Tours

Sheats Goldstein House, John Lautner, 1963; photograph by Elizabeth Daniels

Docomomo is known for its uniquely crafted tours, bringing you to sites not usually open to the public, with expert guides leading the way. Make sure to book one or two to get the full picture of California Modernism.

Tour Agenda

Tour Registration opens in September.


Tours begin on Monday, March 16, and conclude on Monday, March 23. The following is a draft tour agenda. Tour details will be added in the coming weeks and tour registration expected to open in September. Additional tours may be added.

 

Note: All schedules and program details are given in good faith based on information available at the time. Circumstances might arise which prevent us from operating a tour exactly as advertised. The itinerary, accommodations, and arrangements are subject to change, with or without notice, at the discretion of Docomomo US.

  • All-Day Tour
    9am–5pm
    Icons of Innovation: Neutra and Wright in Bakersfield


    Morning Tour
    10am–2pm
    Eames House & Picnic Lunch

  • Morning Tours

    • 9am–1pm
      TBD

    • 10am–12pm
      Grand Ambitions on Bunker Hill: LA’s Civic & Cultural Spine

    • 10am–2pm
      Eames House & Picnic Lunch

  • Evening Tour
    6:30–8:30pm
    Modern by Moonlight

  • Farther Afield Tour
    9am departure
    Three-day excursion to Palm Springs (returns March 23)


    All-Day Tour
    9am–5pm
    Pasadena Modern


    Morning Tours
    9am–1pm

    • Neutra: At Home in the Colony

    • Eames House & Picnic Lunch

    10am–1:30pm

    • Lines and Light: Inside the Sheats Goldstein Residence


    Afternoon Tours

    12:30–4pm

    • Lines and Light: Inside the Sheats Goldstein Residence

    3–5pm

    • Cars to the Curb: The Radical Vision of Baldwin Hills Village

    • Modern Skyline


  • All-Day Tour
    9am–5pm
    Killingsworth & Company: Modernist Mavericks in Long Beach


    Morning Tours
    9am–12:30pm

    • Conjunctive Points: Deconstructivism in the Hayden Tract

    9am–1pm

    • Cultivating Culture: Three R.M Schindler Residences


    Afternoon Tour
    2–5:30pm
    Modern Trailblazer: The Architecture of Paul R. Williams

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