| | Registration Now Open for IH Conference 2018! | In 2016 we explored modern achitecture on the West Coast of the US, in Southern California. In May 2018 we will explore the East Coast, retracing the root taken by Modernism when it arrived from Europe. In particular, the New Canaan area has an impressive number of high-quality Modernist homes. Register early to secure a spot. Space is limited and events may sell out before deadline. Early bird tickets available until 31 December.
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| | Welcome Casa das Marinhas! | Casa das Marinhas in the coastal town Esposende is the second house museum in Portugal joining our network. It was designed in the mid 1950s by architect Alfredo Evangelista Viana de Lima as his own house. Viana de Lima held a prominent position in the second-generation Portuguese modernist architects and participated in CIAM. Tap on the link and then on the photo for more images. All listings with this pictogram contain a slideshow.
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| | De Stijl in Drachten – Van Doesburg Rinsema House | Artist Theo van Doesburg, founder and leader of De Stijl, was given the opportunity in 1921 to design a colour scheme for the exterior and interior of sixteen middle-class houses in Drachten, The Netherlands. Van Doesburg designed a scheme based on the primary colours red, yellow and blue, together with black, white and grey. One of the houses will be turned into a house museum, the Van Doesburg-Rinsema House.
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| | +More to Explore: Van Schijndel House in Utrecht | Ever wanted to see how a door can turn without hinges? The glass doors in the innovative Van Schijndel House in Utrecht Netherlands, hinge on a silicon sealant seam. You find more about it in our 'Specials' section: micro websites within our main site. At the bottom of our homepage are 20 of these extensive presentations in the carousel. In the directory you recognize them by the +sign.
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| | 5th Anniversary of Iconic Houses | In November 2012, a group of 20 house museum professionals gathered at the Schindler House in LA for an intimate but festive launch of a new international platform and network: Iconic Houses. Their website, iconichouses.org, shows residential masterpieces from the 20th century around the globe that are open to the public as house museums. Five years and four conferences later (London, Barcelona, Los Angeles and New Canaan May 2018) the number of members and impact of their cooperation has grown. Besides architecturally significant houses, Iconic Houses also connects now artists’ homes and studios. The platform focuses on conservation, management, policy and cooperation. We thank our member house museums and Friends of Iconic Houses for their continued support to realise our mission!
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