Upcoming Events at The Sanfilippo Foundation

June 7 at 1:00 pm - Special Tour for the Save Abandoned Babies Foundation

Take a Guided Tour of the private Sanfilippo Estate and Collections while helping the Save Abandoned Babies Foundation. Pproceeds for the special 3-Hour Guided Tour benefit Save Abandoned Babies Foundation - Tickets are $75 each.

The Sanfilippo Estate houses the World's finest collection of Automatic Music Instruments, as well as steam engines, art glass, a 7,000 pipe Wurlitzer Theater Organ in a 300-seat theater, hundreds of Thomas Edison and Victrola phonographs, Locomotive and Train cars, and the most complete example of a European Salon Carousel in existence - The fully operational, 1890 Eden Palais.

Join the Sanfilippo Foundation Director as he guides you through the history of the Collection and Sanfilippo family, and demonstrates music machines, the Wurlitzer Organ, and offers you the ride of a lifetime on the Carousel. A short presentation on the mission of SAVE ABANDONED BABIES rounds out one of the most unique experiences you can have while assisting the mission. Limited tickets are available.

LIMITED TICKETS AVAILABLE! Buy your tickets today:

Various Dates - Guided tour of the new Perfume Passage at the Sanfilippo Estate

The Perfume Passage Foundation mission: Preserving the history, beauty, and artistry of perfume bottles, compacts, ephemera and related vanity items, the Perfume Passage Foundation seeks to educate and inspire visitors by illuminating the connection between perfume and the human experience.

Come visit the unique window displays and travel through time and history with our intimate, docent-guided tour through the world of perfume bottles, vanity items, ephemera and much more.

For information and tour tickets for all four galleries, please visit Perfume Passage Foundation

SAVE THE DATES:

March 22 - Anderson Humane Society Funding Tour
April 12 - Metropolis Performing Arts Center 25th Anniversary Gala
May 17 - Elgin Symphony Orchestra 75th Anniversary Gala
May 24 - Memorial Day Wurlitzer Concert with Organist Dave Wickerham (replaces our Armed Forces Day Concert)
June 21 - Organist Nathan Avakian on the Wurlitzer
July 19 - Organist Simon Gledhill (UK) on the Wurlitzer

Return to this web page often for an update of our events open to the public. You can also join our E-Newsletter List (below) and be among the first to receive notice of all our events, and how to obtain tickets.

Visiting the Sanfilippo Estate

The Sanfilippo Estate is a private residence not open to the general public except through pre-arranged charity events and pre-arranged group tours of 40 or more guests, and a limited number of corporate events. Interested groups may contact the Foundation Director by email: director@sanfilippofoundation.org for more information. We do not offer the Estate for weddings, wedding related activities, nor children's parties.

Special Events (concerts, gala fundraisers) can be arranged for Charity Organizations and Corporate Groups. Email the Sanfilippo Foundation Director: director@sanfilippofoundation.org. Please include a contact phone number.

Tour Groups: 3-Hour, Docent-Guided Tours of the Sanfilippo Collection are available for groups of 40 or more. Send an email to: info@sanfilippofoundation.org. Please include the name of your group and a contact phone number.

Individuals looking to visit the Estate are encouraged to find a group (such as your local libraries, park districts, senior centers, etc.) who can put together the required minimum for one of our 3-hour Docent-Guided Tours and then have the organization contact the Foundation Director; or you can visit one of the websites of the charities holding events at the Estate (links provided) and obtain tickets to an event listed; or you can attend a Sanfilippo Foundation event -- all are updated regularly on this website. We also encourage individuals to sign up for our E-Newsletter. On occasion, we offer individual tickets to a guided tour to our E-Newsletter subscribers. Our preference for initial contact is by email.