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The French Legation under Siege

Who: Matthew Doyen. When: October 4th. Where: Austin, TX. Another semester, another field trip! This would be the (at least) second time our group has invaded Austin’s city limits. During the introduction class of our first semester, we visited the state capital building and history museum. In addition, some of us went to last spring’s Preservation Texas Summit in the…

Take Me to Church: Our Time at the Preservation Texas Summit

Who: Matthew Doyen. When: February 18th. Where: Austin, TX. Last Thursday, I joined museum professionals and fellow classmates in Austin to celebrate another successful year for old and notable buildings during the Preservation Texas 2016 Summit. The event was held in the historic Central Christian Church and was composed of various presentations as well as the year’s most endangered places…