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Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust seeks Volunteers for Wright’s Home and Studio

(Oak Park, IL) – The Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust is seeking volunteers to assist at the Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio in Oak Park. A two-week fall volunteer training course at the Home and Studio will begin in September. Interested parties are encouraged to contact the Preservation Trust before September 7.

Volunteers enjoy membership benefits, invitations to exclusive events such as excursions to art and architectural attractions and exclusive educational opportunities like architectural-based lectures, a newsletter and discounts in the museum shops. The Home and Studio offers docents a fascinating and rewarding environment where they can develop new skills. Volunteers organize movie nights at the museums and social gatherings at local establishments to create great new friendships.

Preservation Trust volunteers help keep the legacy of Frank Lloyd Wright alive by leading tours of the world-class museum and its historic neighborhood, assisting with preservation efforts and educational endeavors and by working in the museum shops. Docents at the Home and Studio serve the public by fostering an appreciation of architecture and Frank Lloyd Wright.

The Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio served as Wright's private residence and workplace from 1889 to 1909—the first 20 years of his career. Wright used his home as an architectural laboratory, experimenting with design concepts that contain the seeds of his architectural philosophy. Here he raised six children with his first wife, Catherine Tobin. In 1898, Wright added a studio, described by a fellow-architect as a workplace with "inspiration everywhere."

Interested parties are encouraged to contact the Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust before September 7 to receive pre-course materials. For more information about the Trust, the museums site and volunteer opportunities please visit GoWright.org, e-mail or call 708.725.3818.