Tiffany Lamps: Beyond the Shade is an exhibition illuminating the volume and breadth of Louis C. Tiffany’s vast artistic production. From the 1890s to the 1920s, Tiffany Studios created a captivating range of decorative lighting fixtures that embraced the technological shift from oil lamps to electricity and simultaneously met the styles and tastes of nineteenth and twentieth century consumers. Drawn from the expansive collections of the Museum and the private art collection of Richard H. Driehaus, the exhibition explores how the artisans at Tiffany Studios used a range of materials— including bronze, enamel, ceramic, and glass—to bring Tiffany’s innovative lighting designs to life
In addition to presenting a range of lamp types and designs, the exhibition will include a selection of decorative objects produced by Tiffany Studios, such as Favrile glass and ceramic vases, enamel and bronze boxes, and a leaded-glass fire screen. The exhibition also includes noteworthy works never before exhibited at the Driehaus Museum, including a table lamp with an enameled base and a monumental bronze and Favrile glass chandelier. Within the setting of the Driehaus Museum, the exhibition contextualizes the significant output of Tiffany Studios and provides visitors with a look at the innovation, design, materiality, and business of Tiffany lamps.
The tour will last approximately 90 minutes. Since this is a private tour, we will have access to the museum an hour before it opens to the public.
The fee for this event is $27.50 and is due at registration. THERE WILL BE NO REFUNDS FOR THIS EVENT. If you are unable to attend for any reason, your payment will be forfeited. If you need to cancel, you may wish to find someone to take your place.
Please be sure to sign up for the waitlist if the event is sold out. If there are enough people on the waitlist we will schedule a second tour.