Read about recent news and events regarding Fallingwater and the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy. Below is a list of recently released press releases. For more information on media contacts and media fact sheets and resources, view our media room.
In response to rising cases of COVID-19 and new statewide restrictions adopted by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Fallingwater is temporarily closed to the public from Monday, December 14 through Sunday, January 31. For everyone’s safety, Guided Exterior Private Tours...
Pittsburgh, Pa. — December 9, 2020 — Since June 13, Fallingwater has been offering outdoor-only experiences due to COVID-19 safety restrictions. During this time, Fallingwater’s staff has been proactively providing digital content, including free webinars and online educational resources,...
A southern specialty and longtime fixture at holiday meals, pecan pie was a favorite of the Kaufmann family. Enjoy this egg-sugar-butter confection the way the family did with this traditional recipe from Fallingwater Chef Tom Shuttlesworth. Also, share Tom’s...
Denise Miner has been on the Fallingwater staff, holding a variety of positions, for more than 30 years. Denise plans to close this chapter of her illustrious career as she’ll retire from her current position as Fallingwater’s public tour...
The Pittsburgh Watercolor Society has teamed up with Fallingwater to celebrate its 75th anniversary with an exhibition of artwork inspired by Fallingwater and its setting. The exhibition of thirty original works will open in the Speyer Gallery on October...
Kaufmann’s Department Store was known for more than just its clothing selection, jewelry and fine goods. A visit to Kaufmann’s was an experience. While searching for high-quality toys or one-of-a-kind household items, visitors were able to enjoy refreshments and...
For nearly 20 years while the Kaufmanns lived at Fallingwater, the kitchen was an important space where aromas from delicious cuisine and tasty desserts filled the house, especially when long-time Fallingwater Cook Elsie Henderson was the culinarian. As Fallingwater...
After his father’s death in 1955, Edgar Kaufmann jr. assumed ownership of Fallingwater and placed importance upon the preservation of the surrounding landscape, equal to that of the preservation of the house. It was a mindset that would...
Pittsburgh, Pa. — June 12, 2020 – Fallingwater will reopen Saturday, June 13, 2020, after being closed since March 15 due to health and safety reasons related to COVID-19, for exterior-only experiences. Fallingwater is following health guidelines from the...
To honor the life of George Floyd and all who have suffered because of systemic racism and inequality against people of color, particularly in the black community, Fallingwater stands in solidarity with the many voices calling for racial and...
As we anticipate this year's crop of fresh black raspberries, we humbly submit this summertime cocktail, which we always look forward to when the weather gets warm: black raspberry lemonade. We make this by the pitcher and serve over...
Greetings! Friends, family and neighbors are often reluctant to cook for or share with their favorite neighborhood chef. Perhaps my lifestyle is misconstrued, misshapen by social media posts and general “title bias,” but, despite my protestations, I get the...
Greetings! When late spring is still handing you cold days – even snow like on a very recent weekend! – sometimes it’s nice to stay in bed with a nice, hot cup of coffee and a little something sweet...
Greetings! Chef Tom Shuttlesworth here once more, eating my way through another week of The Great Quarantine of 2020. Once again, I can't possibly understate the current conditions on the ground: This is very serious business and I hope...
Greetings! Chef Tom Shuttlesworth here once more, cooking my way through another week of The Great Quarantine of 2020. As I like to say every week, I can't possibly understate the current conditions on the ground: This is very...
Greetings and salutations all! Fallingwater Chef Tom Shuttlesworth here, cooking my way through another week of The Great Quarantine of 2020. Once again, I can't possibly understate the current conditions on the ground: This is very serious business and...
Good day one and all! Fallingwater Chef Tom Shuttlesworth here once more, moving into another week of The Great Quarantine of 2020. Once again, I can't possibly understate the current conditions on the ground: This is very serious business...
Greetings one and all! Fallingwater Chef Tom Shuttlesworth here again, moving into week four of The Great Quarantine of 2020. Once again, I can't possibly overstate the current conditions on the ground: This is very serious business and I...
Greetings! I’m Tom Shuttlesworth, the chef at Fallingwater for the last 14 years and a cook and chef for over more than 30. Like many reading this, I too am sequestered at home now, waiting and watching the changing...
We’re all practicing social distancing and spending a lot of time at home these days, so Fallingwater Curator of Education Ashley Andrykovitch is sharing a few ideas for everyone to still be inspired by Fallingwater, the natural landscape and...
When Trent Hicinbothem’s mom, Ellen, learned that he wanted to be an architect, she immediately went to Fallingwater.org to purchase tickets so he could tour Fallingwater. Coincidentally while on the website, she found information about the Gnome House Design...
Mill Run, Pa. – March 5, 2020 – Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater, which was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List last year, will reopen for the 57th tour season on Saturday, March 7, 2020. Since opening to the...
Pittsburgh, Pa. – Nov. 6, 2019– Local craftspeople, designers and artists will display their distinctive products inspired by their time experiencing Fallingwater and learning about Frank Lloyd Wright and his architecture at an opening reception Fri., Nov. 15 from...
Mill Run, Pa. – Sept. 3, 2019 – Fallingwater visitors can learn more about Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture and the Kaufmann family’s use of textiles through a recently opened exhibition – Eleanor Pritchard: Framing a View – on display...
This Series of Wright-Designed Buildings Represents First Modern Architecture Designation in the U.S. Pittsburgh, Pa. — July 7, 2019 – The World Heritage Committee, meeting in Baku, Azerbaijan, has officially inscribed The 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright, which...
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