Modernism Week is an annual collaboration between the Modernism Show, Palm Springs Preservation Foundation, Palm Springs Historical Society, Palm Springs Modern Committee and the Palm Springs Art Museum focusing on design and architecture events and programs in Palm Springs California from Friday, February 13 through Saturday, February 21, 2009. One of the event is the The 9th Annual Palm Springs Modernism Show & Sale. If you are thinking about furniture shopping for your modern Eichler home, how about killing two birds with one stone because the Desert Hill Outlet is only 20 miles (about half hour drive) from Palm Springs. 80 premier national and international decorative and fine arts dealers presenting all design movements of the 20th Century. The 9th Annual Palm Springs Modernism Show & Sale is a highlight of Modernism Week featuring 10 days of celebrating everything modern with mid-century design and architecture fans, friends and aficionados from around the world. Modernism Week events include Palm Springs Art Museum films, lectures and symposium, gallery openings and art events, double-decker bus tours to mid-century architectural classics, tours of Frey House II, vintage car show, and the desert's best retro-themed soirees and martini parties. Palm Springs Modernism Show & Sale February 14, Saturday 10-6 February 15, Sunday 11-5 Admission $15 Preview Gala February 13, 2009 • 6pm – 9pm (Benefiting the Modernism Week Committee)
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