The Richard H. Driehaus Museum engages and inspires the global community through exploration and ongoing conversations in art, architecture, and design of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Its permanent collection and temporary exhibitions are presented in an immersive experience within the restored Samuel Mayo Nickerson Mansion, completed in 1883, at the height of the Gilded Age, and the 1926 Murphy Auditorium. The Museum’s collection reflects and is inspired by the collecting interests, vision, and focus of its founder, the late Richard H. Driehaus.
The Museum is located just steps from the Magnificent Mile. The exquisite building was saved twice, first by a collective of over 100 Chicago citizens in 1919, and then by philanthropist Richard H. Driehaus, who sponsored its restoration from 2003-2008.
More information is available at driehausmuseum.org
Our new entrance: 50 E. Erie, at the Murphy Auditorium
The Museum offers both private and guided tours and has a downloadable app for a self-guided experience. Consult the website for more information
Image: The Maher Gallery. Photo by Alexander Vertikoff, 2011
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Driehaus Museum Birthday Celebration
Celebrate 17 with 17% (off)!
It's our birthday and we're celebrating with a gift to you! Join us for a day of dance, a book signing, and discounts throughout the Museum.
Dance Performance: The Seldoms
Saturday, June 21
Three performances on the hour starting at 1:00 pm and concluding at 3:00 pm.
Throughout the afternoon, the Chicago dance company, The Seldoms, will perform a short excerpt from Superbloom, their full-length dance work about wildflowers, wildness, and radical beauty.
Performance Times:
1-1:08 pm Superbloom excerpt (Murphy Auditorium)
2-2:08 pm Superbloom excerpt (Murphy Auditorium)
3-3:08 pm Superbloom excerpt (Murphy Auditorium)
Carrie Hanson, choreographer, dance educatot, and the Founding Artistic Director of The Seldoms, will join the dancers on stage to offer brief remarks about their work.
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