Modernism Week officially begins today!
From now through February 27, 2022, we’ll be celebrating all things midcentury modern and more, in Palm Springs and beyond.
Follow along on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter for 11 days of modernist fun. We’ll be sharing daily event highlights, important updates, and so much more.
For more information, visit modernismweek.com.
Today’s Featured Events
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Upcoming Modernism Week Highlights
Tours
- Premier Double Decker Architectural Bus Tour
- Modernism Week Featured Home Tour: Maison Bleue Moderne
- Modernism Week Featured Home Tour: Seventies Sackley
- Modernism Week Featured Design Project Tour: Limón
- Forgotten Frey: Albert Frey’s Cree House
- Frey House II Tour + Museum Day Passes
- A Tour of Richard Neutra’s Home
- A Visit To S. Charles Lee’s Tamarisk West
- Barry Berkus’ Chalet Palms – A Vision for Community Resort Living
- Boomtown – Revel in the Revivals
- Calypso Palms Maiden Tour
- Celebrity Haven – Unique Boutique Resorts
- Cody Court Historic William Cody Homes of Rancho Mirage
- El Rancho Vista Estates Home Tour
- Explore A Modernist Time Capsule From Another Millennium
- Frank Sinatra’s Neighborhood – The Movie Colony
- Heart of the City – Pioneers to Playground of the Stars
- Historic Tennis Club Tour of Homes
- Hot Purple Energy Architectural Bike Ride – North
- House Tour: Crank-Garland House, an Indian Wells Landmark Designed by William F. Cody
- Indian Canyons Neighborhood Home Tour
- Mesquite Canyon Estates – A Late Midcentury Modern Enclave
- Modernist Treasures – Lush Living on the Links
- Park Imperial South: Experience the Original Concept for Palm Springs Resort Living
- Rat Pack Playground – Modernist Homes
- Seven Lakes Golf and Country Club Home Tour
- Shangri-La of the Stars – Midcentury Showcase
- Temple Isaiah – The Evolution of Classical to Extreme Modernism
- The Lautner Compound Tour
- Twin Palms Estates Exteriors Walking Tour – Krisel with the Alexanders Ushered in a New Design Era
Shows & Exhibitions
- Palm Springs Modernism Show & Sale
- Palm Springs Modern Design Expo
- 2022 Modernism Week Vintage Trailer Show
- Behind the Velvet Ropes of Studio 54 Fashion Show
- Curated Vintage Event
- Iconic Fins and Tails of Classic Midcentury Autos
- Modernism Week Vintage Car Show
- Modernism Yard Sale
- The Jack, King & Queen of SHAPE: Ben SEIBEL, Russel WRIGHT & Eva ZEISEL: An Exhibit of Rare Dinnerware
Talks & Films
- “A Design Revolution: The Harvard 5 in New Canaan”
- A Very Cool Shag Experience with Josh Agle
- Alan Hess on Organic Modern Master Architect Kendrick Kellogg
- As I Knew Him: My Dad, Rod Serling
- Charles Phoenix: FABULOUS FLORIDA in the 50s
- Film: ALUMINATION – The Story of Airstream, an American Icon
- Glamour Road – Color, Fashion, Style, and the Midcentury Automobile
- Jones Studio Houses: Sensual Modernism
- Lost, Saved & Endangered: Modernist Architecture in Palm Springs
- Home Movie Day
- Little Island – An Invitation to Dream in New York City
- Master of the Midcentury: The Architecture of William F. Cody + Free Book Signing
- Mojave Modern, Sonoran Style with Alan Hess
- Monday with Marcel Breuer
- Mother Nellie Coffman and Her Beloved Desert Inn
- Preservation of Modernism in Havana, Cuba
- Selection: Art, Architecture and Design from the Collection of Ronnie Sassoon
- Silvertop: A Vision for the Future
- The Architecture of Desert Leisure
- Tom O’Donnell: Generous Spirit of Palm Springs
- Vera – The Art and Life of an Icon, with Susan Seid and Trina Turk
- What Can We Still Learn from Frank Lloyd Wright
Cocktails, Parties, and Nightlife
- “A Night at the Chi-Chi”
- Edith Farnsworth: Fierce and Fearless. An Elegant Afternoon Reception in Support of the Edith Farnsworth House
- Golf Par-Tee and Tournament at Seven Lakes Golf & Country Club
- Palm Springs Polynesia – South Sea Islands in the Desert
- Preview Party for Palm Springs Modernism Show & Sale
- Shag’s Modernism Week Print Release Party
- Shag’s Modernism Week Tiki & Architectural Prints Party
- The Les Pool House Party – At the Digs of Legendary Musician Brian Ray
- “Unexpected Modernism: The Wiener Brothers Story”
CAMP Highlights
- Free performances by The Dreamboats
- Thursday Free Films
- Sunday Free Films
- 3D Printed Houses – Designing for the Future
- Bakersfield Built: an Unlikely Modernism 1930-1970
- Capturing the Spirit of the Modern Garden
- Case Study House #26 at 60
- Designed for Dancing: How Midcentury Records Taught America to Dance
- Edith Farnsworth House – Clearly Original
- Framing the Desert
- Jock Peters: A Forgotten Early Modernist in Los Angeles
- Julius Shulman’s Modern San Diego
- Landscape/Modernism: The Twentieth-Century Invention of a Style
- Love and Buildings: Alfred Hitchcock’s Architectural Infatuations
- Marfa Modern – Houses as Site Specific Art
- Modernism-by-the-Sea: Midcentury Architecture on the Monterey Bay
- Modernism in the Middle: Exhibit Columbus and the Future of the Middle City
- Motel Americana
- Palm Springs Modern Dogs at Home
- Preserving Los Angeles: A Kaleidoscopic Tour of L.A.’s Built Heritage
- Regenerative Landscapes and Climate Adaptation
- Remodeling Midcentury Modern Marvels with Atomic Ranch’s Jickie Torres
- Sandfuture
- Santa Fe Modern – Where the Ancient and the up-to-the-Minute Define Place
- Scaling 3D Printing To The Community Level: A Net Zero Master Plan
- Sculptura Botanica
- Sister Corita – with love to the everyday miracle
- Surfacedesign on Modern Landscapes: California and Beyond
- The Architecture of Whimsy: Mid-Twentieth Century Modern Architecture in South Florida
- The Creative Process and The Ego
- The Geometry of Home: The Family Story of the Stahl House – Includes Signed Book
- The Glass House in Color: Coloring Midcentury Modern Architecture
- The Partnership of Russel and Mary Wright
- Where Today Meets Tomorrow – Eero Saarinen and the General Motors Technical Center
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