Neon Curiosity Lounge at MONA

The annualNeon Speaks Festival & Symposiumis produced bySan Francisco Neon, a two-person preservation organization. There is a national movement of many dedicated neon preservationists, artists, and advocates that need a venue to come together to celebrate and share information on neon art, design, restoration, and preservation. Our goal is to educate and advocate for the artistic legacy of historic neon signs: a brilliant archive of design, craft, and city history.Contact usif you would like to attend, volunteer, or present at the next symposium.—Al Barna and Randall Ann Homan,sfneon.org

Neon Speaks Festival & Symposium

Special neon event that is part art exhibit, part makers fair at MONA, with amazing neon artifacts and demos. Satisfy your neon curiosity!

Museum of Neon Art

The Neon Curiosity Lounge is an open-house format, drop in at any time and stay as long as you like. Exhibitors will be on hand to explain their exhibits and answer questions.

The Neon Curiosity Lounge is an indoor-outdoor event at the Museum of Neon Art / MONA in Glendale CA. See all of the exhibits, demos, and the museum&#x27;s gallery of vintage signs and socialize in the outdoor sign garden.Exhibitors include master sign-makers, tube-bending artists, and neon historians with much to show and tell. Marvel at neon art, artifacts, demonstrations, and scale models at the Neon Curiosity Lounge! Timed tickets to the Neon Curiosity Lounge are available at 1pm, 2pm, and 3pm, for a 1-hour segment to see all of the exhibits, vintage sign collection and the sign garden.This is event is part of the <a href="http://neonspeaks.org" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Neon Speaks 2022 Festival and Symposium</a>NEON CURIOSITY LOUNGE EXHIBITORS <ul><li><a href="http://www.aargon-neon.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Bill Concannon</a>, Aargon Neon, Crockett, CA</li><li><a href="http://historyofneon.org" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Dydia DeLyser &amp; Paul Greenstein</a>, Los Angeles, CA</li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/nevadaneonproject/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Will Durham, Nevada Neon Project</a>, Reno, NV</li><li><a href="https://flektro.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Michael Flechtner</a>, Flektro, Los Angeles, CA</li><li><a href="https://vimeo.com/529793220" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Robert Haus</a>, Anchorage, AK</li><li><a href="https://www.route9signs.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Chris Raley</a>, Route 9 Signs, Fresno CA</li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/neogirlneon/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Roxy Rose Score</a>, Los Angeles, CA<a href="https://www.route9signs.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"></a></li><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/museumofneonart/videos/we-had-a-blast-last-week-visiting-artist-stu-ziff-in-his-studio-stu-works-with-b/301682281710889/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Stuart Ziff</a>, Los Angeles, CA</li></ul>Tickets include entrance to the MONA vintage sign gallery, neon demonstrations in the lab, neon art exhibit, plus pie and refreshments in the outdoor sign garden.

Neon Speaks logo by Kate Widdows. Banner Photo by Dydia DeLyser. Safari Inn photo by Randall Ann Homan

If you are traveling to Glendale for this event, we recommend staying at the <a href="https://safariburbank.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Safari Inn</a>, perfect for anyone attending the Neon Curiosity Lounge. Call the front desk for a reservation 818-845-8586 and let them know you want to stay at the Safari Inn, not their other property, for the full impact of this iconic neon sign. The Safari Inn in Burbank is just a 12-minute drive to the Museum of Neon Art in Glendale, CA.

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