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2023 Annual Letter

A message from President David J. Lane

In this letter, which we intend to be an annual communication with our partners and…

A place of history, hospitality, and diplomacy in the California desert

President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping – U.S.-China Summit, June 2013

Sunnylands Center & Gardens – completed in 2011, opened to the public March 2012

The Historic House – midcentury modern home was completed in 1966

Sunnylands

History

Sunnylands emerged onto the world stage when the historic estate was completed in 1966. It…

The Trust

In 2001, Walter and Leonore Annenberg established The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands to “address…

Retreats

Convening global leaders and prominent experts for retreats and meetings that matter.

Visit

Explore two distinct sections of Sunnylands.

The contemporary Sunnylands Center & Gardens is open mid-September to early June. Admission and parking are free. Reservations/tickets are not required. Learn more.
The historic Sunnylands estate operates primarily as a private, high-level retreat center. Public access is limited to guided tours, offered when retreats are not in session. Tours and tickets.

Visit the Center & Gardens

On summer hiatus

Sunnylands Center & Gardens first opened to the public in March 2012. Upon entering the…

Tour the Historic Estate

On summer hiatus

All tour tickets are sold online and are first made available at 9 am Pacific…

Gardens Guide

This guide is designed to assist with your exploration and identification of garden plants.

Exhibition

The exhibition, "Variations to a Theme: William Haines at Sunnylands," spotlights the custom-made furniture and…

Art Ambassadors

Art Ambassadors provides high school students in the Coachella Valley with a hands-on experience with…

Events

Thursday, September 28, 2023

Sep 28, 2023

Closed for olive harvest

Sunnylands Center & Gardens is closed for a staff harvest of some of the estate’s olive trees in preparation for a public harvest later this fall. Harvested olives are used to produce Sunnylands

8:30 am

Sep 28, 2023

Reopening tomorrow

Reopening tomorrow
Friday, September 29, 2023

Sep 29, 2023

7

30

pm

Friday, 7:30–9:30 pm

Films in the Gardens—The Breakfast Club (1985)

Sunnylands gardens

Our free Films in the Gardens program returns with a trio of back-to-school films from the 1980s. The series concludes with a screening of The Breakfast Club (1985) on September 29 at 7:30 pm. F

7:30 pm

Sep 29, 2023
Friday, October 20, 2023

Oct 20, 2023

5

00

pm

Art Experience—Day of the Dead: Mosaic Skulls

Center studio

Join noted Los Angeles-based mosaic artist Mary Clark-Camargo for a special Day of the Dead art workshop. Participants will create a 6x8-inch mosaic skull, known as a calavera, using hand-crafted glas

5:00 pm

Oct 20, 2023
Saturday, October 21, 2023

Oct 21, 2023

12

00

pm

Art Experience—Day of the Dead: Mosaic Skulls

Center studio

Join noted Los Angeles-based mosaic artist Mary Clark-Camargo for a special Day of the Dead art workshop. Participants will create a 6x8-inch mosaic skull, known as a calavera, using hand-crafted glas

12:00 pm

Oct 21, 2023
Friday, November 3, 2023

Nov 3, 2023

8

45

am

Fridays, 8:45–9:45 am

Free Guided Bird Walk

Sunnylands gardens

Led by a knowledgeable birder, this free 60-minute guided walk introduces guests to many local and migratory bird species in the Sunnylands gardens. Birding walks are offered every Friday at 8:45 am,

8:45 am

Nov 3, 2023

"My country has been very good to me; I must be good to my country."

- Walter Annenberg

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