The Bricks of Cranbrook Tour

Tuesday, November 2nd 10:30am
Cranbrook Center for Collections and Research
39221 Woodward Avenue
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304

ACCOMPANYING IN-PERSON TOUR FOR THE BRICKS OF CRANBROOK LECTURE

Tuesday, November 2, 2021 | 10:30am—12:00pm ET

$45, includes access to the October 25th The Bricks of Cranbrook: Humble Material, Monumental Design Lecture

Limited to 16 guests per tour

Presented by Cranbrook Center for Collections and Research

Guide:
Kevin Adkisson, Curator, Cranbrook Center for Collections and Research

Main entrance bench, Kingswood Campus, Cranbrook Kingswood Upper School. Photographer James Haefner. Courtesy of Cranbrook Center for Collections and Research.

ABOUT THE TOUR

After The Bricks of Cranbrook: Humble Material, Monumental Design lecture, join Kevin Adkisson on campus for an optional accompanying walking tour to study the bricks and buildings of Cranbrook in greater detail. While The Bricks of Cranbrook lecture will cover the history of bricks across campus through archival records, historic photographs, and new color photography, the walking tour focuses on the close examination of brickwork at Cranbrook Academy of Art, Cranbrook School, and the Williams Natatorium.

The 90-minute walking tour will take place rain or shine and start and end at Cranbrook Art Museum, located at 39221 Woodward Avenue, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304. Guests must be able to walk and stand throughout most of the tour. The tour will include walking outdoors between campus buildings and multiple sets of stairs. Please arrive 10 minutes in advance of your tour time to check-in.

Tours are limited to sixteen guests and will sell out quickly.

All tours include admission to the virtual Bricks of Cranbrook lecture. Please specify in "Comments/Special Instructions" if you prefer the October 25, 2021, 11am or 7pm lecture.

Tour of Cranbrook Campus, Cranbrook Kingswood Upper School, September 2019. Photographer Daniel Smith, CAA Architecture 2021. Cranbrook Center for Collections and Research.
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