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    • The Eames Institute of Infinite Curiosity⁠—offers tours of our archives.

    Book a guided tour of our archives in Richmond, California, to see unique Eames furniture, prototypes, personal ephemera, and more.

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    By sharing their approach to life and work, we advance the legacy of designers Ray and Charles Eames⁠—and inspire creative problem-solving that positively shapes our world.

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    Your membership helps us carry forward the Eameses’ spirit of curiosity and craft as we build a museum for the next generation of designers, thinkers, and makers.

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    A docent gives a tour of the Eames Institute archives to guests among shelves filled with Eames furniture designs.

    Exhibition

    Featuring work from the inaugural Ranch Studios Artist Residency, this exhibition at the Petaluma Arts Center (Jan 22–Feb 21) brings together projects developed on site at the Eames Ranch, extending a legacy of making shaped by the surrounding landscape.

    Magazine

    John Cary, president and CEO of the Eames Institute, shares a vision for a dynamic space of inquiry, where curiosity, exploration, and imagination converge to inspire discovery and possibility.

    Rendering of the grand entrance to the former Birkenstock distribution center reimagined by Herzog & de Meuron for the Eames Institute

    We are thrilled to be reactivating the iconic Birkenstock campus in Novato, California, into a world-class art and design museum. We invite you to follow along as we shape the next chapter of this remarkable site.

    Containing tens of thousands of artifacts, the Eames Collection is a one-of-a-kind record of Ray and Charles’s extraordinary partnership that encapsulates their unique methodologies and diverse interests. The Eames Institute is responsible for stewarding this remarkable body of work and making it accessible to everyone.

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