Q&A with Caitlin Emery
0 comments
Caitlin Emery from the Preservation Society of Newport County visited the Museum last week to lecture on McKim, Mead & White and the Kingscote dining room. Read on for a more in-depth conversation with Emery, our third Nickerson Lecture Series speaker of the year. > Read more
"The Entrance" by Clarence Cook
0 comments
In his 1878 book The House Beautiful, author and art critic Clarence Cook discusses the qualities of a home's front "'Hall,' as, in our American love of fine names, we are wont to call what...is nothing but an entry or passage-way." > Read more
Q&A with Ulysses Grant Dietz
0 comments
After his well-received lectures on Gilded Age taste at the Driehaus Museum, Ulysses Grant Dietz agreed to a follow-up chat. Read on for the conversation. > Read more
You Asked: What is That Other Mansion?
0 comments
The Nickerson Mansion isn't the only historic home in the neighborhood. On the opposite corner of Erie and Wabash, a Romanesque-style residence always catches visitors' eyes. > Read more
The Ship of Dreams
0 comments
An unsinkable ship, carrying more than 2,000 people across the Atlantic, foundered on April 15, 1912 and dashed Gilded Age hopes. A century later, we're still talking about the RMS Titanic. > Read more
From the Collection: 'Cupid and Psyche'
0 comments
The Museum is home to an Italian neo-classical sculpture which depicts, in life-sized figures, a well-known myth. > Read more
'The Pet Economies of Well-Known Millionaires'
0 comments
A snarky catalogue of the Scrooge-like ways of big-name New Yorkers. > Read more
Adele Friedman: Artist, Teacher, Explorer
1 comments
Film artist, educator, and Museum member Adele Friedman talks about the agony of choosing between Lucian Freud and J.M.W. Turner, returning to her native Chicago, and discovering the Driehaus Museum. > Read more
Gatsby's House
0 comments
Themes linking corruption and dissatisfaction to wealth aren't mired exclusively in the Gilded Age. > Read more
A Nickerson Tour
1 comments
Though Samuel made his riches in Chicago, the old Nickerson name was established in—and remains in—Massachusetts. > Read more
Subscribe to this Blog
News
May 17, 2012
Museum Closed This Weekend
The Driehaus Museum will be closed on May 18, 19, 20, and 21. Read more
May 15, 2012
Henry Ives Cobb's Chicago
Edward W. Wolner was the first to author a book about this prolific, influential, and yet little-mentioned Chicago architect who designed the Newberry Library, Potter Palmer's mansion, and a number of buildings for the 1893 Columbian Exposition. Read more
Featured Program
Rembrandt Young Artists
Sunday, June 3
Hear the future of classical music at a free afternoon concert featuring the winners of the 2012 Rembrandt Chamber Players High School Chamber Music Competition. Read more
Featured Program
Classic Cars Father's Day
Sunday, June 17
To celebrate Father's Day this year, the Museum offers free admission for dads, a close-up glimpse of two vintage cars from the early 1900s, and tours that include a rare behind-the-scenes visit to Samuel M. Nickerson's billiards room. Read more
Featured Program
Help Wanted: The Summer Servants Tour
Monday, Wednesday and Friday, July 2 through September 14
In this new, interactive guided tour, Driehaus Museum guests have the unique opportunity to spend an evening exploring the secrets of the Nickerson Mansion servants’ quarters. Read more
Sign up