Visit Fallingwater

Mill Run, Pa. — March 9, 2018 – Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater will reopen for the 2018 season on Saturday, March 10. Since opening for its first tour in 1964, Fallingwater has welcomed more than 5.5 million visitors from around the world.

Fallingwater, designed by Wright in 1935, is open to the public as a museum and is designated as a National Historic Landmark and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Treasure.

To tour Fallingwater, advance ticket purchase is strongly encouraged due to space limitations. For more information or to purchase tour tickets, visit Fallingwater.org or call visitor services at 724-329-8501.

Traditional and Specialty Tours

Fallingwater’s traditional hour-long guided house tours are offered daily – except Wednesdays – from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Dec. 2.

A variety of specialty tours are also offered, including the two-hour In-Depth Tour, during which photography for personal use is permitted. During warmer months, Fallingwater offers Focus, Brunch and Sunset tours that include lunch on a private terrace at Fallingwater.

In-Depth Educational Experience: Insight/Onsite

A once-in-a-lifetime immersive experience, Insight/Onsite is a three-day, two-night intensive seminar for adults seeking a deeper understanding of Frank Lloyd Wright and Fallingwater.

Insight/Onsite will take place twice in 2018, on May 1-3 and September 11-13, and provides a unique understanding of modern architecture from physical, psychological and historical perspectives. Insight/Onsite participants will spend time with Fallingwater’s director and curatorial staff.

The package features gourmet cuisine prepared by Fallingwater’s chef, lectures, in-depth tours, private time inside the house and accommodations at the award-winning High Meadow educational facility.

Fallingwater offers a variety of other educational opportunities for various age groups throughout the year. For more information on educational programming at Fallingwater, please contact Amy Humbert, education programs coordinator, at 724-329-7829 or visit Fallingwater.org/education/fallingwater-institute/.

Exhibition

Along with guided house tours, Fallingwater visitors will have additional opportunities to learn about Fallingwater through a new exhibition in the Speyer Gallery.

Opening April 1, the exhibition will highlight the pre-Fallingwater era when the property and surrounding land were used as a camp by Masons and Kaufmann’s Department Store employees. Objects and photos from the Fallingwater collections will be on display, as well as a model of the camp based on a 1920 survey.

Volunteering

Fallingwater is also accepting applications for volunteer opportunities for the 2018 season. Residents from nearby communities are strongly encouraged to apply. Fallingwater volunteers are asked to commit to a minimum of two days per month from May through October.

Interested volunteers may apply by contacting Marie Woof, volunteer coordinator, at 724-329-7826 or mwoof@paconserve.org and are encouraged to apply by mid-April.

Fallingwater also takes tour reservations for Frank Lloyd Wright’s Duncan House at Polymath Park, a Wright-designed prefabricated house completed in 1957 for a site in Lisle, Ill. The house was relocated to Acme, Pa. in 2007, and is located approximately 35 minutes from Fallingwater.

Tickets and more information for Fallingwater and the Duncan House are available at Fallingwater.org or by calling visitor services at 724-329-8501.

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