Getting festive at the CAC
DECEMBER 14, 2021 • ISSUE 52
HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM THE CAC!
Whether you’re home for the holidays or hosting your loved ones, make sure a visit to the Chicago Architecture Center is on your seasonal itinerary. Immersive exhibits exploring the past, present and future of architecture will entertain visitors of all ages. Or step out into the city and marvel at the festive holiday sights on a walking tour led by an expertly trained docent.
Plus, thoughtful gifts for any budget can be found in the Center’s reimagined Design Store! With everything from striking kitchenware to breathtaking jewelry, or engaging puzzles to sparkling ornaments, there’s a special gift for the special people in your life at the CAC.
You can shop the Store online or explore in-person at 111 E. Wacker Dr.
Looking for a unique present? Give the gift that keeps on giving with a CAC membership! A CAC membership comes with benefits like free or discounted walking tours, Design Store discounts, BOGO tickets for the CAFC river cruise aboard Chicago’s First Lady and more. Use code CACHXLDY21 for 20% off a new membership at the Individual, Dual or Friends & Family level.
GIRLS BUILD! DAY 2022: WOMEN BUILDING CHICAGO
Girls Build! Day is back in 2022! Join us on January 8, 2022 for a special STEM festival designed just for girls ages 11-16. Girls will build, learn and network with professionals from more than 15 different STEM organizations. This year’s festival is all about the women (past and present) who have shaped the Chicago we know today. The event is free, but registration is required.
TIFFANY TREASURES IN CHICAGO TOUR
From CAC Docent Susan Jacobson
Look up and be dazzled! The unparalleled artistry of Louis Comfort Tiffany continues to amaze guests on CAC’s Tiffany in Chicago tour. No photograph can convey the brilliance of the dome in the Cultural Center, the vivid colors of the ceiling in the Marshall Field building, or the details of the mosaic in the Marquette Building. The sparkle of Tiffany glass is sure to warm you on a cold winter day. Learn about the life and work of Tiffany as we visit some of Chicago’s most magnificent art-glass and mosaic installations, each designed and crafted by the Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company.
HELMUT JAHN DOCUMENTARY
Through December 19 only, stream the latest documentary on Helmut Jahn for free courtesy of MAS Context and the Goethe-Institut Chicago. Helmut Jahn: In a Flash, Berlin-based filmmaker Nathan Eddy's ode to the legendary late architect, premiered earlier this month at the Gene Siskel Film Center. Eddy is best known for documentaries including Battleship Berlin, Starship Chicago, and The Absent Column that have aided preservation efforts for endangered works of modern and postmodern architecture. Starship Chicago is currently on view at the CAC as part of the Thompson Center Ideas Competition.
YOUR GIFT MATTERS
As a nonprofit, CAC relies on charitable donations to make the world of architecture and design within reach – for everyone. Your tax-deductible, year-end donation provides critical resources so that the CAC can educate, inspire and engage young people about the importance of good design in building the sustainable and livable communities we want, need and deserve.
Interested in making a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) through your IRA? Would you like to make a gift of stock or make an ACH transfer? Contact Emily Dreke, Vice President of Development at edreke@architecture.org or (312) 561-2119.
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