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It’s the perfect time to become a Meadow Brook Member. Members receive free general tour admission all year long – and HALF-OFF the dazzling Holidays at Meadow Brook featuring Winter Wonder Lights and Holiday Walk! Holidays at Meadow Brook tickets go on sale this Tuesday – so don’t wait to join or renew!
It is almost the most wonder-filled time of year! The Holidays at Meadow Brook will bring a dazzling array of events, activities and opportunities for merry-making.
Tickets for Holiday Walk, Winter Wonder Lights and all our sparkling events will go on sale in ONE WEEK – on Tuesday, Oct. 3! Plan your merry with us!
Embrace the night with our after-dark Flashlight Tours. Running select Tuesdays this fall from late September to early November, you’re invited to explore Meadow Brook Hall in a new light as its hidden details are illuminated as never before. From a domed ceiling painted with constellations to the glow of illuminated jade, you’ll enjoy new sights and stories as you explore the dimly lit rooms of Meadow Brook with a Flashlight Tour.
It’s been a big year and your team deserves to celebrate. No place brings the holiday cheer quite like Meadow Brook at the most wonder-filled time of year! We curate a variety of memorable corporate holiday party experiences. Enjoy inspired cuisine, first-class service and a dazzling holiday atmosphere at an incomparable setting this season!
We’ll cast a spell of spooky fun this October with our special family event, Meadow Brook Hall-oween! Children can explore the Great Estate in their Halloween costumes with Trick-or-Treat stations for candy, enjoy the beautiful fall scenery, enjoy cider & donuts and even do a fall craft activity in our Garden Tent!
The light is fading sooner now. Embrace the night with our after-dark Flashlight Tours. Running select Tuesdays this fall from late September to early November, you’re invited to explore Meadow Brook Hall in a new light as its hidden details are illuminated as never before. From a domed ceiling painted with constellations to the glow of illuminated jade, you’ll enjoy new sights and stories as you explore the dimly lit rooms of Meadow Brook with a Flashlight Tour.
It’s time to get glamorous. This October, Meadow Brook will host a fascinating evening of mystery and mayhem with our Mystery Dinners. This immersive and interactive event includes a cocktail reception with open bar, three-course meal and a chance to solve the mystery.
Photo shoots are more than a way to fill the frames on your mantle and update your social media feed. They are a way to bottle up the magic of life’s changing seasons and hold onto it long beyond when the newlywed sparkle settles and the children grow so tall. With 16 unique gardens, remarkable architecture and an old-world atmosphere all its own, Meadow Brook Hall is a beautiful backdrop for your favorite faces.
September is here, and with it, Self-Care Awareness Month. Finding your inner peace–mentally and physically–is an important way to care for yourself. Join us for Mindfulness at Meadow Brook, an all-new three-part series of events surrounding the art of mindfulness. Each session is $15 and focuses on a different mindfulness practice.
It’s our biggest fundraiser of the year – so we’re opening the Wild Game Dinner bidding early with a special selection of items, experiences and raffles online!
Many of the best wedding venues book up far in advance, particularly on Saturday nights during the summer, leaving engaged couples to either commit to a long wait or look elsewhere. One particularly creative solution is now trending – skip the wait and celebrate with a Sunday wedding! Read more about why Sunday weddings are the best in today’s blog post.
Running select Tuesdays this fall from late September to early November, you’re invited to explore Meadow Brook Hall in a new light as its hidden details are illuminated as never before. From a domed ceiling painted with constellations to the glow of illuminated jade, you’ll enjoy new sights and stories as you explore the dimly lit rooms of Meadow Brook with a Flashlight Tour.
August 26 is International Dog Day and we’re celebrating some of the beloved pets from the Dodge and Wilson family with stories of the dogs of Meadow Brook.
Join us for an evening you won’t soon forget. Our biggest fundraising experience of the year – the Wild Game Dinner – will roar back into Meadow Brook on Thursday, Sept. 14. Sip cocktails, enjoy hors d’oeuvres and explore our unique selection of silent auction items along the loggia terrace as the sun sets over the Great Estate. Choose from jewelry, travel experiences, exclusive packages, outdoors gear, hunting rifles and much more.
Our fall event lineup features: Art in the Elements limited run floral exhibition, Meadow Brook’s annual Wild Game Dinner & Auction fundraiser, a new Glass Etching Class with Paint Creek Center for the Arts, Dinner & a Movie film screenings, glamorous Mystery Dinners, after-dark flashlight tours & our family fun Hall-oween Trick or Treating event.
Join us for a special evening when the light hits just right. Plan your next date night for our Twilight Tour on Saturday, Aug. 5. Bring someone special to Meadow Brook to enjoy live music and cold drinks while touring the historic mansion and estate. The experience includes light refreshments and a cash bar in a spectacular setting.
Our special floral art tour will return this September! Art in the Elements features 20 large-scale outdoor floral displays, created by renowned floral artists from around the country. This year’s theme is A Trip to the Movies.
Find your balance with us in a peaceful and beautiful setting. Instruction is by YogaSix in Rochester. Tickets are $15 per session & all levels are invited to join this class in a spectacular setting!
As the focal point of Meadow Brook’s East Gardens, the winged Colt Pegasus Fountain is one of the most iconic settings across the entire estate—and is today a favorite wedding ceremony location for brides, grooms and wedded couples.
Our season will sizzle with a series of all-new interactive activities and experiences! Guests of all ages are invited to check out special activations scattered throughout the estate, along with our new Twilight Tours, historic vehicles on display, and the exclusive chance to explore the three children’s playhouses!
Stroll down our gallery connecting the Great Hall and the Christopher Wren Dining Room to view a collection of paintings featuring pastoral scenes and you will see an original Rosa Bonheur painting, The Hay Cart.
Meadow Brook’s Lost Painting Project has restored a former painting to a place of prominence inside the Great Hall, new to visitors but quite familiar to the family and the estate.
Get creative with us at our first-ever Block Stamp Making Party! It’s an adult art workshop hosted in partnership with Paint Creek Center for the Arts and features a cash bar and fun snacks. All supplies are included and you get to keep your stamp!
Spend an evening experiencing Meadow Brook at magic hour. Our all-new Twilight Tours offer a delightful – and delicious – opportunity to explore the estate at your own pace, set to the sound of live music as the sun sets. Guests are invited to enjoy refreshments as they explore the gardens, estate and select areas of the historic mansion at their own pace.
You’re invited to get creative with us at our first-ever Block Stamp Making Party! It’s an adult art workshop hosted in partnership with Paint Creek Center for the Arts and features a cash bar and fun snacks.
Enter to win one free Science Camp registration – and open the doors of discovery for your child this summer! Meadow Brook’s Science Camp is for children in grades 5-7 and runs July 17-21. The contest closes at midnight on Thursday, April 27 and the winner will be notified by email. Enter today for your chance to win!
Fill your child’s summer with creativity, curiosity and inspiration! Meadow Brook Hall will open its gates and grounds once more for students of all ages for three special summer camps. New this year will be the Meadow Brook Science Camps, which will join the popular annual Meadow Brook Arts Camp and Meadow Brook Writing Camp.
This Women’s History Month, we are showcasing some of the fascinating women who once lived here. Today, we are highlighting Barbara (Wilson) Eccles. Although Barbara is often remembered as a sweet debutant, her life tells an inspiring story of independence and resilience.
New dates added! The immersive tour promises a look into the secret lives of the downstairs servants where the real Meadow Brook household staff lived and worked. You’ll learn about the historic counterparts to your favorite characters, from Mr. Carson and Mrs. Hughes and everyone needed to keep a grand estate running.
Set in Meadow Brook’s exquisite Christopher Wren Dining room, this elegant event will feature a talk on the customs and etiquette in the time of Downton Abbey, including all that went into entertaining Royalty when they came to visit.
At Meadow Brook Hall, we care deeply about making the history and experiences we share meaningful. Take our survey to share your thoughts on how we can support and engage you!
Andrew & Savana’s stylish and sophisticated Meadow Brook wedding has been featured as the Real Wedding cover story for @Wezoree – a wedding community and user-friendly platform for engaged couples to find wedding service providers and find inspiration and wedding planning ideas.
In this time of hurt and healing, we invite MSU students, staff, and a guest to take a complimentary self-guided tour for the rest of the semester – through May 7, 2023.
Celebrate your Valentine with a romantic chance to win! We’ve partnered with Mike Staff Productions to give away a one-hour engagement photo shoot at beautiful Meadow Brook Hall. The contest closes at midnight on Sunday, Feb. 19 and the winner will be notified on Monday, Feb. 20. Enter today for your chance to win!
Saying yes to one of life’s most important questions is a thrill like no other. Are you engaged and wedding planning? Read our latest blog post to get the Top 5 Wedding Planning Tips from Meadow Brook’s team.
Explore the secret lives of the downstairs staff with Meadow Brook Hall’s Servant’s Life Tour, inspired by the popular show Downton Abbey.
Special winter events include the immersive Downton Abbey-inspired Servant’s Life Tour and Downton Days Tea, Talk & Tour, after-dark Flashlight Tours, and an evening of romance with the Valentine’s Dinner.
Meadow Brook has always been a place of joy and laughter during the holidays, particularly when the family was growing and living here. The Dodge and Wilsons always came home for the holidays.
Spark your holiday season with Winter Wonder Lights at Meadow Brook. Visit us for a fantastic evening filled with lights, seasonal treats, bonfires, photo spots and a peek inside the mansion decked for the holidays!
The last day to visit Holiday Walk is Friday, Dec. 23. Don’t miss your chance for an absolutely magical holiday season at Meadow Brook!
Visit Winter Wonder Lights visit for Wednesday, Dec. 21 and enjoy live performances by TBD a cappella The a capella group will stroll the light show from 5:30-7-30 p.m. and perform renditions of classic Christmas carols with only their voices and a beat-boxer.
We’ll be making seasons bright every day & night this week! The last day to visit Holiday Walk is Friday, Dec. 23, and Winter Wonder Lights will run select nights until Friday, Dec. 30. Don’t miss your chance for an absolutely magical holiday season at Meadow Brook!
Meadow Brook Hall has earned third place in USA Today’s 2022 10Best Readers’ Choice travel awards! The expert panel selected Meadow Brook Hall as Michigan’s only contender for Best Historic Home Tour.
Experience the magic of Santa with our Santa Saturday events featuring Santa and two live reindeer. Two dates remain for this magical holiday experience (Saturday, Dec. 10 & 17) and both are selling out quickly!
The OU community can get a special $12 ticket price on OU Day & Night. OU staff, faculty & alumni – and their guests! – can book $12 tickets to Holiday Walk on Sunday, Dec. 18 or Winter Wonder Lights on Thursday, Dec. 15 using the promo code found HERE!
Meadow Brook Members receive free general tour admission throughout the year, along with half off the dazzling Holidays at Meadow Brook featuring Winter Wonder Lights and Holiday Walk!
Experience the wonder of our more than 50 magnificent trees—including a 10-foot tall Poinsettia tree created by 150 live plants, dazzling trimmings, and lights galore!
Spark your holiday season at Meadow Brook Hall’s Winter Wonder Lights. Michigan’s most dazzling outdoor event and holiday light show is perfect for the young, the old and everyone in between.
Vote for Meadow Brook Hall in USA TODAY 10Best Readers’ Choice travel awards! The expert panel selected the Holidays at Meadow Brook as a top contender for Best Historic Holiday Home Tour.
No place brings the holiday cheer quite like Meadow Brook at the most wonder-filled time of year! We have limited availability to book a sparkling corporate holiday party for 2022. Perfect for networking events, client appreciations or staff celebrations!
If you’re taking the next big step with your special person, our team would love to help you host a breathtaking wedding at Meadow Brook Hall.
Meadow Brook Hall has been featured in a prominent national news article by USA Today, Yahoo News and the Detroit Free Press as among the 11 largest historic homes in the country–and the only one in the Midwest.
Gather your friends and family for a holiday group tour to experience the joy of the season at Meadow Brook Hall’s annual Holiday Walk.
Take a tour of the historic estate this fall. We’re open for touring Fridays through Mondays.
We’re heading into the most wonderful time of year! Tickets for the Holidays at Meadow Brook are on sale now!
We’ll cast a spell of fun at the spook-tacular special event, Meadow Brook Hall-oween! Enjoy trick or treating, pumpkin painting and more!
Be swept up in our special floral art exhibit this September. Art in the Elements is an extraordinary way to experience Meadow Brook with 30 large-scale floral art sculptures and displays created by renowned floral artists from around the country.
We’re hiring! We’re looking for a variety of part-time staff to support the Great Estate now – and particularly during the Holidays at Meadow Brook.
Our biggest annual fundraising experience – the Wild Game Dinner & Auction – is back on Thursday, Sept. 15. Take a walk on the culinary wild side with us and enjoy a strolling dinner, unique auction items and live music all set against the iconic backdrop of the National Historic Landmark at sunset.
It will be a fantastic fall with a delightful and thrilling collection of Meadow Brook events featuring art, murder, movies and so much more!
Tickets are now available for the Wild Game Dinner & Auction, and for our special Winner’s Choice Raffle! Try your luck to win an exciting trip for two! Tickets are $100 each and only 100 tickets will be sold, so get yours before they’re gone!
Members enjoy free general touring, half-off specialty tours – such as Holiday Walk and Winter Wonder Lights! – discounts on events and so much more!
Breathe in and find your balance with Yoga in the Garden at Meadow Brook. We’re hosting several yoga classes this summer, so there are many opportunities to build your flexibility in an incredible setting
More music is on the way at Meadow Brook! Our Concert Series continues with Dave Bennett on July 28. Then, Collision Six will take the stage on August 11. Each show will offer up great music, fun snacks (guac & chips, hummus & pita), a cash bar and an unbeatable setting.
It’s no secret that 2022 is the biggest year for weddings in the U.S. since the early 1980s! Our latest blog post highlights a few of the latest & greatest wedding trends that our team is noticing this year!
We’re open for summer touring! Visit us Fridays through Mondays from now until September, with a fascinating collection of tours. Plan your weekend with us! Book your tickets online in advance.
Enjoy a selection of stationed sweets and savories, tableside tea service and the opportunity to add on champagne. The event includes self-guided touring of the historic mansion, gardens and playhouses.
Get ready to swoon. Ben Sharkey will take the stage at Meadow Brook’s Garden Tent on Thursday, June 23 to kick off our exhilarating summer Concert Series. Perfectly fusing vintage old school cool and contemporary jazz, soul and pop energy and swagger, Ben Sharkey is a perpetual favorite performer at Meadow Brook. Book your tickets today!
The season will simmer when the Romanian all-female classical rock ensemble @Amadeus_quartet takes the stage at Meadow Brook—for the first time in the U.S.! Our full event lineup features a Champagne Garden Tea, Yoga in the Garden, a Concert Series featuring popular Metro Detroit musicians and a vibrant collection of tours.
Visit Meadow Brook on August 4 to experience the electrifying U.S. debut of the all-female quartet Amadeus, the Romanian classical crossover ensemble.
Attend our Garden Tea and enjoy a selection of stationed sweets and savories, tableside tea service and a scavenger hunt during self-guided touring of the historic mansion, gardens and playhouses.
It’s National Volunteer Week and we are so very grateful to the dedicated people who donate their time, energy and expertise to support Meadow Brook Hall. Without our hundreds of devoted volunteers, the interpretation and preservation of this remarkable National Historic Landmark would not be possible.
This Mother’s Day, Meadow Brook is celebrating mothers with two beautiful gift ideas – a Meadow Brook Membership and floral candle or an afternoon out with our elegant Pre-Mother’s Day Luncheon.
Meadow Brook Estate will be getting a little greener this Arbor Day, when volunteers gather to plant trees and remove invasive species as part of our Woodland Restoration Program. Join us for the community workday and help plant trees at 1 p.m. on Friday, April 29.
Meadow Brook Hall will host a Pre-Mother’s Day Luncheon, several new dates for the ever-popular Downton Abbey-inspired Servant’s Life Tour, and will once again offer the Guided Behind-the-Scenes Tour on weekends.
Meadow Brook Hall is hosting a hiring open house from 2-7 p.m. on Monday, April 4, for a wide variety of staff positions in our hospitality (guest-facing) and kitchen teams.
Let your child’s imagination soar at Meadow Brook this summer with our all-new Arts Camp! Joining our annual Writing Camps, creativity will abound at the Great Estate. Our two camps will offer something for young students of all ages, whether they are aspiring authors or love to play with paint.
It is with great sadness that Meadow Brook Hall and Oakland University announces the passing of Richard Samuel Wilson, son of Matilda Dodge Wilson and Richard Wilson. Read more about his life here.
Explore the secret lives of the downstairs staff with Meadow Brook Hall’s Servant’s Life Tour, inspired by the popular show Downton Abbey.
Meadow Brook Hall is now hiring – with positions open for two new team members – a full-time Event Coordinator and part-time Marketing & Communications Assistant. We are seeking bright, creative and personable individuals to join our team.
See Meadow Brook Hall in a new light as its hidden details and exquisite craftsmanship are illuminated as never before with our all-new Flashlight Tours! On select Thursday evenings this February, 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.
With a history of hospitality, Meadow Brook Hall is Michigan’s most beautiful wedding venue. The entire estate was built with an eye for entertaining, from its 16 lush gardens to the two-story Gothic-inspired Ballroom. Today’s wedding blog highlights one of the most romantic features of the Great Estate — the Grand Staircase, which was built for brides.
Be swept up in an evening of romance with an elegant Valentine’s Dinner at Meadow Brook Hall. This February 14, treat your sweetheart to an enchanting evening at The Great Estate featuring cocktails, strolling musicians, a three course meal and the chance to explore the historic mansion.
It was a whirlwind holiday season – and now you’re engaged! Our experienced event specialists at Meadow Brook have pulled together their top 5 tips for newly engaged couples in our latest wedding blog.
Join our curator Madelyn Rzadkowolski in the MotorCities At Home webinar, “The Dodge Brothers: The Men Behind the Myth.” The free event is this Wednesday, Oct. 27 at noon. Register today!
Finding the perfect wedding ceremony location sets the tone for your celebration, and is the backdrop for your forever photos.
Thrill and chill to our spectacular fall events, featuring Dinner and a Movie nights, Mystery Dinners, the last Concert Series at the Great Estate and touring.
When it comes to wedding planning, today’s engaged couples have a lot on their plates. Today’s wedding blog takes readers on a delicious journey to choose the right wedding menu for your celebration.
Meadow Brook Hall was the historic setting for Dodge’s video announcement that it will make an all-electric muscle car by 2024.
Meadow Brook Hall’s wedding planning team has a tip to help get your wedding on the calendar—by booking a Friday or Sunday wedding! Our latest blog post shares why Friday and Sunday weddings may be the best wedding trend to emerge from the pandemic.
We’re open for self-guided touring today, and are offering special tours this weekend that will take you behind-the-scenes or across our grounds for a day of adventure.
Alongside Oakland University, we are proud to share our Land Acknowledgement Statement. It is meant as a show of respect to Native peoples who have been historically marginalized from American institutions, politics and academic curriculums.
The preservation and interpretation of the estate and its collection is critical, and has received a much-needed helping hand from the Stoney Creek Questers, a local group of volunteers dedicated to keeping history alive.
Meadow Brook Hall has a history of hospitality and our work hosting beautiful and meaningful weddings is an important part of who we are. We are so proud to once again be recognized by The Knot and Wedding Wire for 2021!
The coronavirus pandemic has created challenges and new opportunities for creative couples looking to wed – especially with the emerging trend for hosting weekday weddings and Sunday weddings! Read more in our newest wedding blog post!
As the seat of automotive aristocracy, Meadow Brook Hall was the perfect setting for a Forbes photoshoot featuring the 2020 Bentley Flying Spur. Read the full article here!
Making headlines for over 100 years
Our team worked with the German publication DW.com on an extensive feature on the Dodge Brothers, their history and impact on the auto world.
Experience The hall from home
Meadow Brook Hall has launched a new series of digital stories to engage and inspire our communities from home. History at The Hall will provide resources, stories, virtual tours, behind-the-scenes anecdotes, inspiring quotes and more.
history at the hall video
In a follow up to Meadow Brook Hall Curator Madelyn Rzadkowolski’s 1918 Influenza Pandemic video, we learn about the death of John Dodge. In January 1920, the men behind the biggest car brands (Dodge Brothers, Ford, Olds, Chevrolet) gathered for the New York Auto Show with disastrous consequences.
The wilsons and the founding of Oakland UNIVERSITY
In a special OU From Home video chat, Meadow Brook Curator Madelyn Rzadkowolski shares stories from the early days of OU, including Matilda’s nickname and student parties at The Hall.
Make a big impact
Our corps of more than 330 volunteers work in a variety of areas, from the Garden Club to docents, hosts, the Squires men’s group and more. Their efforts make a big impact on this National Historic Landmark.
History at the hall video
Today’s COVID-19 pandemic bears a striking resemblance to the 1918 Influenza Pandemic that was incredibly contagious and deadly–and had a deep impact on the Dodge family.
The grandest historic mansion in each state
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 a USA Today article.
Bringing the mansion back to 1929 With art
Much of the Dodge and Wilson family’s original art now lives in collections around the world. The Lost Painting Project aims to create museum-quality replicas to hang in their original locations at The Hall.
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