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Thanks to our friends at Better for this article on how the Museum is continuing the Nickerson Mansion's legacy of education and philanthropy.
With National Philanthropy Day observed Nov. 15, it is apt that the Driehaus Museum is displaying a work that speaks to its philanthropic legacy.
Did you know that members receive 15% off in our Museum Store? Of course, members also always receive free admission.
Visit driehausmuseum.org/support to learn more about becoming a member today.
OPEN NOW - Learn about the stories behind the windows at the Driehaus Museum's current exhibition, "Eternal Light: The Sacred Stained-Glass Windows of Louis Comfort Tiffany."
This early ecclesiastical triptych window was designed by Frederick Wilson, Tiffany's principal figural window designer. In the center, Christ is surrounded by eleven of his twelve apostles, who are standing or kneeling on a tiled terrace within the Garden of Gethsemane.
Tickets available at DriehausMuseum.org
Image: Tiffany Glass Company (American, 1885-1892), designed by Frederick Wilson (American, born Ireland, 1858-1932). Christ and the Apostles, ca. 1890. Leaded and enameled glass. The Collection of Richard H. Driehaus, Chicago, 40012.a. Photograph by Michael Tropea, 2018.
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The Driehaus Museum will be participating in Open House Chicago on Saturday, October 19.
Admission will be free, however, only the first-floor period galleries will be accessible to guests. There will be no access to the current exhibition.
The Chicago Architecture Foundation's Open House Chicago is a FREE annual festival that offers behind-the-scenes access to 200 buildings.
There are just a few tickets remaining for tomorrow's collaborative program with The Joffrey Ballet!
More information and tickets below!
The Richard H. Driehaus Museum explores the art, architecture, and design of the late 19th-century with a focus on the Gilded Age. The Museum is located just steps from the Magnificent Mile within the meticulously restored Nickerson Mansion, renowned as Gilded Age Chicago’s “Marble Palace.”
NEXT THURSDAY - The Driehaus Museum is proud to partner with The Joffrey Ballet for this unique book club experience to tell the coming-of-age story of Jane Eyre.
How is a beloved, 19th-century novel adapted into a modern ballet? A special opportunity awaits you as the Joffrey’s Mary B. Galvin Artistic Director Ashley Wheater and Choreographer Cathy Marston along with literary expert Jennifer Conary explore how choreography, stage setting, and music bring Charlotte Brontë‘s iconic Jane Eyre to life. Tickets below.
The Richard H. Driehaus Museum explores the art, architecture, and design of the late 19th-century with a focus on the Gilded Age. The Museum is located just steps from the Magnificent Mile within the meticulously restored Nickerson Mansion, renowned as Gilded Age Chicago’s “Marble Palace.”
Visit driehausmuseum.org/programs for information on all of our fall and holiday events and programs. Ballet, Tiffany, concerts, and a tipsy history of the Chicago flag are just some of what we have in store!
Photograph by Mariah Karson
CLOSING SOON - You may want to put your feet up this weekend but don't miss your chance to see the final days of the Driehaus Museum's inaugural contemporary art exhibition featuring Yinka Shonibare CBE.
Photograph by Michael Tropea
So much to see at the Driehaus Museum this weekend! A Tale of Today: Emerging Artists Fellowship Pop-Up Exhibition on the Museum’s 3rd floor and at EXPO CHICAGO, Booth #142. Eternal Light: The Sacred Stained-Glass Windows of Louis Comfort Tiffany is currently on view in our exhibition galleries on the second and third floors. Finally – DON’T MISS your chance to see A Tale of Today: Yinka Shonibare CBE before it leaves on September 29. Shonibare’s work is displayed in the first-floor period galleries.
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Proud to be exhibiting our “A Tale of Today: Emerging Artist Fellows” at #expochicago
See what these talented artists have been working on at booth #142.
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Thank you WTTW - Chicago PBS for this thoughtful piece on our new exhibition!
Louis Comfort Tiffany led an all-star team of artists and designers who could create almost anything out of glass: lamps, jewelry, mosaics and also artwork of a spiritual nature. We visit the exhibit “Eternal Light.”
Last Thursday the Driehaus Museum hosted its annual gala and celebrated our 2019 Honoree, Bulley & Andrews for everything they have done for the Museum and the City of Chicago. Everyone who encounters the Museum is quickly reminded how exemplary and lasting their work here was.
Thank you to Bulley & Andrews and everyone who joined us for their continued support of the important work of the Museum as we explore art, architecture, and design from this magnificent building.
The Driehaus Museum will offer free admission tomorrow in celebration of Chicago's Historic Water Tower's 150th year.
Stop by the museum tomorrow to experience our new exhibition, Eternal Light: The Sacred Stained-Glass Windows of Louis Comfort Tiffany.
Photo by: Michael Tropea
We will close early, at 3 p.m., today to prepare for our annual gala.
The Richard H. Driehaus Museum's cover photo
OPENING TOMORROW - Eternal Light: The Sacred Stained-Glass Windows of Louis Comfort Tiffany
Tiffany’s masterpieces tell stories of American entrepreneurship, of places of worship as community incubators, and of our country’s evolving relationship to religion.
More at http://driehausmuseum.org/exhibition/eternallight/
Image: Tiffany Studios, American (1902-1932), designed by Frederick Wilson (American, born Ireland, 1858-1932). Ecclesiastical Angels (Angels of Peace and Mercy), 1905. Leaded and enameled glass. The Collection of Richard H. Driehaus, Chicago, 40016. Photograph by Michael Tropea, 2018.
Thank you Chicago Tribune and Blair Kamin for including "Eternal Light: The Sacred Stained-Glass Windows of Louis Comfort Tiffany" as one of the top 10 in architecture this fall.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/blair-kamin/ct-ent-fall-architecture-preview-kamin-0901-20190829-iatqem3ymbefxeo23uwgxzir4q-story.html
OPENING SATURDAY - Eternal Light: The Sacred Stained-Glass Windows of Louis Comfort Tiffany is not only about beautiful objects exceptionally crafted; it is also about the ideas and stories behind the windows: progressive technologies, designers, and patrons.
This window was originally installed at St. John's Episcopal Church in Jersey City, NJ as a memorial for Abram and Mary Rapelye. Designed by Agnes Northrop, the foremost female artist at Tiffany Studios, the window depicts clusters of brilliant red poppies and violet passionflowers in rich jewel-like tones of opalescent glass.
Image: Tiffany Studios, American (1902-1932), designed by Agnes Northrop (American, 1857-1953). Poppies and Passion Flowers, Rapelye Memorial Window, ca. 1915. Lead glass. The Collection of Richard H. Driehaus, Chicago, 40006. Photograph by Michael Tropea, 2018.
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This weekend is your last chance to see the Driehaus Museum's "Treasures from the White City: The Chicago World's Fair of 1893."
Beginning August 13, a condensed version of "A Tale of Today: Yinka Shonibare CBE" will be presented exclusively in our first-floor, period galleries while installation of our fall exhibition begins in our second-floor galleries.
Don't miss your chance to see these exhibitions before they are gone!
Last two photographs by Michael Tropea.
FRIDAY - Tickets are still available!
http://driehausmuseum.org/programs/detail/young-chicago-authors-bomb-squad-a-tale-of-today-spoken-word
Today on the blog - Learn more about two of our A Tale of Today: Emerging Artist Fellows, Darrell McKinney and Luis Rodríguez Rosario
The Richard H. Driehaus Museum explores the art, architecture, and design of the late 19th-century with a focus on the Gilded Age. The Museum is located just steps from the Magnificent Mile within the meticulously restored Nickerson Mansion, renowned as Gilded Age Chicago’s “Marble Palace.”
NEXT FRIDAY! @youngchicagoauthors Louder Than a Bomb Squad perform their creative responses to A Tale of Today: Yinka Shonibare CBE.
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Tickets - http://driehausmuseum.org/programs/detail/young-chicago-authors-bomb-squad-a-tale-of-today-spoken-word
"'A Tale of Today: Yinka Shonibare CBE' inaugurates the Driehaus Museum’s exhibition series spotlighting the work of contemporary artists of color, an exciting new direction for this Gilded Age mansion–turned–museum, whose programming has focused largely on art and design from the home’s original era."
Lauren DeLand on Yinka Shonibare at The Richard H. Driehaus Museum on view through September 29 bit.ly/2LAOoUl
We were thrilled to host students from @chicagoacademyforthearts at the Museum recently.
We have a feeling these talented artists have a lot more museums in their future!
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• @chicagoacademyforthearts More pictures from the Visual Arts Summer Program! Check out some of the work from these talented 7th and 8th graders, and a few shots from their visit to the Driehaus Museum.
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Today on the blog: The Driehaus Museum's A Tale of Today: Emerging Artist Fellows reflect on the events of the opening weekend of A Tale of Today: Yinka Shonibare CBE, four months ago. The event marked the museum's inaugural contemporary art exhibition and the announcement of the Fellowship.
The Richard H. Driehaus Museum explores the art, architecture, and design of the late 19th-century with a focus on the Gilded Age. The Museum is located just steps from the Magnificent Mile within the meticulously restored Nickerson Mansion, renowned as Gilded Age Chicago’s “Marble Palace.”
The Driehaus Museum will be closed on Thursday, July 4th to allow our staff to enjoy the holiday with friends and family. We will reopen with regular hours on Friday, July 5th.
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Pictured: View of oriel window in the museum’s second floor galleries.
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Happy Pride Weekend, Chicago!
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This beautiful crowd showed up last night to hear from @brittneyleeannewilliams and @jefflymolina. Hearing them speak about their backgrounds and what inspires them made for a wonderful conversation, led by @kekelisumah. Thank you to everyone who made it out! 🙏
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Get to know two of the artists in the inaugural class of our A Tale of Today: Emerging Artists Fellowship at the link below.
Meet them and hear them talk about their work with Curatorial Fellow Kekeli Sumah at the Museum tomorrow evening. Register here - https://bit.ly/2ItcKeQ
The Richard H. Driehaus Museum explores the art, architecture, and design of the late 19th-century with a focus on the Gilded Age. The Museum is located just steps from the Magnificent Mile within the meticulously restored Nickerson Mansion, renowned as Gilded Age Chicago’s “Marble Palace.”
Today, the Driehaus Museum is proud to officially announce a new fellowship program, A Tale of Today: Emerging Artists Fellowship. The program, made possible by The Joyce Foundation, engages with four Chicago-based ALAANA (African, Latino, Asian, Arab, and Native American) artists to promote their careers and expand their networks using the Museum’s resources and its home, the Nickerson Mansion, as a springboard. More at the link below.
http://driehausmuseum.org/exhibition/yinkashonibarecbe/fellowship
Don't miss A Tale of Today: Yinka Shonibare CBE, on view through September 29.
“It wasn’t just about trying to diversify and expand,” explains Executive Director Richard P. Townsend, “but opening the door to making a real difference in the community...”
Known for its Gilded Age glamour, the Driehaus Museum embraces its edgy side with an envelope-pushing new contemporary art program.
One of the most popular features of the museum is the stained glass dome in the Maher Gallery. The Nickerson Mansion’s second owners, the Fishers, commissioned famed Prairie School architect George Washington Maher to redesign the Gallery which included the addition of the dome. Contrary to popular believe, the piece is not actually attributed to Tiffany but the firm of Giannini & Hilgart.
Our Object of the Month is Saint Cecilia by Sidney Harold Meteyard. Currently on display in the Drawing Room, Saint Cecilia, the patron saint of music, was a popular subject in Pre-Raphaelite paintings, photography, and stained-glass windows. Usually depicted with an organ, lilies, and an angel attendant, Saint Cecilia represented the perfect Victorian woman: virtuous and musically accomplished.
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At our June Family Day, young artists will learn how to make a necklace, pin, bracelet or key chain out of the same Dutch wax fabric that Yinka Shonibare CBE uses in his sculptures.
Tickets available below.
The Richard H. Driehaus Museum explores the art, architecture, and design of the late 19th-century with a focus on the Gilded Age. The Museum is located just steps from the Magnificent Mile within the meticulously restored Nickerson Mansion, renowned as Gilded Age Chicago’s “Marble Palace.”
Join us this Saturday at 1 p.m. for our first Streetville Walking Tour. Learn how the neighborhood got its name as well as other hidden secrets and exciting tales! Tickets below.
The Richard H. Driehaus Museum explores the art, architecture, and design of the late 19th-century with a focus on the Gilded Age. The Museum is located just steps from the Magnificent Mile within the meticulously restored Nickerson Mansion, renowned as Gilded Age Chicago’s “Marble Palace.”
What an eye! When the museum first opened to the public in 2008, the renowned architectural photography firm, Hedrich Blessing was selected to take the first images of the newly restored building. This shot is taken from the Drawing Room and captures the ebonized wood of the Library leading into the Maher Gallery with its Art Nouveau fireplace surround.
#MuseumWeek #MuseumWeek2019 #PhotoMW
Photo by Steve Hall of Hedrich Blessing, 2008.
Through our current exhibition, A Tale of Today: Yinka Shonibare CBE, we are exploring different ways to look at the Gilded Age. Shonibare draws on history, politics, and fashion to explore and critique our understanding of the past. His work creates compelling juxtapositions that reveal new perspectives on both the art and its opulent 1883 setting.
#MuseumWeek #MuseumWeek2019 #ExploreMW
Image - Yinka Shonibare CBE (British/Nigerian, b. 1962) Party Time: Re-imagine America (detail), 2009. Fiberglass mannequins, Dutch wax printed cotton textile, leather boots, table, eight chairs, and other mixed-media. Collection of the Newark Museum, Purchase 2010 Helen McMahon Brady Cutting Fund. 2010.5.1-66. Photograph by Michael Tropea at the Driehaus Museum, 2019.
At only 9.5 inches tall, this colorful vase may be small, but it is mighty! The iridescent favrile glass vase, created by Tiffany c. 1898, changes from brilliant shades of blue, purple, and green, depending upon how the light hits, while the silver wire mount, designed by Edward Colonna, encloses orange and yellow enamel. #MuseumWeek #MuseumWeek2019 #RainbowMW
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Many thanks to everyone who joined us at our very first gala last night. Here's to the next 10 years at the Driehaus Museum!
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Live from our inaugural cocktail event in our A Toast to the Gilded Age series - The Art of Absinthe.
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Celebrating the opening of L'Affichomania with Can Can dancers!!
Today we officially open our English tea room! It was truly a team effort pulling it together in only 3.5 days - down to decisions regarding lighting, flower arrangements, and tablecloth patterns! We documented the flurry of activity that happened in our Visitor Center during that time and wanted to share it with our followers. We hope you enjoy your tea experience when you visit over the next few months! #DriehausDownton
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