WHAT EXACTLY IS A MODERNISM SHOW, YOU ASK? 
MODERNISM SHOWS BEGAN ABOUT 20 YEARS AGO IN NEW YORK CITY. 
SINCE THEN, MANY MAJOR CITIES THROUGHOUT THE U.S. AND EUROPE 
NOW HOST THEIR OWN MODERNISM SHOWS, USUALLY ONCE A YEAR. 
THESE SHOWS CELEBRATE MODERN DESIGN AS WE KNOW IT TODAY. 
THE MODERNISM SHOW PROMOTERS SELECT 65-100 DEALERS TO EXHIBIT AT THESE SHOWS. 
EXHIBITORS SUCH AS MYSELF TRAVEL CROSS COUNTRY 
TO OFFER THEIR MERCHANDISE FOR SALE TO COLLECTORS OF 20TH CENTURY DESIGN. 
THE STYLES SHOWN RANGE FROM ART NOUVEAU, ARTS & CRAFTS, ART DECO TO MID CENTURY.
ITEMS SUCH AS FURNITURE, DECORATIVE ARTS, JEWELRY, 
VINTAGE POSTERS, ART AND VINTAGE CLOTHING ARE OFFERED FOR SALE. 
ITEMS DATE FROM 1900 THRU THE 1970'S AND MUST BE FINE EXAMPLES OF 20TH CENTURY DESIGN. 
YOU WILL SEE A LOT OF FAMOUS DESIGNER NAMES SHOWING UP FOR SALE! 
THE SHOW WEEKENDS USUALLY BEGIN WITH A GREAT PREVIEW PARTY ON FRIDAY NIGHT. 
FOOD, DRINK, ENTERTAINMENT AND POWER SHOPPING! 
THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND THERE ARE SPECIAL GUEST LECTURES, EXHIBITS AND WALKING TOURS. 
MOST SHOW HOURS RUN SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. 
MANY EVENTS ARE OFTEN SPONSORED BY THE LOCAL ART DECO SOCIETIES.