Meadow Brook Hall gardens

Meadow Brook to reopen Friday, June 19 for self-guided touring, picnics

As part of Michigan’s Safe Start Plan related to the COVID-19 pandemic, Meadow Brook Hall will safely reopen its house and grounds for public touring beginning Friday, June 19. “Today we are excited to share our plans to reopen the house and grounds to the public—with a number of new activities and visitor experiences. We … Read more

Bride and groom on their wedding day at Meadow Brook Hall

Guest Blog: The Beauty of Weekday Weddings

At Meadow Brook Hall, we are always looking for the best new wedding trends to ensure our brides, grooms and spouses-to-be can make their wedding dreams come true. As many plans have changed—and weddings have been postponed—due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we have partnered with Mike Staff Productions, a wedding services (photography, videography, DJ) company … Read more

Couple poses in front of Meadow Brook's front gates on their wedding day

Wedding Feature: Brie & Sudhir

For Brie and Sudhir Kumar, romance is not just for a special occasion. The pair recently celebrated their one-year wedding anniversary and have built a life that celebrates small moments, simple surprises and the beauty of creating a shared family and life. They met up for coffee on their first date and soon embarked on … Read more

The front entrance of Meadow Brook Hall

Support Meadow Brook for #GivingTuesdayNow

Generosity has the power to unite and heal communities in good times and bad. As people, places and cultural institutions of all kinds grapple with the medical, societal and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have a chance to come together as a global community. #GivingTuesdayNow is a new global day of giving and … Read more

MBH Front Line Heroes

Honoring Meadow Brook’s Frontline Heroes

The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on global economies, institutions and ways of life. Today, people are living, working and growing from home in an effort to slow the spread of the virus and protect their local and global community. However, many individuals in essential fields from healthcare to law enforcement and beyond are stepping … Read more

Meadow Brook Volunteers group photo

Celebrating National Volunteer Week at Meadow Brook

Message from Meadow Brook Hall Executive Director Geoff Upward: National Volunteer Week is a special time for the Meadow Brook Hall community. Quite simply, volunteers are the backbone of Meadow Brook Hall. The incredible time and effort that our volunteers devote to The Hall each year have a profound impact on the interpretation and preservation … Read more

Meadow Brook Hall's Oriele Window

Meadow Brook closed for touring through May 28

Meadow Brook Hall is closely monitoring emerging developments related to COVID-19. Following Gov. Whitmer’s latest stay-at-home order, Meadow Brook Hall and its grounds and gardens will remain closed for public touring through Thursday, May 28. With the State of Michigan declaring a state of emergency, Oakland University and Meadow Brook are taking a range of … Read more

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Meadow Brook Hall featured in USA Today

A National Historic Landmark, Meadow Brook Hall is known for its grand scale and incredible Tudor-revival architecture. The historic home has been featured in the USA Today article, “Mansions Across America: A Look at the Grandest Historic Mansion in Each State.”  Before neighbors could show off their wealth by purchasing the latest sports car, wealthy … Read more

Bride and Groom inside Meadow Brook Hall on their wedding day

Wedding Planning in Times of Trouble

Wedding planning the midst of a global crisis is nothing short of awful. We know, we feel it too. Right now, the world is grappling with the COVID-19 pandemic on a humanitarian and medical level that affects virtually every industry and economy. Everyone is anxious and no one has all the answers. This is a … Read more

Sun flares over the gazebo at Meadow Brook Hall in early spring

Message from the Executive Director

In these challenging, and in our lifetimes unprecedented, days, those of us who believe that the past can inform the future can look to two of the arguably greater minds and leaders of the 19th and 20th Centuries, Abraham Lincoln and Winston Churchill, for guidance . . . and in some measure, hope.  They believed … Read more

Close up image of colorful plated entree at Meadow Brook Hall.

Meadow Brook reveals inspired new menus

There is no match so universally pleasurable as good food and good company. It’s one of the most significant ways in which we celebrate and come together for occasions both big and small. While dining has always been an important part of weddings, galas and events of all sizes, in recent years the rise of … Read more

White spring flowers in bloom

Spring Events are Coming to Meadow Brook

Meadow Brook Hall is set to celebrate springtime with a series of engaging and whimsical events in the house and grounds of the National Historic Landmark, located on the campus of Oakland University. Featured events include the family-friendly Breakfast with the Bunny, the entertaining Derby Day at The Hall, the charming Pre-Mother’s Day Luncheon and … Read more