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Registration has closed for the 2010 San Francisco Trip

The next destination of our award-winning travel program is San Francisco. We hope you can join us for a cultural adventure of art, architecture, design, and food! Read More...

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Art & Art Deco Chicago 2008

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TCSCM tours are characterized by their manageable size and access to venues not typically open to the public. Our ambitious itinerary included the Prairie School, Arts & Crafts, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, and Mid-Century.

Chicago Highlights

  • Art Deco landmarks like the Chicago Board of Trade, LaSalle National Bank Building, and the Carbide and Carbon Building.
  • The "Fountain of Time," a 102 foot long sculpture by Lorado Taft.
  • Frank Lloyd Wright's Home and Studio, Robie House, and Unity Temple.
  • One of the largest collections of Tiffany Windows anywhere! (Second Presbyterian Church.)
  • Art Deco posters and artwork from the Polish Pavilion at the 1939 World's Fair.
  • Mies van der Rohe's Farnsworth House.
  • Higgins Glass Studio.
  • Private tour of a sculpture and art restoration studio.
  • Louis Sullivan's Carson, Pirie, Scott Building and Auditorium Theater.
  • Rockefeller Chapel (Bertram Goodhue, 1928) on the University of Chicago Campus.
  • The stunning mosaics and marble work of the former Public Library (now Chicago Cultural Center.)
  • Free time to explore Chicago's wonderful museums, Michigan Avenue shopping, or Millennium Park.
  • Optional evening activities to Jazz Clubs, Blues Bars, or theater.