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Alden B. Dow Home & Studio Holiday Tours
December 1st-31st Alden and Vada Dow made Christmas a joyous and playful, family celebration. This December experience the beauty and fun of their zooming scale trains, playful mechanical toys, shimmering Christmas tree decorations, joyous holiday music and the...
Connections: Alden and Vada Dow and Hans and Florence Knoll Bassett
Born to a baker and orphaned at age 12, Florence Schust grew up in Saginaw, Michigan. She demonstrated an early interest in architecture and was enrolled at the Kingswood School for Girls, adjacent to the Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan....
Connections Exhibit
It has always been inspiring to learn about the passions and interests Alden B. Dow and Vada B. Dow explored throughout their lives. As inquisitive humans, their passion to learn, grow and understand the world around them only increased with time. This need to...
2020 Summer Architecture & Design Camps at The Alden B. Dow Home and Studio
Enroll your child in a summer camp at the Alden B. Dow Home and Studio and see them expand their view of the world! The Home and Studio’s goal is to challenge campers to think in new ways about architecture and the spaces people inhabit, engage in interactive...
2020 Architecture and Design Summer Camps
All camps include access to special areas of the Alden B. Dow Home and Studio not included on regular tours.
Live Facebook Event Celebrates Alden B. Dow
Midland Center For the Arts Facebook LIVE Friday April 10, 2020 2pm Happy Birthday Alden B. Dow: Philosopher and Innovator Alden B. Dow sought to create quality in all that he did. To obtain quality, he questioned, challenged and tested the world in a positive and...
The Alden B. Dow Home and Studio presents the Summer Writing Studio 2020
The Alden B. Dow Home and Studio will be hosting a Summer Writing Studio for students in grades 6–12. The program runs from 10 am to 12 pm, on the following dates: Thursday, June 25th Thursday, July 16th Thursday, July 30th Thursday, August 13th Sessions include a...
Alden B. Dow Home and Studio cancelling tours March 18-April 30.
The health and safety of our Alden B. Dow Home and Studio patrons, volunteers and staff is our priority. With the increasing risk posed by COVID-19, we are cancelling all tours and events at the Home and Studio beginning tomorrow, Wednesday, March 18th thru April...
Tunnel Tours at the Alden B. Dow Home & Studio
Have you ever wanted to explore and discover a hidden underground passageway? "The Tunnel" is just one of the many captivating and enchanting surprises of the Alden B. Dow Home and Studio. This private area is rarely opened for viewing, but for the months of...
2020 Movie Sundays at The Alden B. Dow Home and Studio Theater
February 16, 2020 — Early Alden B. Dow ArchitectureOver 80 years ago while at Taliesin, Alden B. Dow completed his design for the Earl Stein Residence and began the footprint of his own Home and Studio. In this film series view black and white construction footage...
After Alden: An Architectural History of Lake Jackson
“After Alden: An Architectural History of Lake Jackson” by Marty Merritt Lecture and Book Signing Sunday, October 27, 2019 1-3 pm United Church of Christ 4100 Chestnut Hill Dr, Midland, MI 48642 Mid-Century Modern Midland (MCMM) is excited to present a lecture and...
Adult Architecture Camp
As adults drop children off at our Architecture and Design Summer Camps, they excitedly express a wish to stay and join in all of the fun and creativity. Well, now YOU can! The Alden B. Dow Home and Studio has created a fall Adult Camp that contains many of the...