2013 ‘Sacred Sites’ Churches figure prominently into history of Brooklyn
This year’s Sacred Sites Open House Weekend, coming up on May 18 and 19, feature four Brooklyn churches, one which marks its centennial this year. One of these landmark buildings, Grace Church–Brooklyn Heights, which celebrates its 166th anniversary this year, has just begun a major renovation and restoration project.
The Landmarks Conservancy’s third annual “Sacred Sites Open House Weekend” offers an occasion for culturally important religious institutions throughout the City and State to open their doors to the public and introduce people to remarkable art and architecture they would not normally have the opportunity to discover. Congregations participating in the weekend present their remarkable history and showcase the cultural and social service programs they provide the wider community.
“Religious art and architecture is perhaps our greatest creative achievement. Nowhere in the United States is this better demonstrated than right here in New York with its rich diversity of religions and ecclesiastical buildings. The Open House Weekend is a wonderful opportunity to truly be a tourist in your own town,” says Peg Breen, President of the Landmarks Conservancy.