Events & Exhibitions
Modernism at Risk
Modern Solutions for Saving Modern Landmarks
Tuesday, February 17, 2009 - Saturday, May 1, 2010
AIA New York Center for Architecture
New York, NY

Modernism at Risk: Modern Solutions for Saving Modern Landmarks, an exhibition organized by WMF and sponsored by Knoll, Inc., will travel to design schools and other venues across the U.S. beginning September 8, 2009 in Gainesville, Florida, then traveling to The Art Institute of Tampa Gallery from November 9 to December 12, 2009, the Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach from December 21, 2009 to February 6, 2010, and the AIA New York Center for Architecture from February 17 to May 1, 2010.
A project of the WMF Modernism at Risk program, the exhibit consists of large-scale photographs by noted photographer Andrew Moore, and interpretative panels with five case studies that explore the role designers play in preserving Modern landmarks.
The five buildings highlighted are the ADGB Trade Union School in Bernau, Germany; the A. Conger Goodyear House in Old Westbury, New York, saved from demolition by WMF in 2001; Riverview High School in Sarasota, Florida; the Grosse Pointe Public Library in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan; and the Kent Memorial Library in Suffield, Connecticut.
- Read more about the exhibit.
- Dig Deeper: download the exhibition catalogue
- Join the Modernism at Risk conversation
- Take a video gallery tour.
- Learn about the World Monuments Fund/Knoll Modernism Prize, awarded biennially to an innovative architectural or design solution that has preserved or enhanced a Modern landmark or group of landmarks.
Treasures Along the Route of Santiago in Castilla y León
Tuesday, February 23, 2010 - Monday, April 12, 2010
Queen Sofia Spanish Institute
684 Park Avenue (68th St.), New York, NY

WMF has teamed up with the regional Spanish government of Castilla y León and the Queen Sofia Spanish Institute in New York for an exhibition on the famous Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage route. A number of WMF sites are featured, including the Cartuja de Miraflores Monastery, the Colegiata de Toro, the Roman aqueduct in Segovia, as well as two 2010 Watch sites: the Old Town of Avila and the route of Santiago de Compostela.
Past Events & Exhibitions
Child of the Sun: Frank Lloyd Wright's Florida Southern College
Tuesday, May 19, 2009 - Saturday, May 23, 2009Charles Cowles Gallery
537 West 24th Street, New York City
A Hidden Heritage: Treasures of Japanese Imperial Convents
Tuesday, April 14, 2009 - Sunday, June 14, 2009The University Art Museum, Tokyo University of the Arts
Ueno Park, Tokyo