The story of Cranbrook is a story of inspiration. Founders George and Ellen Booth sought to build a community based in beauty and creative thinking, a place where people could live and learn while every day reaching for excellence.

The power of this community, this treasure in our midst, lies in its enormous ability to inspire the mind as well as the spirit through the beauty of nature and the built environment. Cranbrook's founders fashioned a place that melds art and architecture, science and education into a compelling experience, one that shapes dreams and builds ideals, changing lives in unforgettable ways.

Cranbrook is about the magnificence of a National Historic Landmark campus, the excellence of its Schools, the creativity of its Academy of Art, the visual richness of its Art Museum, the wonderment of its Institute of Science and the history of its two classic homes. And Cranbrook is about its people: the children who learn here, the artists who create here and the visitors who find inspiration here. All of these elements together tell the story of Cranbrook. And after 100 years, it is a story that is just beginning.