Chautauqua Institution

The 856-acre Chautauqua Institution is a well-known center for performing arts, education, religion and recreation. Founded in 1874 by Lewis Miller and John Vincent as a summer learning experience for Sunday school teachers, this gated community features many homes, cottages and accommodation of Victorian architecture. Of special note is the Athenaeum Hotel, which was built in 1881. During the...

It all began in 1874, when John Heyl Vincent, a Methodist minister, and Lewis Miller, an industrialist, set up a training center for Sunday-school teachers here. The Chautauqua Institution rapidly grew into a summer-long cultural encampment. More than 2,000 events take place here in summer, including lectures, art exhibitions, outdoor symphonies, theater, dance performances, opera, and...

The Chautauqua Institution is a nonprofit organization that serves as a community and offers a center for recreational activities. The organization offers performance venues, hotel, golf, tennis and educational facilities. The institution offers a blend of arts, programming and recreational activities for nine weeks each year, from late June through late August. It offers various educational...

Not-for-Profit Org. A historic lakeside community that is dedicated to the exploration of the best in human values and to the enrichment of life.

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