February 13-23, 2025

Tours - Modernism Week

Modernism Week

Celebrate the appreciation of midcentury modern architecture and design in Palm Springs. 


Modernism Week fosters contemporary thinking in these fields, by encouraging education, preservation and sustainable modern living as represented in our city.

The Palm Springs Historical Society is proud to be a partner with modernism week since its inception. We offer special Modernism tours during the event.


February 13-23, 2025 - 20th Anniversary
(tickets on sale Nov 1)

Tickets are available at Modernismweek.com


 


Meet the artists

Shag artwork

Attendees will receive a Shag exhibit poster and meet the artist Josh Agle, known as Shag, plus members of the Lopez family. The directors for the film, "My name is Lopez" P. David Ebersole and Todd Hughes, and producers Joan and Gary Gand will be in attendance.

live music by

JChris

Enjoy a pop-up live music performance by urban Latin singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer Chris Urquiaga known as JChris.

Lauded for his high energy Spanish-English performances infusing Latin, Afro and Brazilian influences.

Graciously on display

The Collection

The exhibit was created by Gary Gand with memorabilia from his personal collection, costumes loaned by the Lopez family, plus rare record albums and singles from the Ebersole-Hughes collection and original artwork by Shag.

Trini Lopez

With friends - ZZ Top Billy F Gibbons
+ The Gand Band

If I Had A Hammer

Listen to Trini's 1963 cover of "If I Had A Hammer" originally written by Pete Seeger and Lee Hays. With Trini's spin it took off selling over one million copies and awarded a gold disc.

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