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Wright Virtual Visits: Phase II
Wright Virtual Visits: Phase II News

Wright Virtual Visits: Phase II

In response to the shutdowns caused by the pandemic, the Wright Virtual Visits project began in April 2020 when more than 20 Wright sites from across the country participated in swapping weekly pre-recorded videos. After a brief hiatus this summer, the popular project is back! And this time around, tune…
Martin House
August 19, 2020
Martin House Back in Bloom
Martin House Back in Bloom NewsPress

Martin House Back in Bloom

This article originally appeared in The Washington Post on May 12, 2020. Last July, after almost 20 years of restoration and reconstruction, the stewards of Frank Lloyd Wright's Martin House celebrated a milestone. Landscaping on the 1.5-acre estate in a suburban neighborhood of Buffalo was complete. It still looked raw…
Martin House
May 12, 2020
Jun Kaneko Public Art Exhibition
Jun Kaneko Public Art Exhibition News

Jun Kaneko Public Art Exhibition

The Martin House is pleased to partner with the Albright-Knox Art Gallery’s Public Art Initiative to present an exciting installation featuring artist Jun Kaneko's monumental ceramic sculptures. The installation comprises seven of the artist’s enormous, freestanding ceramic works for outdoor display on the newly-restored grounds of the Martin House estate, as well…
Martin House
February 25, 2020
Barton House Living Room
The Barton House Has Reopened! News

The Barton House Has Reopened!

The Barton House (1903) is a significant project in Frank Lloyd Wright’s body of work. It was the first dwelling built on the Martins’ multi-residential estate located in the historic Frederick Law Olmsted-designed Parkside neighborhood of Buffalo, New York. Earning the commission for the George and Delta Barton House opened…
Martin House
September 20, 2018
Lego Sets
Lego Architecture Studio Kits News

Lego Architecture Studio Kits

Thanks to the generosity of the Center for the Study of Art, Architecture, History and Nature (C-SAAHN) fund at the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo, the Martin House is pleased to have three LEGO Architecture Studio kits that teachers can check out for FREE. If you are interested in using one…
Martin House
August 22, 2016
Martin House Exterior
The Rolling Stones Tour: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Legendary Darwin D. Martin House News

The Rolling Stones Tour: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Legendary Darwin D. Martin House

Ever wonder what the world’s most famous band does the night before they take the stage? They enjoy a bit of architectural history. On July 10, Mick Jagger and Charlie Watts—two members of the celebrated British rock group The Rolling Stones—visited the Darwin D. Martin House, designed by the legendary…
Martin House
July 10, 2015