Fallingwater, Now Open For its 62nd Tour Season

Mill Run, Pa. — April 14, 2025 —Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater is now open for its 62nd tour season, featuring Guided Architectural Tours and In-Depth Guided Tours that started April 7. Tours are underway as the scaffolding that covered Fallingwater in recent months for ongoing preservation work is being disassembled.

Fallingwater is one of three UNESCO-designated sites in Pennsylvania on the World Heritage List and the only one in Western Pennsylvania. Since opening to the public for house tours in 1964, Fallingwater has welcomed a diverse range of visitors from around the world.

Fallingwater, designed by Wright in 1935 for the Kaufmann family who owned Pittsburgh’s largest department store, is open to the public as a museum. It is also designated as a National Historic Landmark and a Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Treasure.

In addition to the guided architectural tours, several other types of tour experiences are available. Advance ticket purchase is required as tours are scheduled and limited in size. Helping to enhance the visitor experience, the Fallingwater Museum Store and Fallingwater Café have also reopened, and beginning May 1, a new exhibition at the Speyer Gallery, “The Kaufmann Films: A Legacy in Motion,” will open and feature rarely seen archival films from the Kaufmanns. These facilities are located in the Visitor Center.

Fallingwater is located in the Laurel Highlands in Mill Run, Fayette County, Pa., about 90 minutes from downtown Pittsburgh. Fallingwater’s tours are offered daily—except Wednesdays—from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. through 2025. In December, tours will occur on weekends and each day between Dec. 26-31, 2025. Tours can be reserved on the Fallingwater website at Fallingwater.org/Visit/Fallingwater-Tours or by calling Fallingwater Visitor Services at 724-329-8501.

Engaging Tour Experiences

Fallingwater offers a variety of tour experiences, where visitors can gain insights into Wright’s organic architecture and design philosophy, and discover the beauty of Fallingwater and its natural landscape.

Tour offerings in 2025 include the popular Guided Architectural Tour with full grounds access. Visitors can reserve an In-Depth Guided Tour, which allows smaller groups of visitors to explore additional spaces of the main and guest houses not on the regular Guided Architectural Tour.

A variety of specialty tours are also offered, including an outdoor family educational experience on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Called Family Field Trips, the tours provide kids of all ages with learning activities in observation and sketching, along with a souvenir bag. Starting in May, Fallingwater will offer Focus Tours that include a seasonal meal served on the house’s Pottery Terrace. These private tours offer a tailored experience of Fallingwater and allow visitors the unique opportunity to fully immerse through behind-the-scenes access and delicious food.

Exhibitions in the Speyer Gallery

In addition to tours, visitors can learn more about Fallingwater’s history and collections through a new exhibition in 2025 at the Speyer Gallery, which is located in the Visitor Center.

Beginning May 1, the gallery will feature the new exhibition, “The Kaufmann Films: A Legacy in Motion.” This exhibition offers visitors an opportunity to step into the past to view rarely seen archival films from the Kaufmanns, and helps visitors immerse in the evolving story of a place where nature, art and architecture intertwine.

Through videos and narrations, visitors will see glimpses of private moments with the Kaufmanns’ friends, stroll with Wright, explore summer weekends with Kaufmann’s Department Store employees and see the first stones of Fallingwater being placed. The exhibition will be guest curated by Michael Savisky, a Pittsburgh-based videographer.

 Fallingwater Institute Courses

A variety of programs, including on-site residencies and virtual workshops and classes, are available to high school and college students, teachers, design professionals and other professional learners through the Fallingwater Institute.

Institute participants gain a deeper knowledge, understanding and analysis of Fallingwater and Wright’s ideas of organic architecture by exploring sustainable design practices through hands-on exercises and immersive experiences. Working independently and as teams, participants are challenged to think creatively to solve design problems.

Fallingwater Institute programs are held at various times throughout the year and advance registration is required. More information is available at Fallingwater.org/Fallingwater-Institute. 

New Book Release and Upcoming Symposium

“Fallingwater: Living With and In Art” explores the fascinating stories behind the art and objects collected by the Kaufmann family. With beautiful photography by Dave Bryce and revealing research by leading scholars, this book sheds new light on one of Wright’s most iconic houses and provides a richer understanding of the Kaufmanns as collectors. “Fallingwater: Living With and In Art” is now available for purchase in stores and online at the Fallingwater Museum Store.

Fallingwater will be hosting a symposium and book signing event for this new publication in New York City on April 26, 2025, from 9 a.m. to noon. At this event, the book’s editors, photographer and several essay authors will present new scholarship on Fallingwater’s fine and decorative art. Participants will meet the book’s contributors, be able to ask questions, and have books signed. The Rizzoli Bookstore will offer books for sale at the event, which will be held at the Museum of Arts and Design, 2 Columbus Circle, in New York City.

 Explore Fallingwater Through Free Webinars

Explore Fallingwater’s past, present and future and learn about the Kaufmanns and Wright during free webinars. Join Fallingwater staff and expert guests as they discuss art, design, architecture and preservation. On April 17, architect Christopher Rawlins will present his book, “Fire Island Modernist: Horace Gifford and the Architecture of Seduction.”

On May 29, Kevin Nute will discuss Wrightʻs philosophical priorities, design process and his interpretations of traditional Japanese forms, and on September 30 and November 13, contributors to Fallingwater’s new book, “Fallingwater: Living With and In Art,” will host a panel discussion. Each webinar will begin at noon, ET. Register for the 2025 webinar series at Fallingwater.org/webinars.

2025 Fayette County Appreciation Day: November 23

Fallingwater will again offer free admission this year to Fayette County residents during a Fayette County Appreciation Day on Sunday, November 23. Fallingwater held the first appreciation day of 2025 in March, and nearly 300 locals attended.

Each year, Fallingwater thanks Fayette County residents by inviting them to experience Fallingwater during Fayette County Appreciation Days. County residents had an important role in Fallingwater’s history and remain actively involved as staff and volunteers in its ongoing preservation, interpretation and stewardship.

Reservations for Fayette County Day tours are essential to guarantee admission. Free tours are available from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Residents, including families with children, are encouraged to call 724-329-8501 for information and reservations.

Wright at Polymath Park

Fallingwater also takes tour reservations for Wright at Polymath Park, a collection of two Wright-designed houses and two from Peter Berndtson, a Wright apprentice. These homes, which are not owned or operated by Fallingwater, provide examples of Wright’s Usonian-style architecture and his visionary design techniques. Polymath Park is located in Acme, Pa., which is approximately 22 miles from Fallingwater.

Tour tickets and more information for Fallingwater and Wright at Polymath Park are available at Fallingwater.org or by calling Visitor Services at 724-329-8501.

 

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About Fallingwater
Fallingwater is a house designed in 1935 by renowned American architect Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) for the Kaufmann family, owners of Pittsburgh’s largest department store. One of Wright’s most widely acclaimed works, Fallingwater best exemplifies his philosophy of organic architecture: the harmonious union of art and nature. In 1963, Edgar Kaufmann jr. donated Fallingwater to the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, and a year later the house and land opened to the public as a museum. Along with hosting approximately 140,000 visitors annually for public tours, Fallingwater offers diverse educational programs that explore innovative ideas around the intersection of art, architecture and nature. Through its Fallingwater Institute, the museum hosts onsite residencies and workshops that invite participants of all ages and backgrounds to experience transformative, immersive learning opportunities. Because of its outstanding cultural significance, Fallingwater is designated a National Historic Landmark, Pennsylvania Commonwealth Treasure and, along with seven other Frank Lloyd Wright-designed properties, is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as part of “The 20^th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright.” Protecting Fallingwater and the watershed of the stream running underneath it are more than 5,100 acres of forest called the Bear Run Nature Reserve, which offers more than 20 miles of hiking trails and other outdoor recreation amenities open to the public. For more information, visit Fallingwater.org. Learn more or join the conversation on Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube or Instagram.

 

About the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy

The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy (WPC) enhances the region by protecting and restoring exceptional places. A private nonprofit conservation organization founded in 1932, WPC has helped establish 11 state parks, conserved more than 290,000 acres of natural lands, protected or restored more than 3,000 miles of rivers and streams, and assessed thousands of wildlife species and their habitats. The Conservancy owns and operates Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater, which is on the UNESCO World Heritage List and symbolizes people living in harmony with nature. In addition, WPC enriches our region’s cities and towns through 130 community gardens and other green spaces that are planted with the help of more than 7,000 volunteers. The work of the Conservancy is accomplished through the support of more than 10,000 members. For more information, visit WaterLandLife.org or Fallingwater.org.

 

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