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Driehaus Museum in Chicago reactivates an ornate historic auditorium for the arts

Inside the Murphy Auditorium Photo: Allen Bourgeois The John B. Murphy Memorial Auditorium was built in 1926 for the American College of Surgeons (ACS) in Chicago. Designed by the firm Marshall and Fox, it borrowed heavily from the Chapelle de Notre Dame de Consolation in Paris. The auditorium was attached to the 1883 Nickerson Mansion, also owned by the college from 1919 until 2003, when the late philanthropist Richard H. Driehaus purchased the grand home known as the “Marble Palace” in its day for its lavish interior. After a five-year restoration process, Driehaus opened the mansion as a museum largely dedicated to the art and design of the Gilded Age, while the auditorium stayed in the possession of the college. “The idea was always there to join these two back together with a common purpose,” says Anna Musci, who was recently named the museum’s executive director, and this week the museum announced it had purchased the auditorium wit

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Driehaus Museum acquires historic Murphy Auditorium

Driehaus Museum acquires historic Murphy Auditorium Driehaus Museum + Murphy Auditorium. Photo: Alex Brescanu. CHICAGO, IL .- The board of directors of the Richard H. Driehaus Museum today announced the acquisition of the adjacent John B. Murphy Memorial Auditorium from the American College of Surgeons (ACS). Located at 50 E. Erie Street, the six-story, 32,193-square-foot French Renaissance-style building was built between 1923 and 1926 by the American College of Surgeons, which occupied it until 1997. In 1987, it was extensively renovated to add more offices, and in 2006 ACS completed a three-year restoration and began renting the ornate, three-story auditorium for public and private events. For the Driehaus Museum located in the adjoining Samuel M. Nickerson Mansion, originally built in 1883 and restored by Driehaus in 2003 the acquisition of the Murphy will make it possible for the Museum to expand its programmatic activities and capacity while carrying forward the

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Driehaus Museum buys adjacent Murphy Auditorium, preserving another landmark from Chicago s Gilded Age

Driehaus Museum buys adjacent Murphy Auditorium, preserving another landmark from Chicago s Gilded Age
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The Richard H Dreihaus Museum acquires historic Murphy Auditorium

The Richard H Dreihaus Museum acquires historic Murphy Auditorium
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Driehaus Museum appoints new Director & Board President

Driehaus Museum appoints new Director & Board President Anna Musci has been appointed as the Museums Executive Director. Photo: Robin Subar. Courtesy of the Richard H. Driehaus Museum. CHICAGO, IL .-The Richard H. Driehaus Museum announced today that Anna Musci has been appointed as the Museums Executive Director, effective May 1, 2021. Musci joined the Museum in 2016 holding multiple positions including Director of External Affairs, and since January 2020 has served as the Museums Interim Executive Director. Incoming Board president Zachary Lazar, a Senior Vice President and Regional Director-Midwest for Capital Group Private Client Services in Chicago, has been a Trustee of the Museum since July 2019, and also served as the chair of the Boards Finance Committee. Lazar steps into this role following the death of Richard H. Driehaus, the Museums founder, in early March 2021.

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