Vacant Birkenstock Building in Novato to Reopen as a Museum

The Eames Institute Buys Former Birkenstock Campus

The former Birkenstock campus in Novato is getting a new life. According to the Press Democrat, The Eames Institute, a nonprofit dedicated to the legacy of designers Ray and Charles Eames, bought the 88-acre property for $36 million. They plan to convert the landmark site into a new art and design museum. The museum will feature the Eames archives and other design works within the existing, unique buildings. The institute aims to open by 2028, b…

Eames Institute of Infinite Curiosity Shares Museum Plans

It’s hard to think of two designers whose work has been as influential as that of Charles and Ray Eames — or whose work has held up as well over the decades since it was first produced. There’s a very good reason why Eames Chairs are still very much in demand, after all, and why the work being done by the Eames Institute of Infinite Curiosity has been so informative.If the idea of immersing yourself in all things Eames sounds intriguing, the Eam…

Vacant Birkenstock building in Novato to reopen as a museum

The vacant Birkenstock building is going to be a museum.

'World class': Former Birkenstock building in Novato purchased for new art and design museum

The former Birkenstock building in Novato, known for its mid-century design will soon become a new art and design museum, celebrating the works of California designers, Ray and Charles Eames.

Prominent Midcentury Building By 101 Freeway In Novato Will Become Museum Dedicated to Charles and Ray Eames

The abandoned former Birkenstock factory in Marin County and the 88.5 acres it sits on have been acquired by the heirs of design icons Charles and Ray Eames, who have plans to build a major art and design museum there that will also house the Eames Archives.You've likely seen the striking, white, multi-peaked concrete roof of the former Birkenstock factory along the 101 freeway in Novato — which was originally built to house a distribution cente…

Former Birkenstock site in Marin County sold to Eames Institute for $36 million

The owners of the former Birkenstock campus, the Marin County landmark next to Highway 101 in Novato, plan to launch an art and design museum there. The property was purchased by the Eames Institute, a nonprofit incorporated in 2019 for the purpose of preserving and cataloging the design archives of Ray and Charles Eames. The Eames were a husband-and-wife design team known best for their mass-produced ergonomic furniture such as the Eames lounge…