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Members enjoy special benefits, discounts, early access to book popular event tickets, and so much more – including free touring and grounds access throughout the year and half off admission to the Holidays at Meadow Brook – and Ambassador members go for free!

Discount is valid for new and renewing Meadow Brook Memberships. Promotion ends Thursday, April 17.

Enter promo code SUNNY at checkout.

Although Barbara is often remembered as a sweet debutant, her life tells an inspiring story of independence and resilience.

The community is invited to enjoy spring & summer events, from an elegant Mother’s Day Tea to Summer Concerts and invigorating Yoga in the Garden, along with our Summer Art Camps.

Today, we are celebrating the big life of Frances Dodge as part of our special Women’s History Month storytelling series that shines a light on the remarkable women of Meadow Brook.

Known as “Detroit’s #1 Glamor Girl” for her sparkling personality and impeccable style, Frances Dodge was also an internationally renowned horsewoman and keen businesswoman.

Black and Gold Giving Day is a special fundraising effort to drive extra support for your favorite Oakland University initiatives – such as Meadow Brook Hall! Anyone can give! Maximize your gift with $100,000 in matching funds from Oakland University Credit Union!

As the birthplace of OU and a National Historic Landmark, Meadow Brook is an active and vital resource on OU’s campus and in the broader community.

In honor of Women’s History Month, Meadow Brook will feature a series of stories about the remarkable women who lived and worked here, beginning with the estate’s matriarch.

The daughter of a saloon-keeper, Matilda (Rausch) Dodge Wilson (1883-1967) was a self-made, modern woman of the 20th century who lived an all-American success story. She built a legacy as a businesswoman, preservationist, art collector, horsewoman, farmer and philanthropist. She founded Oakland University and Meadow Brook Hall, a National Historic Landmark.

The 1929 Club is an all-new giving program that will raise funds to support the care and preservation of the historic estate and our more than 75,000 artifacts.

Members will commit to donate $19.29 each month. We are kicking off with a focus on a major project—securing the $35,000 needed to restore the historic stained glass windows.

To do this, we are looking to get 150 people to commit to give $19.29 monthly for one year. Our first member is Rochester Hills Mayor Bryan Barnett, who is here with a message to kick off the program.

Early in the morning of Tuesday, Feb. 4, Meadow Brook Hall staff discovered that one set of historic stained glass windows had been broken, in what appears to be a deliberate act of vandalism.

The damage is significant. Police are investigating and have released security camera footage of the suspect. Police said the suspect appeared to have kicked one window and smashed another window with an unknown tool.

One bright spot is that we recently secured an IMLS Grant to restore the stained glass windows this spring. Our work is in process and the conservator will reassemble and restore as much of the windows as possible and complete the rest of the restoration work as originally planned.

Today, Oakland University leadership and guests will discuss the future of education in a live broadcast. It’s a special reimagining of the Meadow Brook Seminar that was launched by OU founder & Meadow Brook Matriarch Matilda Dodge Wilson.

Now it is an event that will help refine what education by 2025 standards will look like for OU students and graduates going into the workforce. Click the link for the live broadcast that will run from 1-3 p.m. today.

We’re so thrilled to once again earn the nation’s top wedding awards from The Knot and WeddingWire! Meadow Brook Hall has earned The Knot Best of Weddings 2025 Award and WeddingWire’s 2025 Couples’ Choice Awards – and it’s all thanks to YOU!

Both awards are based on positive reviews from real couples. It’s been a beautiful year of special moments.

See Meadow Brook Hall in a new light as its hidden details and exquisite craftsmanship are illuminated as never before with our after-dark Flashlight Tours! 🔦 On select Tuesday evenings this February & March, you’re invited to embrace the darkness as your docent shines a light behind ropes, under tables and inside cabinets to highlight the secret spaces missed in the daylight.

Find yourself immersed in the secret lives of the downstairs staff in the early twentieth century when you take our popular Downton Abbey-inspired Servant’s Life Tour. Explore rarely seen behind-the-scenes spaces in the historic mansion and learn what it took to run a country estate. Plus, enjoy tea and scones in the real Servant’s Dining Room! The Servant’s Life Tour runs select weekends in February and March and dates are selling out quickly!