Allerton's Master Plan (2015) identified the Visitor Center Complex as an area with many underutilized facilities and unique opportunities. Transforming this core area of the Park into an Artisan Village will be one of our highest priorities over the next decade. Historic buildings will be updated to provide multipurpose programming and workshop space, studios for our Artists and Naturalists In Residence, and opportunities for historical discovery. Inspired by nature, the arts, and … [Read more...] about Artisan Village
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Thank you for considering a gift to sustain and promote the legacy of Robert Allerton! Gifts from our Friends of Allerton are critical to improving the Park, and now you can also donate toward specific initiatives that YOU are most interested in supporting! To make a donation in support of a specific item, please specify the item(s) under “Special Instructions” when you make your gift online. Or, contact Bridget Frerichs at bridgetf@illinois.edu or 217-333-3287. Click on the … [Read more...] about Wish List
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MISSION: Sustain and promote the legacy of Robert Allerton Park and engage and enrich the University of Illinois community and the citizens of Illinois in nature, arts, and landscape ecology. VISION: To inspire the community to utilize and value nature, history, and the arts through accessible and sustainable programming, research, and facilities. Built as a private residence by artist and philanthropist Robert Allerton in 1900, Allerton Park and Retreat Center is a historical treasure that … [Read more...] about About