Home of the Future, 1925–1985: Designing Domestic Utopias
Home of the Future, 1925–1985: Designing Domestic Utopias
This ambitious exhibition explores visions of the future that transformed domestic life. Between 1925 and 1985, Americans were offered a parade of promised utopias: kitchens engineered like laboratories, houses fabricated from plastic, push-button appliances, and personal computers. Through architectural models, drawings, photographs, films, and objects ranging from sinks to television sets, Home of the Future traces how the American home of tomorrow was packaged, sold, and contested. While these futures promised abundance, millions were excluded by design, and by the mid-1960s countercultural critiques and environmental alarm generated radically alternative visions.
This exhibition was organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
This exhibition is made possible with support from Getty.
Major support provided by Debbie and Mark Attanasio, Martha and Bruce Karsh, and the WHH Foundation.
Generous support provided by Debra and Leon Black, Sapna and Joe Dangaran, Suzanne and Ric Kayne, and Koni and Geoff Rich.
All exhibitions at LACMA are underwritten by the LACMA Exhibition Fund. Major annual support is provided by The David & Meredith Kaplan Foundation, the Blanchard Nesbitt Family, Louise and Brad Edgerton, Edgerton Foundation, Julie Jaffe, Stan and Ann Kroenke, Ezra and Lauren Perlman, The Michael Silver Family, and Marietta Wu and Thomas Yamamoto, with generous annual funding from Mary and Daniel James, Bert Levy Fund, Justin Lubliner, Alfred E. Mann Charities, and Kelsey Lee Offield.
A. Lawrence Kocher and Albert Frey, “The Home of the Future,” cutaway illustration of Aluminaire House by Logan U. Reavis, in Popular Mechanics, August 1931. Courtesy Popular Mechanics/Hearst Magazine Media, Inc.
- Sep 27, 2026–Mar 14, 2027
- Resnick Pavilion
This exhibition was organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
This exhibition is made possible with support from Getty.
Major support provided by Debbie and Mark Attanasio, Martha and Bruce Karsh, and the WHH Foundation.
Generous support provided by Debra and Leon Black, Sapna and Joe Dangaran, Suzanne and Ric Kayne, and Koni and Geoff Rich.
All exhibitions at LACMA are underwritten by the LACMA Exhibition Fund. Major annual support is provided by The David & Meredith Kaplan Foundation, the Blanchard Nesbitt Family, Louise and Brad Edgerton, Edgerton Foundation, Julie Jaffe, Stan and Ann Kroenke, Ezra and Lauren Perlman, The Michael Silver Family, and Marietta Wu and Thomas Yamamoto, with generous annual funding from Mary and Daniel James, Bert Levy Fund, Justin Lubliner, Alfred E. Mann Charities, and Kelsey Lee Offield.
A. Lawrence Kocher and Albert Frey, “The Home of the Future,” cutaway illustration of Aluminaire House by Logan U. Reavis, in Popular Mechanics, August 1931. Courtesy Popular Mechanics/Hearst Magazine Media, Inc.