living, even though they loved to gild everything, from sconces to furniture to whole rooms. We will also consider the political, economic, and social conditions of the merchant class and day laborers that made all of this possible. And we will reconsider the role of the monarchy through the experience of the most famous Queen of France, Marie Antoinette.

top: Château de BelOeil, Salon des Maréchaux above: Valencay-Le Château

Instructor: Ann Bell

Ann Bell teaches design history at the New York School of Interior Design, where her academic expertise is in European design of this period. She received her Master of Arts degree in art and design history from the prestigious Bard Graduate Center and also serves as the Assistant Manager of School Programs at The Morgan Library & Museum in New York City.

Join us in May for behind-the-scenes tours and lectures to explore Nantucket’s historic architecture and interiors.

Nantucket Cliff Oldest House in Nantucket

371 Historic Preservation: Field Work

Dates: Thursday, May 13 to Saturday, May 22, 2021 Lecture Credits: 2 Prerequisites: 102/502 or 640

This ten-day course will take place on the island of Nantucket, MA, and will introduce students to the special issues facing interior designers when working within historic buildings. Students will expand their knowledge of 18th- and 19th-Century American design, and learn about the theories and methods used to research, preserve and adapt historic buildings and their interiors and furnishings.

Through hands-on field work in Nantucket and access to the resources of the Nantucket Historical Association, students will expand their knowledge of historic design, and learn about the theories and methods used to research, preserve, and adapt historic buildings and their interiors and furnishings. They will become familiar with the individual character, workmanship, style, and integrity of historic or older building interiors, and the standards and regulations which may bear upon work within these buildings, and will become familiar with the special issues facing interior designers when working within historic buildings, and will explore a variety of project types including period rooms, museum installations, historic sites, and adaptive re-use.

COST: 2-Credit Tuition plus $300 Supplemental Fee • This course is counted as a “Spring” course and may be covered by the flat MFA1 tuition. • Students are responsible for their own transportation, food, lodging and personal expenses. • The college may be able to arrange affordable housing. • The cost of food, lodging and transportation may be approximately $1000. • Last day to add this course is April 30. • The last day for a full refund of the tuition is April 30. • Supplemental fee not refundable after April 30. • No tuition refunds after May 5, 2021. • This course will not run with fewer than 5 students.

Arrival: Wednesday, May 12; departure: after 4:00pm May 22 Housing is available May 12 until Friday May 21.

Instructor: Christine Dalton, AICP

Christine Dalton is a historic preservation and community planning consultant with 20 years professional experience in historic preservation in Florida, as well as over a decade of teaching at the college level. She serves as a Trustee of the Florida Trust for Historic Preservation, and is VP of the Orlando Metro Section of the American Planning Association. Ms. Dalton has undergraduate degrees in Architectural Design and Construction Technology and Environmental and Growth Management Studies, and holds a Master of Arts from Goucher College in Historic Preservation.