Modernism Museum, Mount Dora

About Modernism Museum

Modernism Museum in Mount Dora showcases Space Oddities: The Sequel, an exhibition centered on the David Bowie Memphis Collection and design works from Bowie's private estate. Visitors explore over 75 Memphis design objects, the largest gathering of such pieces ever presented in an American museum, featuring iconic works by designers including Ettore Sottsass, Michele De Lucchi, Nathalie DuPasquier, Shiro Kuramata, and Martine Bedin. The museum's galleries display these radical modernist furnishings and decorative arts alongside photography including "The Archer," one of Bowie's favorite portraits of himself. Beyond the current exhibition, the museum hosts jazz concerts and visual literacy programs in its gallery spaces. The collection represents the intersection of popular culture and modernist design, inviting visitors to experience how a major pop visionary assembled and lived with avant-garde furniture and objects. The museum charges admission and publishes its prices online.