Neon experts explain it all—find out what the buzz is all about. All presentation are watch-on-demand on the Neon Speaks YouTube channel.
Online Symposium Pass
The pass gives you full access to the 2026 presentation recordings. These presentations will bring to light many mysteries about neon signs and why these glowing signs are so worthy of preservation. Schedule of presentations includes an international line up of neon preservationists from New York, Los Angeles, San Luis Obispo, Oceano, Portugal, and Russia.
Zoom with us on Wednesday Sept 2, 2026, all times PDT
Presentations with live Q&As:
• 12:00 pm Natalia Lubarskaya, Sunny City Signs, Rostov-on-Don, Russia
• 12:45 pm Rita Múrias and Paulo Barata, Letreiro Galeria, Lisbon, Portugal
• 5:00 pm Kristie Chow, Filmmaker, The Dragon Returns, San Luis Obispo
• 5:30 pm David Barnett, New York Sign Museum and Noble Signs, Brooklyn
• 6:15 pm Break
• 7:00 pm Neon Pub Quiz
• 7:30 pm Paul Greenstein & Dydia DeLyser,, Earl Carrol Theater, Los Angeles
Tune in and learn about the small city in Russia that never lost its historic neon roof signs and how they are coming back to life. Watch the Mee Heng Low neon sign restoration project unfold in San Luis Obispo's historic Chinatown. Enjoy a beautiful presentation about Letreiro Galeria's efforts to preserve Lisbon’s neon and the gender identities hidden in the typography of signage. David Barnett shows us all the history of New York City's signage traditions and how a creative new design studio thinks about neon. Join in on the always-popular Neon Pub Quiz. Take a deep dive into the Earle Carrol Theater neon restoration project on Sunset Boulevard with Los Angeles's Paul Greenstein and Dydia DeLyser.
Full Neon Speaks festival details at neonspeaks.org.
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