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{{Infobox organization | name = Tucson Modernism Week | image = | caption = | location = Tucson, Arizona | founders = | attendance = | capacity = | website = http://www.tucsonmod.com/ }} '''Tucson Modernism Week''' is an annual cultural festival and celebration organized by the Tucson Historic Preservation Foundation held in October - November<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://news.azpm.org/p/news-splash/2017/10/11/118077-tucson-modernism-week-showcases-citys-mid-century-modern-heritage/|title=Tucson Modernism Week Showcases City's Mid-Century Modern Heritage|first=Vanessa|last=Barchfield|website=news.azpm.org}}</ref> which highlights Southern Arizona's unique and distinct mid-20th century architecture and design heritage. Established in 2012<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tucsonweekly.com/tucson/everything-old-is-new/Content?oid=3571408|title=Everything Old Is New|first=Margaret|last=Regan|website=Tucson Weekly}}</ref> the programming includes tours, lectures, films, publications, and special events. The event draws national and international speakers and participants. Tucson Modernism Week produces an annual magazine featuring original scholarship and content highlighting the contributions of 20th-century designers, architects, and thought leaders.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/14/travel/in-tucson-an-unsung-architectural-oasis.html|title = In Tucson, an Unsung Architectural Oasis|newspaper = The New York Times|date = 12 June 2015|last1 = Trebay|first1 = Guy}}</ref> The events and programming primary focus on Tucson and greater Pima County which is home to a significant collection of mid-twentieth century buildings by noted architects <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tucson.com/entertainment/outdoors/large-desert-flower-one-attraction-of-tucson-modernism-week/article_8d09d5e7-7962-56e9-b53d-125cb423af34.html|title = Large desert flower one attraction of Tucson Modernism Week}}</ref> including Judith Chafee, Arthur T. Brown, Bernard J. Friedman, William Kirby Lockard, William Wilde, Sylvia Wilde, Taro Akutagawa, Tom Gist, Bob Swaim,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tucsonweekly.com/tucson/celebrating-swaim/Content?oid=4838485|title=Celebrating Swaim|first=Margaret|last=Regan|website=Tucson Weekly}}</ref> Nicholas Sakellar, and others.<ref name="auto"/>
During the Covid-19 pandemic, programing was offered entirely online with virtual tours, lectures and other innovative programing.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tucson.com/entertainment/caliente/modernism-week-steps-up-its-virtual-offerings-in-2020/article_94c7e098-3bed-5c40-bf61-9d58c1e5b5d7.html|title=Modernism Week steps up its virtual offerings in 2020|first=Gerald M.|last=Gay|website=Arizona Daily Star}}</ref>
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== External links == * {{official|http://www.tucsonmod.com/}}
Category:Architecture festivals Category:Festivals in Tucson, Arizona Category:Modernist architecture in Arizona Category:2012 establishments in Arizona Category:Festivals established in 2012
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