The Washington, D.C., Modernism Show will be moving to Old Town Alexandria, Va. After more than 30 years in gymnasiums, warehouses, and other nondescript settings in the Washington suburbs, the spring show marks the return of the Modernism Show to a location with excellent access to public transportation. It will be held on Saturday and Sunday, May 2 and 3, at the George Washington Masonic National Memorial, a national historic landmark located at 101 Callahan Drive in the Old Town section of Alexandria, Va. Show hours will be 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday. A preview with complimentary coffee and pastries will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. on Saturday. Both Alexandria and the George Washington Masonic National Memorial offer many advantages for the show, such as ample free parking; a location just four blocks from the King Street station on Metros Blue and Yellow lines; daily rail service from New York, Baltimore, Chicago, Atlanta, Richmond, and other cities to the Alexandria Amtrak Station, just blocks from the Memorial; and an abundance of bars, restaurants, hotels, historic sites, and shops, making Old Town Alexandria a popular weekend destination. Also, the free King Street Trolley runs between the King Street Metro and the Waterfront. The show is produced by the Art Deco Society of Washington, a nonprofit organization devoted to the preservation of the architectural, industrial, decorative, and cultural arts of Art Deco era. The Modernism Show is a primary source of funding to support ADSWs preservation and education efforts. The Art Deco Society is promoting the 2020 Show as part of a car-free weekend in Old Town. Two other Mid-Century Modern attractions just outside of Old Town, the Hollin Hills House and Garden Tour (noon to 6 p.m. on May 2) and Frank Lloyd Wrights Pope-Leighey House at Woodlawn Plantation, can easily be reached by taxi, Uber, or Lyft. The Art Deco Society will offer special discounts to those who also tour Hollin Hills or the Pope-Leighey House. Started in 1983 as the Exposition of Decorative Arts, primarily an Art Deco show, the Modernism show gradually expanded to include other design movements of the 20th century and now includes the sale of all 20th century design movements (Art Nouveau, Arts and Craft, Art Deco, Art Moderne, Mid-Century Modern, Scandinavian Modern, and Atomic). Discount tickets and details on hotels, restaurants, and other Old Town attractions are available at www.washingtonmodernism2020.com. Attendees can also purchase discounted tours of the George Washington Masonic National Memorial, including the 9th floor observation deck offering panoramic views of Alexandria, Washington, and National Harbor, on the shows website. Construction of the memorial, styled after Egypts ancient Lighthouse of Alexandria and sited atop Shooters Hill, the western terminus of Old Town, began in 1922. The building was dedicated in 1932, in honor of the 200th anniversary of George Washingtons birth. As a privately-funded memorial, interior finishes continued to be added into the 1970s as funds were raised. Because much of the interior work was started or completed between the 1920s and 1950s, there are important Art Deco elements in the memorials interior design, including the first floors terrazzo floors. The memorial was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2015. For additional information on the show, call 703-568-3745 or email washingtonmodernism@gmail.com.