About
The Driehaus Museum preserves and interprets the Gilded Age home of Chicago entrepreneur Samuel Mayo Nickerson in order to promote the understanding and appreciation of historic architecture and design.
Visit
Steps away from the hustle of Michigan Avenue, the Driehaus Museum offers a fascinating view of how beauty and luxury were defined in 19th-century America.
History
The Driehaus Museum immerses visitors in the culturally and historically significant setting of one of the grandest residential buildings of 19th-century Chicago.
Preservation
The vision of the Driehaus Museum is to influence the built environment of today by preserving and promoting architecture and design of the past.
Explore
Click here to view the formal reception rooms of the Driehaus Museum. An interactive floor plan allows you to explore the history and preservation of each room.
The Richard H. Driehaus Museum immerses visitors in the culturally and historically significant setting of one of the grandest residential buildings of 19th Century Chicago, the Samuel M. Nickerson House. A celebration of superlative design and craftsmanship, the Driehaus Museum offers visitors the opportunity to experience how the prevailing design philosophies of the period were interpreted by artists, architects and designers at the waning of the 19th century and the dawn of the 20th Century.
