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Please be advised: Slide Hill is temporarily closed for planned maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Design, archi­tec­ture, sus­tain­abil­i­ty and fash­ion — Pio­neers of Change has it all

Start­ing tomor­row, Pio­neers of Change, a cel­e­bra­tion of Dutch design and archi­tec­ture, will open to the pub­lic on Gov­er­nors Island. Pio­neers of Change has trans­formed eleven for­mer offi­cers’ hous­es into indi­vid­ual instal­la­tions that range in sub­ject from sus­tain­able design, urban farm­ing, fash­ion and fab­ric, and even a pop up store where every­thing costs less than $100. Vis­i­tors can stroll through a tick­le salon” or eat lunch at the slow café.” You have to come out to the Island soon to catch this unique oppor­tu­ni­ty — it is open from Sep­tem­ber 10 — 13 and again from Sep­tem­ber 17 — 20. [cap­tion id=“attachment_2049” align=“alignleft” width=“300” caption=“One of the hous­es in Nolan Park has been trans­formed into a pop-up store as a part of Pio­neers of Change”]One of the houses in Nolan Park has been transformed into a pop-up store with items all priced under $100[/​caption]