Driehaus Museum1.28 - App Store

Driehaus Museum enthusiasts and new visitors are invited to immerse themselves in the Museum’s collection and special exhibitions, as well as the luxurious historic interiors of the Nickerson Mansion through this interactive app. Choose one of our self-guided tours and utilize the maps of all three floors while enjoying the Museum at your own pace. As you move from room to room, the app will notify you when you come across noteworthy details and objects.

App features:

Self-Guided Tours: Choose from multiple tours of the Museum that focus on the life of the Nickerson Mansion, our current special exhibitions, Museum collection highlights, or an excursion of Tiffany commissions “Beyond the Mansion.”

Interactive Map: This Bluetooth enabled interactive map moves with you from room to room and offers insights into the magnificent interiors and people connected to the history of the Nickerson Mansion, as well as interesting facts about the decorative art objects within the Museum collection.

“Likes” Feature: Find rooms you are most interested in and add them to your “Likes” page to review and explore later.

About the Museum: The Richard H. Driehaus Museum inspires the global community through transformative experiences in art, architecture, and design with ongoing conversations of the Gilded Age. Its permanent collection of period decorative arts is presented in an immersive experience within the restored 1883 Nickerson Mansion, once known as Chicago’s “Marble Palace” located just steps from the Magnificent Mile.

Richard H. Driehaus (1942-2021), the Museum’s founder and namesake, was a Chicago entrepreneur and preservationist with a long history of supporting projects in the arts and culture. A vocal advocate for the application of humanistic values in the built environment, Driehaus nurtured his passion for architecture by funding initiatives in design excellence and historic preservation.

Version History We always keep our app updated with the newest content. This update, we’ve removed our holiday exhibitions to make room for what’s to come! 1.28 01/18/2025 Explore our all new audio guide for our new exhibition Photographing Frank Lloyd Wright! 1.27 10/30/2024 Explore our all new audio guide for our new exhibition Photographing Frank Lloyd Wright! 1.26 10/23/2024 New information about the Murphy Auditorium! 1.24 08/26/2024 We’ve updated content on our self-guided tours. 1.23 07/03/2024 We’ve updated our tours and content! 1.22 04/20/2024 We've added an exclusive tour of our new exhibition: Sif Itona Westerberg: Twin Flame, Double Ruin 1.21 02/27/2024 Our newest version of the app has some updates to the interpretive text 1.20 02/10/2024 Our newest version of the app has some updates to the interpretive text 1.19 02/06/2024 We've updated our app's tours 1.18 01/09/2024 We’ve added exclusive content to our app for our new exhibition: Glass to Garden 1.17 12/21/2023 Updated tours 1.16 05/30/2023 We've made some small changes to keep your app completely up to date and fresh! 1.15 03/08/2023 We're all about the details: we've just made a few tweaks with this update! 1.14 12/14/2022 Always adding new content about our collection for you to explore 1.13 11/17/2022 Small updates to content and experience 1.12 10/19/2022 Get a closer look at the historic buildings surrounding the Nickerson Mansion with the addition of Historic Erie Street! as whats new 1.11 10/13/2022 We added some tiny details to make sure your app experience is the best I can be. 1.10 10/02/2022 The museum has a new exhibition! We've updated our app with new content to us while you explore. 1.9 08/22/2022 We've refreshed our app to make sure your experience is always current. 1.8 07/27/2022 Additional information added about our generous sponsor 1.7 04/19/2022 Download our app today for a brand new Children's Tour! 1.6 04/15/2022 Check out all new content about the Chicago Fire 1.5 12/06/2021 New self-guided tour exploring the history of the Chicago Fire. 1.4 10/07/2021 Check out our new exclusive content and tour updates! 1.3 07/01/2021