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    • The Eames Institute of Infinite Curiosity⁠⁠—dramatically expands the Eames Archives

    The new Eames Archives offers more opportunities to explore the objects, processes, and ideas within the Eames Collection, inviting visitors to discover unexpected connections and new perspectives.

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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.

    Help Us Build What’s Next⁠—Become a Member

    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.
    Eames Institute 2026 summer picnic poster design by Chloe Looker, featuring a close up of a pair of jeans with flowers in the background.

    The Eames Institute continues a time-honored tradition with a poster for our annual Friends & Family Summer Picnic, inspired by Steve Frykholm’s iconic designs for Herman Miller.

    Several honorees from the Eames Institute’s 2026 Curious 100 list, on a colorful background grid with geometric shapes.

    Introducing

    We celebrate a growing community of thinkers, makers, and doers whose work reflects the spirit of curiosity in action. Discover the people and ideas shaping what comes next.

    An image with a blue border of a tour group at the Eames Archives Collections Center gathered around the shelves.

    Our Impact

    With the launch of our first annual Impact Report, 2025 marked a year of significant growth, experimentation, and community-building. Discover how curiosity moved us forward.

    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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