Past Programs & Events
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Tours Member-Only
Member Last Look Tours: Tiffany Lamps & Land of Oz
Wednesday, April 15 - Sunday, April 19, 2026
Before we turn out the lights and click our heels three times, join us for one last look at Tiffany Lamps: Beyond the Shade and The Land of Oz: Beyond the Page.
Festivities Member-Only
Brendan Fernandes: In the Round Opening Celebration
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
Members are invited to join us on April 8 to celebrate the opening of Brendan Fernandes: In the Round and be among the first to experience this dynamic new residency and performance installation.
Activity Member-Only
Chicago Museum Member Swap
Thursday, January 29-Sunday February 1, 2026
Celebrate Chicago art and culture with the city’s first-ever Museum Member Swap! From January 29–February 1, show your Driehaus Museum membership card at 11 participating museums for free admission.
Exhibition Member-Only
Tiffany Lamps: Beyond the Shade Member Opening Program and Reception
Thursday, September 11, 2025, 2025
To celebrate the opening of Tiffany Lamps: Beyond the Shade, Executive Director Lisa Key and guest curator Alexandra Ruggiero delve into the artistry and innovation behind Tiffany Studios’ iconic lighting designs.
The event is for Driehaus Museum Members, who will receive a special invitation with a link to register.
Exhibition Member-Only
Rory McEwen: A New Perspective on Nature Opening Program and Reception (MEMBERS ONLY)
Friday, May 16, 2025, 2025
To celebrate the opening of Rory McEwen: A New Perspective on Nature, Executive Director Lisa M. Key sits down with Guest Curator Ruth Stiff and Rory McEwen’s son, Adam McEwen, and daughter, Flora McEwen Brooks, to discuss the Museum’s new exhibition. They will delve into McEwen’s unique artistic vision, the process of curating the exhibition, and the significance of showcasing his work at the Museum.
This event is for Members only, who will receive a separate link to register.
Lecture Exhibition Member-Only
A Tale of Today: Materialities Member Reception and Program
Friday, February 7, 2025
To celebrate the opening of A Tale of Today: Materialities, we invite our members to join us for an enlightening conversation between Executive Director Lisa M. Key and guest curator Dr. Giovanni Aloi. Together they will discuss the genesis of the idea for the exhibition and how this exceptional group of artists responded to it.
Exhibition Member-Only
Photographing Frank Lloyd Wright: Member Reception and Panel
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
For Driehaus Museum and Frank Lloyd Wright Trust Prairie level and above Members Only: On the eve of the opening of Photographing Frank Lloyd Wright, we are celebrating with a two-part evening featuring an exhibition viewing and reception, and a conversation between guest curator David Hanks and Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation’s Jennifer Gray, Sarah Holian, Curator and Director of Interpretation at Frank Lloyd Wright Trust, Chicago, and architect Ken Tadashi Oshima, followed by a reception.
Festivities Member-Only
MEMBER ONLY Opening Reception: Sif Itona Westerberg
February 15, 2024, 2024
Join us to celebrate the first solo US museum exhibition of Copenhagen-based artist Sif Itona Westerberg.
Festivities Member-Only
Member Holiday Open House
Thursday, December 7, 2023
Celebrate Drie-cember with us at this special Member only event.
Tours Member-Only
Live Virtual Tour Hector Guimard: Art Nouveau to Modernism
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
Join us for a live virtual tour of Hector Guimard: Art Nouveau to Modernism.
This tour is for members only. Additional tours are now available to register for.
Festivities Member-Only
Fall Member Reception: Meet the Executive Director
Thursday, September 21, 2023
Be the first to meet our new Executive Director Lisa Key at this exclusive Member reception. Raise a glass with us to toast the museum’s bright future.
No registration is necessary.
Exhibition Member-Only
Member Opening Reception Hector Guimard: Art Nouveau to Modernism SOLD OUT!
Thursday, June 22, 2023, 2023
Raise a glass to toast the first American exhibition of the Art Nouveau architect and designer, Hector Guimard, in over forty years.
Festivities Member-Only
Driehaus Museum Member Holiday Open House
Thursday, December 1, 2022
It’s that most wonderful time of year for Driehaus Museum Members!
Exhibition Member-Only
Capturing Louis Sullivan: What Richard Nickel Saw Member Morning
Saturday, August 27, 2022
Have the Museum to yourself before the rest of the public to enjoy Capturing Louis Sullivan: What Richard Nickel Saw.
Exhibition Member-Only
Private Opening Reception for Capturing Louis Sullivan: Members Only SOLD OUT!
Thursday, August 25, 2022
Please note: This event is now sold out.
Join us for a preview reception of Capturing Sullivan: What Richard Nickel Saw, which presents the Chicago architecture of Adler & Sullivan from 1880 to 1894, the period parallel to the emergence of the historically and architecturally significant Nickerson Mansion from the ashes of the Great Chicago Fire.
Exhibition Festivities Member-Only
Theodora Allen: Saturnine Member Morning
Saturday, March 26, 2022
Start your day with us! As a way to say thank you to our members, we invite you to a members-only hour of Theodora Allen: Saturnine. You won’t want to miss it or a visit to the Driehaus Museum Store, where you’ll see a newly curated collection of Theodora Allen-inspired gifts and get a 10% discount.
Lecture Member-Only
The Life and Times of Downton Abbey's Lesley Nicol: A Conversation with Chicago Tribune critic Chris Jones
Friday, April 1, 2022
We continue our dive into the culinary history of the Gilded Age with a special conversation between actress Lesley Nicol – best known as the beloved cook Mrs. Patmore on Downton Abbey – and the Chicago Tribune’s theater critic Chris Jones.
Member-Only
Member Holiday Open House
Saturday, December 11, 2021
Festivities Member-Only
2019 Member Holiday Open House
Monday, December 9, 2019
Exhibition Tours Member-Only
SOLD OUT - Member Exclusive: Chicago's Tiffany Trail Highlights Bus Tour
Saturday, October 26, 2019
Travel with art historian Rolf Achilles to a number of Louis Comfort Tiffany’s best ecclesiastical sites in Chicago.
Exhibition Member-Only
Member Preview - A Tale of Today: Yinka Shonibare CBE
Friday, March 1, 6 - 8 p.m., 2019
Members of the Driehaus Museum are invited to a first look at the Driehaus Museum’s inaugural contemporary art exhibition A Tale of Today, Yinka Shonibare CBE.
Tours Member-Only
The Stony Island Arts Bank
Sunday, October 7, 2018
Exhibition Member-Only
Fall Exhibitions Member Preview
Friday, September 7, 2018
Please join us for this Member Preview event. Hear informal gallery talks and enjoy light refreshments and entertainment.