November 9, 2024 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm Pima Community College Downtown Campus NE Parking Lot Join Historian Ken Scoville and Urban Planner Rebecca Ruopp aboard a vintage 1960s General Motors bus to explore the legacy of Tucson’s automobile era with a journey down the Miracle Mile Strip, where the allure of the American road trip […]
read moreNovember 9, 2024 10:00 am – 11:30 am Ronstadt Music Hall, 260 S Church Ave Join historic landscape architect Helen Erickson for a tour of the TCC modern landscape by Garrett Eckbo. The Tucson Community Center Landscape was designed by Garrett Eckbo, one of the twentieth century’s foremost American landscape architects. Created at the height of […]
read moreNovember 8, 2024 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm Hotel Congress lobby 311 E Congress St, Tucson, AZ 85701 Join Historian and Neon Sign Aficionado Carlos Lozano for a twilight and evening tour of some of Tucson’s most iconic glowing historic landmark signs. Carlos Lozano served for 8 years on the Tucson-Pima County Historical Commission and chaired […]
read moreNovember 8, 2024 6:00 pm – November 9, 2024 2:00 pm Rincon Church 122 N Craycroft Rd, Tucson, AZ 85711 The Tucson Modernism Week Lecture Series Pass provides you access to all lectures and films during Tucson Modernism Week. Each Lecture Series ticket holder receives a special TMW 2024 lanyard pass that allows you instant access […]
read moreNovember 9, 2024 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Rincon Church 122 N Craycroft Rd, Tucson, AZ 85711 Join Diane Dittemore, board member of the Tucson Historic Preservation Foundation and Associate Curator of Ethnology at the Arizona State Museum, for an insightful presentation on the extraordinary silver craftsmanship of Carlos Diaz. Discover Diaz’s journey from his origins […]
read moreNovember 9, 2024 11:30 am – 12:30 pm Rincon Church 122 N Craycroft Rd, Tucson, AZ 85711 Explore the fascinating story of William and Sylvia Wilde, two architects who shaped Tucson’s mid-century modern landscape. Tucson Historic Preservation Foundation CEO, Demion Clinco, will uncover the Wilde’s Russian roots, their education, and their journey to Tucson in the […]
read moreNovember 8, 2024 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm Rincon Church 122 N Craycroft Rd, Tucson, AZ 85711 Join Tucson Modernism Week for a special screening of the new film Modernism Inc. Mid-century architect and designer Eliot Noyes built the design programs for some of America’s most powerful postwar corporations. The film weaves Noyes’ story with the […]
read moreNovember 9, 2024 10:00 am – 11:00 am Rincon Church 122 N Craycroft Rd, Tucson, AZ 85711 Join us for an engaging presentation as Tucson-based designer Kathryn Prideaux of Prideaux Design takes us on a journey through her work in restoring and revitalizing mid-century modern architecture. In this insightful talk, Kathryn will delve into the unique […]
read moreNovember 10, 2024 10:30 am – 4:00 pm Tucson Modernism Week Headquarters: Hirsh’s Shoes – 2934 E. Broadway Blvd Join us for the 13th Annual Tucson Modernism Week Home Tour, a rare opportunity to explore some of Tucson’s most captivating Mid-Century Modern and Atomic Era homes, never before featured in our tours. This year’s tour includes […]
read moreNovember 10, 2024 10:00 am – 4:00 pm Tucson Modernism Week Headquarters: Hirsh’s Shoes – 2934 E. Broadway Blvd Join us for the 13th Annual Tucson Modernism Week Home Tour, a rare opportunity to explore some of Tucson’s most captivating Mid-Century Modern and Atomic Era homes, never before featured in our tours. This year’s tour includes […]
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