Driehaus Museum, Chicago

###Richard H. Driehaus Museum: The Essentials * **Who:** Richard H. Driehaus was a Chicago businessman and philanthropist with a passion for Art Nouveau architecture, design, and art. * **What:** The museum houses a collection of priceless objects that include glass and jewelry designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany, masterworks of design by Belle Epoque luminaries, and works of art from Gilded Age greats. * **When:** Tuesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. * **Where:** inside the Samuel M. Nickerson mansion (located west of the Magnificent Mile), which was one of the largest and most expensive private residences ever built in Chicago when the last brick was laid in 1883. * **Why:** patronage supports the museum’s continuing dedication to preserving, conserving, and restoring the cultural treasures within, as well as the mansion itself.