Join us for the new At Home series, a variety of tour experiences and lectures exploring how the world of design impacts our daily environment. Events in the At Home series are for anyone interested in bringing smart design ideas into today’s living spaces.

Family Fun Days
featuring Victorian Christmas Tours
Saturday, December 13
Saturday, December 20

2009 At Home Events

People, Places and Planning
Wednesday, March 4

Enjoy a lecture, coinciding with the Burnham Centennial exhibition, exploring ways in which our society builds upon and/or preserves land.  Two speakers will be presenting their opinions on this somewhat controversial topic.  John D. Said from the City of Elmhurst’s Department of Planning, Zoning, and Economic Development, will discuss urban planning and specifically Elmhurst’s response to urban planning highlighting the principles and ideas used in the Burnham Plan.  Robert Bruegmann, former UIC professor, will present his findings from his recent book titled Sprawl in which he examines the causes of urban sprawl and its historic presence in our nation.

Time:  6:30 pm
Location:  Elmhurst Art Museum, 150 Cottage Hill Avenue, Elmhurst IL
Admission: FREE with the price of Museum admission ($4, $3 for seniors)
Call (630) 834-0202 x 110 to reserve your seat by Friday, February 27. 

Sponsored by the Elmhurst Art Museum, the City of Elmhurst and the Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust.

Architectural Salvage Walk
March 2009

Join art historian Rolf Achilles to wander among the treasures of a few of Chicago’s noted architectural salvage shops.  Achilles’ expertise in early twentieth century decorative objects, art glass, hardware, and the like  will provide a new perspective on their context and possible re-use.  A restaurant lunch is included. Space is limited.

Location:  To be determined
Admission:  $60 Preservation Trust members, $65 non-members

Living Beautifully: Beautiful Spaces of the Home and Studio
Saturday, April 11

Experience the decorative arts collection and the intriguing spaces in Wright's Home and Studio. Learn about extraordinary Wright-designed furniture, vases, and light fixtures; Wright's approach to interior design in the Home and Studio; and fine and decorative arts collected by Wright during the early years of his career. Pieces vary from Japanese prints and original nature scene paintings to Arts and Crafts vases.

Time: 10 am
Location: Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio, 951 Chicago Ave., Oak park
Admission: $18 Preservation Trust members, $22 non-members
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At Home Excursion:  The Bradley House
Saturday, April 18

Join us to view a rarely-seen Wright Prairie style interior that is not yet open to the public, the B. Harley Bradley House in Kankakee, IL.  In addition, we will view additional buildings designed by Wright and Prairie architect Walter Burley Griffin, and look at the residential housing provided for workers in the Pullman factory on the South side of Chicago (circa 1880).

Wright Plus Housewalk
Saturday, May 16

View the interiors of eight private homes on the Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust's 35th annual housewalk in Oak Park.

Naturally Wright at the Home and Studio
Saturday, June 13

Explore nature's role in Wright's designs with a multi-faceted event featuring a special tour of the Home and Studio, an exclusive display of nature drawings from the Preservation Trust's collection and a demonstration on creating Prairie-inspired botanical arrangements.

Time: 4 pm
Location: Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio, 951 Chicago Ave., Oak park
Admission: $18 Preservation Trust members, $22 non-members
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