Events

May 23, 2012Nordic Heritage MuseumThe Nordic Heritage Museum will be showing the exhibit, “Eero Saarinen: A Reputation for Innovation,” from May 25 to August 19, 2012.

The Nordic Heritage Museum and Docomomo WEWA are co-hosting a reception, curator’s lecture and exhibition preview at the museum.

WHEN: Wednesday, May 23, 2012. 7:00 p.m., doors open 6:00 p.m.
WHERE: Nordic Heritage Museum, 3014 NW 67th St, Seattle (Ballard)
COST: Suggested donation: $5
Reservations are encouraged. Please call the museum at 206-789-5707 x21.

Join us for a unique opportunity to learn about Eero Saarinen, his life and work in a lecture by guest curator Mina Marefat. There will be a chance to preview the exhibit and mingle with fellow modernist enthusiasts during the reception.

Mina Marefat is a registered architect, urban designer, and an architectural historian practicing in Washington and teaching at Georgetown University. She conducts and publishes original research on modern architecture and urbanism. She served as the curatorial advisor to the Guggenheim Museum’s 2009-2010 Frank Lloyd Wright retrospective in New York and Bilbao. The Eero Saarinen exhibition provides a visually rich overview of Saarinen’s key architectural projects and timeless furniture pieces such as the Womb Chair and the Tulip Chair.

June 5, 12, 19, 2012Seattle CenterAs a project of The Next Fifty, Docomomo WEWA and Historic Seattle present a three-part lecture series at Seattle Center in June 2012 that focuses on the architecture and design heritage of the Seattle World’s Fair and its influence and impact beyond the Fair’s original campus.

Check out our project website/blog, century21mod.com for more details!

The lecture series is sponsored by Historic Seattle, Docomomo WEWA, The Next Fifty, 4Culture, National Trust for Historic Preservation and Pacific Science Center.

WHEN: Tuesdays, June 5, 12 and 19; 7 – 8:30 pm
WHERE: Center House, Conference Room H at Seattle Center and PACCAR (formerly Eames) IMAX Theater at Pacific Science Center
Registration: Individual tickets: $10 members; $15 general public; $5 students
Passes for entire series: $25 members; $40 general public; $10 students
Purchase individual tickets or series pass online through Historic Seattle’s website. Member discounts are available for Historic Seattle and Pacific Science Center members and for those on Docomomo WEWA’s Email List.

LECTURES

From Bobo to the Bubbleator: Seattle Social and Cultural Context in ’62
Knute Berger, June 5

Northwest Architects of the Seattle World’s Fair
Susan Boyle, June 12

Modern Building Technology
Theodore Prudon, June 19