Doris Duke estate, a mystery for decades, will welcome the public
- 10:54 AM — May 6 —
- Source: NJ.com
Thousands are coming and millions after that. Read More
Duke Farms in Hillsborough to open to the public with a mission to teach visitors to be good stewards of the environment
- 3:36 PM — May 4 —
- Source: NJ.com
Since the Duke farms was founded in 1893, much of the 2,470 acre estate has been kept from the public eye. Read More
An Oasis, Once Gilded, Now Greened
- 9:30 AM — May 4 —
- Source: The New York Times
TEENAGERS growing up in this part of Central New Jersey used to boast of how they had jumped the stone walls into Doris Duke 's 2,740-acre estate here. Read More
Doris Duke's Farm, Hillsborough, N.J., Opening to Public
- 7:29 PM — May 3 —
- Source: The New York Times
TEENAGERS growing up in this part of Central New Jersey used to boast of how they had jumped the stone walls into Doris Duke 's 2,740-acre estate here. Read More
Zuccotti moves on to new, 2,700-acre privately owned public space
- 1:08 PM — May 3 —
- Source: The Real Deal
Brookfield Chairman John Zuccotti, whose namesake park in Lower Manhattan brought privately owned public spaces to the national consciousness through the Occupy Wall Street protests, will soon oversee one of the largest such spaces in the country. Read More
Doris Duke's Gardens Go Public
- 12:10 PM — May 3 —
- Source: The Wall Street Journal
HILLSBOROUGH, N.J.—For years here amid the gentle hills of the Raritan River valley in suburban New Jersey, a 2,740-acre estate that once provided the setting for Doris Duke's ornamental gardens has largely been kept private. Read More
Doris Duke's Estate Being Reopened in New Jersey
- 9:37 PM — May 2 —
- Source: The Wall Street Journal
HILLSBOROUGH, N.J.—For years here amid the gentle hills of the Raritan River valley in suburban New Jersey, a 2,740-acre estate that once provided the setting for Doris Duke's ornamental gardens has largely been kept private. Read More
Byron, Frisell and Iyer Among Doris Duke Honorees
- 11:34 AM — Apr 27 —
- Source: DownBeat.com
Clarinetist Don Byron, guitarist Bill Frisell, drummer John Hollenbeck, pianist Vijay Iyer, flutist Nicole Mitchell and vocalist/composer Meredith Monk are among 21 performers named Doris Duke Artists as part of a new initiative to expand artistic and personal freedom for creative leaders in the fields of jazz, contemporary dance and theater. Read More
Doris Duke Foundation Announces Inaugural Doris Duke Artists, Receiving $225,000 Grants; Anne Bogart, Rinde Eckert Among Recipients
- 1:10 PM — Apr 19 —
- Source: Playbill
The first class of Doris Duke Artists—an unprecedented new initiative of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, which awards artists in contemporary dance, jazz, theatre and multidisciplinary work—has been announced. Read More
Biography
Deep soul diva Doris Duke was born Doris Curry in Sandersville, GA, in 1945. After stints in a series of gospel units,... Read the full Doris Duke bio.



