Starting immediately, Sunnylands Center & Gardens will close indefinitely as the number of coronavirus cases...

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. – Kathleen Doherty, a career diplomat with the U.S. Foreign Service and...

Reach for the Sky: Tradition + Inspiration explores the flow of creativity from one culture...

For the second time in five years, the community can access the estate for free...

Update: Submissions for this event are no longer being accepted as of January 15, 2020....

By Pamela Starr, director of the U.S.-Mexico Network at the University of Southern California and...

Sunnylands commemorates the anniversary with photos, memorabilia Walter Annenberg ...

Just days before Martin Luther King, Jr. would have turned 90, members of the slain...

National Geographic photographer Tim Laman spent two years capturing the variety of birds found on...

Adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are at risk of academic problems, strained relationships,...

  BEIJING – The Brookings John L. Thornton China Center and The Annenberg Foundation Trust...

They came with brothers and sisters, their moms and dads, and the teachers who inspired...

The trustees of The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands extend their deepest sympathies to the...

Sunnylands’ popular Films on the Great Lawn resumes in May with three classic fairy tale...

In the 1980s, when he worked as chief White House correspondent for NBC News, Chris...

Sunnylands President David J. Lane joined Mumford & Sons’ Ben Lovett on stage at the...

In an article in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a group of...

The Senate version of a reauthorization bill for the Department of Homeland Security is likely...

Hot Club of Palm Springs, best known for interpreting classic swing music from the 1920s...

With the ongoing conflict in Afghanistan, the threat of global terrorism, and challenges associated with...

Guests at Sunnylands’ next Family Day will get a rare opportunity to enter the grounds...

‘Ceremony and Celebration’ is one of several CV Days of Los Muertos events. Celebrations of...

Last month’s earthquakes in Mexico are a jarring reminder that the Coachella Valley is sandwiched...

U.S. Ambassador Barzun, on far right, is seated next to David Lane as they meet...

The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands is partnering with the Royal Institute of British Architects to bring...

A cadre of some of the nation’s leading scientists, academics and editors of scientific journals...

Rancho Mirage – The Brookings John L. Thornton China Center and The Annenberg Foundation Trust...

RANCHO MIRAGE, CA – Sunnylands resumes its Films on the Great Lawn series in May...

  Abdu Saoud is a part-time Coachella Valley resident who once visited the Center &...

BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA—Governments throughout Latin America are struggling to design and adopt laws to address the...

Sunnylands was featured in the Great Homes and Gardens series at the Hillwood Estate, Museum...

Sunnylands president David Lane and ...

Painted a deep blue, a life-sized female figure lies in a field of white marble...

Sunnylands Center & Gardens reprises its popular Music in the Gardens concert series with a...

Some of today’s most lauded biographers and journalists convened at Sunnylands during the Rancho Mirage...

U.S. Ambassador Barzun, on far right, is seated next to David Lane as they meet...

The Palm Springs International Film Festival is a fabulous affair. Its annual gala brings not...

The plants are young now, but if all goes well in the coming months, some...

  Ralph J. Cicerone, a former president of the National Academy of Sciences who died...

By Anne Rowe, Sunnylands Director of Collections & Exhibitions Long after Sunnylands was completed in...

Dennis S. Mileti, a leading disaster expert, will detail the fallout of a catastrophic quake...

In the Coachella Valley, Día de los Muertos is CV Days of Los Muertos –...

As a result of a retreat convened at Sunnylands, more than three dozen CEOs and...

Visitors to Sunnylands this season will notice construction is underway on a project that will...

Ambassador David J. Lane, a senior diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to...

JOINT STATEMENT OF THE U.S.-ASEAN SPECIAL LEADERS' SUMMIT: SUNNYLANDS DECLARATION February 15-16, 2016 Following the...

Monthly ticket releases aimed at helping visitors secure tour times RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. – Sunnylands...

Either Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump will take command of the Oval Office in January....

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Some of the filmmakers were recent college grads with an eye toward...

During the Republican convention, panelists included, from left, Sen. Bob Corker, Drew Erdmann, and C...

Wallis Annenberg, chairman of the Annenberg Foundation and a Sunn...

The Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of the American Indian has bestowed its Innovative Partnership in...

By Drew Kerr Grounds Superintendent "You've got to stop and smell the roses" – Mac...

Rancho Mirage, Calif. – This week the Brookings John L. Thornton China Center hosted the...

Janice Lyle, director of Sunnylands Center & Gardens; Frederick Fisher of Frederick Fisher & Partners...

Bright yellow t-shirts dotted the Great Lawn on Sunday, April 25, as more than 50...

During 50th anniversary appearances, American Songbook ambassador imparts lessons to teens and adults Michael Feinstein...

Evan Thomas, the best-selling author, journalist and Princeton University professor, will discuss his latest book,...

President Obama held a press conference at Sunnylands Center following the US-ASEAN leaders summit. President...

In 1968, Geoffrey Cowan...

As plans were being made to transform Walter and Leonore Annenberg’s private home into a...

January 13, 2016--The White House has announced that President Obama will host a summit with...

ASIAN ARTISTS IN CRYSTAL: STEUBEN  GLASS AT SUNNYLANDS OPENS JANUARY 28 January 11, 2015--A collaboration...

Public may experience occasional single lane closures on Bob Hope and Frank Sinatra drives Friday,...

Helen Du Toit, interim festival director, makes a point during one of the directors' roundtables.[/c...

December 30, 2016--Today the White House announced that President Obama will be returning to Sunnylands...

By Anne Rowe, Director of Collections...

by Drew Kerr Superintendent of Grounds November 16, 2015 -- Sustainable practices are paramount at...

October 31, 2015 -- She is from Pacoima, a small city in the San Fernando...

October 27, 2015 -- A year after Sunnylands hosted a retreat on rising sea levels,...

Tuesday, October 13, 2015 -- Broadening a water-conservation program launched last year, Sunnylands is more...

LOS ANGELES, CA, Wednesday, September 16, 2015 -- A half dozen top executives in the...

September 15, 2015 – The Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands will celebrate the 50th anniversary of...

On September 9, the Brookings Institution and the Annenberg-Dreier Commission at Sunnylands co-hosted a panel...

President Anote Tong of Kiribati, Prince Albert II of Monaco, and Margaret Leinen at the...

RANCHO MIRAGE PROJECT SHOWCASES SUSTAINABLE DESIGN AND REDUCES TRAFFIC IN RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS July 23, 2015...

By Capricia Penavic Marshall July 24, 2015 -- Whe...

June 25, 2015 -- Preserving the integrity of science amid what some may see as...

Since its inception, The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands has demonstrated a strong commitment to...

National Academy of Sciences President Ralph J. Cicerone, who attended a Sunnylands retreat in February...

APRIL 15, 2015 -- Do arts and music festivals matter? The answer is obvious to...

With job coach Edgar Martinez in the background, Marco Meza, Ulisses Cervantes, and Isaias Woods...

APRIL 10, 2015 -- Geoffrey Cowan, president of the Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands (2010-2016),...

MARCH 26, 2015 -- The perception is that America is deeply divided over the validity...

Palm Springs Modern Living by James Schenpf and The Desert Modernists: The Architects Who Envisioned...

Michaeleen Gallahger, education and environmental director, and Danielle Sombati, education programs...

MARCH 20, 2015 -- There were the piercing high notes of opera singer Ilana Davidson,...

This paper was delivered on March 19, 2015 by Michael M. Kaiser, the former president...

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How the scientific community can s...

MARCH 10, 2015 -- Displaying creations forged from metals, wood and stone, seven sculptors drew...

MARCH 9, 2015 – From embedding Chinese o...

Sunnylands Center & Gardens will be the setting for performances by some of the world’s...

Education leaders from Mexico and California convened last week as part of an initiative to...

March 4, 2015, San Francisco, CA—A new report published by the Asia Society in partnership...

About 150 people gathered at Sunnylands Center & Gardens on March 2 for a live...

Larry Mantle and KPCC's AirTalk are celebrating 30 years on the air with a live...

Television producer Norman Lear and Geoffrey Cowan, then-president of the Annenberg Foundation Trust...

February 11, 2015 -- Moving to establish clearer oversight of the Department of Homeland Security,...

February 9, 2015 -- A soft breeze and the bright Monday morning sun set the...

January 30, 2015--In recent weeks, visitors to Sunnylands have eyed a vista far different from...

January 28, 2015. By Justin Chapman, project fellow at the USC Annenberg Center on Communication...

Not far from the three locales where hundreds of book-lovers gathered to hear and meet...

What do you get the man or woman who has everything? The question was not...

At a retreat in October 2014, Sunnylands and its partners Prince Albert II of Monaco...

It was early in the day, prior to regular public hours, when students from Coachella...

November 7--President Geoffrey Cowan (2010-2016) announced today the appointment of Kenneth Chavez as Sunnylands deputy...

The Internet offers limitless possibilities where information can move freely and as quickly as the...

Sunnylands is dedicated to supporting education and contributing to the community, and in past years...

From left: Diane Sawyer, Walter Annenberg, Mike Nichols, Henry Kissinger, Leonore Annenberg, Oscar d...

At the conclusion of the retreat on Sea Change: Developing Strategies for Rising Sea Levels...

Educators, policy makers, and education technology leaders issued a call to action to increase broadband...

In Washington, DC, on Monday, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan headlined a summit hosted...

President Ric...

The primary goal of the Initiative is to bring together interested parties so that the...

Decades ago, Walter and Leonore Annenberg planted more than 600 olive trees at Sunnylands, their...

Sunnylands, in cooperation with the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, is developing a new wetlands...

Water conservation and sustainable living in the desert are important to the mission of The...

The Riverside County Board of Supervisors honored The Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands with a proclamation...

Leonore and Walter Annenberg were delighted when friend Frank Sinatra began dating neighbor Barbara Marx...

The Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries, and Museums (ATALM) International Conference was held in Palm...

Sunnylands president (2010-2016) Geoffrey Cowan and Ambassador Paula Dobriansky explored global hotspots and U.S. foreign...

RANCHO MIRAGE, CALIFORNIA, June 4, 2014--The Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands, the Prince Albert II of...

Addressing students, faculty and the public at Central European University in Budapest, Sunnylands president Geoffrey...

As a stiff wind whipped through the Sunnylands golf course Tuesday morning, players from The...

If you tour the main house at Sunnylands, you can't miss Auguste Rodin's sculpture of...

Reporters, policy makers, and residents from across the Coachella Valley gathered at Sunnylands on Wednesday,...

The Annenberg Working Group Toward HIV Cure, formed at the conclusion of the successful Summit...

On February 24, 2014, Sunnylands partnered once again with the San-Francisco based nonprofit Common Sense...

Walter and Leonore Annenberg first met Queen Elizabeth II and the royal family in 1969...

Sunnylands Director of Collections & Exhibitions Anne Rowe explores the original art on display to...

RANCHO MIRAGE -- FEB 14: His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan motorcade outside the...

Sunnylands' leadership and service to the community was recognized at the annual Rammy Awards &...

Statement on California Water Emergency by Geoffrey Cowan, president, The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands...

  Following a retreat at Sunnylands that brought together current and former Supreme Court justices...

RANCHO MIRAGE, CALIFORNIA, JANUARY 29, 2014 -- The White House announced today that President Obama...

Several authors attending the first annual Rancho Mirage Writers Festival met at Sunnylands for an...

WASHINGTON — David Dreier, chairman of The Annenberg-Dreier Commission at Sunnylands, testified before Congress on...

Sunnylands welcomed 17 top international filmmakers for a two-day retreat during the Palm Springs International...

As Walter Annenberg famously said, “few things are as essential as education.” In 1993, this...

At a White House event to mark the 25th annual World AIDS Day, President Obama...

LONDON, Dec. 13, 2013-- The Panel on Global Internet Cooperation and Governance Mechanisms—a diverse group...

Legislators hail Dreier’s “remarkable contribution to building a modern and successful relationship between the U.S....

Greeting guests as they come up the winding driveway from Frank Sinatra Drive is Birds...

A diverse global group of stakeholders from government, civil society, the private sector, the technical...

  Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell has joined the advisory board of The...

David Dreier, chairman of The Annenberg-Dreier Commission at Sunnylands, will represent Secretary of State John...

September 30, 2013--David Dreier, chairman of the Annenberg-Dreier Commission at Sunnylands, will travel to Tokyo...

Task Force Highlights Need to Consolidate Oversight of Homeland Security  WASHINGTON, September 11, 2013—Nearly a...

Keeping the golf course at Sunnylands green involves unique challenges. On one hand, the course...

Design buffs may know Harry Bertoia from his namesake metal framework chairs, which have become...

Holding court on a credenza in the living room of Sunnylands is an important Chinese...

Beijing, August 2, 2013--Henry Kissinger, the distinguished former U.S. Secretary of State, has joined the...

The summit between President Barack Obama and President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of...

Participants at a three-day meeting on Art & Social Change discuss their practices and the...

The Annenbergs were known for their love of art.  Much of their collection - including...

On June 27, in a televised ceremony in Palazzo Begni in the Republic of San...

In an interview with WSJ's Jerry Seib, former Republican Congressman David Dreier, now the Chairman...

President Barack Obama hosted President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China for an...

THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release June 7, 2013 REMARKS...

After spending a week in greater Palm Springs, C-SPAN, the public affairs network, produced several...

On May 28, 2013, David Dreier, Chairman of the Annenberg Dreier Commission at Sunnylands, was...

MAY 20, 2013 -- The White House announced today that President Obama will meet with...

The Annenberg-Dreier Commission at Sunnylands and the Americas Society/Council of the Americas present a special...

The Annenberg-Dreier Commission at Sunnylands and the Americas Society/Council of the Americas present a special...

  In an op-ed published in the Wall Street Journal on April 12, 2013, David...

RANCHO MIRAGE, CALIFORNIA, April 8, 2013 -- The Trustees, President, and staff of The Annenberg...

Designer Trina Turk speaks on the inspiration she finds at Sunnylands at the City of...

Six fashion designers showed their latest designs as inspired by clothes worn decades ago by...

Musicians from the Seattle Symphony performed at Sunnylands on a perfect desert day. Over the...

Building upon a commitment to technology and education, The Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands sponsored a...

RANCHO MIRAGE, CALIFORNIA, Wednesday, February 20, 2013—David Dreier, the longtime chairman of the influential House...

New York Center for Living is Retreat Partner Venturing out of Rancho Mirage, CA, The...

Math retreat efforts yield new trusted entity: EdReports.org Two retreats and several strategy meetings convened...

Sunnylands Center & Gardens is participating in an on-going butterfly tagging program in partnership with...

The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) honored James Burnett with a 2012 ASLA Professional...

Mayor of Los Angeles Antonio Villaraigosa believes that the U.S.-Mexico relationship must embrace new areas...

The Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands and the Woodrow Wilson Center will hold a breakfast discussion...

The Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands and the Wilson Center co-sponsored the event, held on Tuesday,...

The Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands and the Woodrow Wilson Center will hold a breakfast discussion...

The Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars will issue...

WASHINGTON - A high-level panel of binational and bipartisan experts is to recommend major changes...

There were lots of high-fives when Nic Fanocvic of Desert Arc chipped his ball up...

There were 36 boys and girls age 9 to 17 participating in a junior scramble...

The 1965 Dick Wilson-designed golf course on Sunnylands, the former 200-acre estate of Ambassadors Walter...

Rancho Mirage CA: April 2012 – A Kwakiutl totem pole locat...

Timothy Schroder is a renowned expert on antique silver and silver-gilt, a term referring to...

On Monday, January 23, 2012, Senator Barbara Boxer read into the Congressional Record* the following...

A morning of conversations with a select group of global leaders in public policy, education,...

The Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands is committed to environmental sensitivity. The new Sunnylands Center, designed...

More than 50,000 plants, including 50 species of arid-landscape plants from North and South America,...

When Sunnylands Center & Gardens opens to the public on March 1, 2012, several significant...

The Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands, which will be dedicated on Sunday, February 12, 2012, is...

Public tours of the new Sunnylands Center & Gardens and the Sunnylands historic estate and...

The Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands, which incorporates the historic Annenberg estate and the new Sunnylands...