The Intersection of Conceptual Art, Architecture, and Historic Preservation
House Museum is the alternative preservation agency that uses conceptual art methods to revitalize historic landmarks.
2 active project sites: Palisades Fire Memorial; John Rowland Mansion
3 active annual programs: Site-Based Art Learning; Palisades Fire Anniversary; The Giving Trees
Project Chimney: Palisades Fire Memorial
Vision: A public memorial of seven free-standing chimneys salvaged from the 2025 Palisades Fire, permanently installed in the Santa Monica Mountains
Status: In progress - Phase 2 (Conservation and Stabilization)
Essential budget: $1,750,000 | Secured: $246,269
Completion goal: January 2028 for LA28 Olympic Torch Relay
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"This project is a bold and innovative undertaking that will preserve the only surviving physical structures from the January 2025 fires in the Pacific Palisades--the lone masonry chimneys that millions around the world came to recognize as symbols of the devastation of the fires, and the resilience of the communities who would persevere and rebuild."
- Carol Quillen, President and CEO of the National Trust for Historic Preservation
Join our fundraiser and rebuild sustainably with commemorative red clay Rebuild Bricks.
Project Chimney is a globally recognized heritage recovery initiative with 31+ million media impressions
John Rowland Mansion, National Register of Historic Places
David Horvitz, Zara Schuster, Terremoto Landscape, Evan Curtis Charles Hall, and Emily Barker
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House Museum exists as a series of citywide programs that connect the public to site-specific installations. Each exhibition, whether interior, virtual, or otherwise, uses contemporary art methodologies to activate historic landmarks and to engage the communities impacted by them. House responds to challenges at the intersection of art, architecture, and historic preservation. Site by site, House is building a decentralized, meta-museum network.
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