📣 Center Hours and Holiday Closures 📅
Dear Volunteers, As we transition through the seasons, here is a reminder of the Center, Retail Store, and Call Center operating hours and holiday closures. Please review this information to…
Media Roundup
In recent media coverage, the Chicago Architecture Center continues to shine as a leading voice in architecture and design. Eleanor Gorski’s insights on housing issues and her leadership of CAC…
Jan Open Season
Tomorrow is open season for January in Better Impact. You are allowed to sign up for any remaining tours and volunteer shifts. Beginning at 9:30am tomorrow, the remaining tours will…
Pullman, Open House Chicago 2024 (David Ferguson photo)
Photo Features, November 2024 – Capturing Open House Chicago & All Docent Day
Capturing All-Docent Day & Open House Chicago This month, our docent photographers have captured the excitement of All-Docent Day and Open House Chicago through their lenses. From unique architectural perspectives,…
Learn A New Tour in 2025!
We are recruiting current docents to learn new tours earlier this season. This will be your only chance to learn a new tour for 2025-26, so take advantage of this…
President Ross (Mary Jo Hoag photo)
President’s Letter, November 2024: My Fellow Americans
It has been an intense few weeks since the national election, I’m still reeling and don’t have the answers. I want to thank Eleanor for hosting a Townhall to provide…
Introducing Your 2025 Docent Council
The 2025 Docent Council election results are in! Six docent council representative positions and one Docent at Large position were on the ballot this year. The Election Committee would like…
Going for the Gold – Paris, Sports and Giving Back – Robin Simon Olympics Talk
Please join us on Thursday, December 12th at 5:30pm virtually on Zoom. Robin Simon (CAC ’97) volunteered at the 2024 Olympics in Paris and she'll tell us about her amazing…
All Docent Day 2024 - It All Starts with a Plan (Robin Simon photo)
All Docent Day 2024 – It All Starts with a Plan
By Leslie Clark Lewis, Class of 2009 After breakfast and Docent Council President Ross Wirth’s warm welcome to the nearly 180 docents and staff... Bobbi Pinkert presented the overall theme…
Rick Lightburn, 2008 – I Love Having an Audience
By Brent Hoffmann, Class of 2005 Rick is a many-degreed docent. His first was a BA degree in philosophy from St. Johns College in Santa Fe, N.M. But his subsequent…