Understanding the Make Big Plans: Daniel Burnham's Vision of an American Metropolis Exhbition

In this illustrated lecture, Diane Dillon will introduce the audience to the Plan of Chicago, the landmark city plan published by DanielBurnham and Edward H. Bennett in 1909.  She will survey the major ideas set forth in the Plan and discuss their continuing relevance today.  She will also talk about the various special exhibitions and public programs that will take place during 2009 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Plan of Chicago.

Diane Dillon is Assistant Director of Research and Education at the Newberry Library.  She is the co-curator of  Make Big Plans:  Daniel Burnham's Vision of an American Metropolis, an exhibition about the 1909 Plan of Chicago which will be on view at the Niles Public Library in the summer and fall of 2009.