Iconic Houses is the international network of over 200 architecturally significant houses and artists' homes and studios from the 20th century that are open to the public as house museums. Whereas the buildings are located all around the world the professional issues that concern running the sites are more or less the same. Research initiatives and co-operation with universities and expert teams,
restoration issues at large, audience development, caring of the collections and display strategies as well as temporary exhibitions programs represent some of the issues of mutual interest. It’s time to collect modern house museums and architects’ houses together and start a network. The aim of the network is to provide a platform for professional discussion: to share not only the best practices but also encourage each other to develop new activities. The first concrete step is this website with 100 Iconic Houses that are open to the public. The Iconic Houses Network brings professionals and sites together from all the corners of the world. This professional forum encourages sharing information and best practices as well as creating new and fruitful partnerships between organisations small and large.
