Collection by Miyoko Ohtake

Exhibits to See Over the Holidays

With a few days off and some time to travel, now is your chance to catch new shows as well as the tail ends of the exhibitions you've been meaning to make it to. We've rounded up 8 must-see exhibits—with links to slideshows of images from each in case online is as close to on location as you're able to get.

One of the featured designers in the show is Spanish-born Mexican architect   Félix Candela. Among his works, the Chapel Lomas de Cuernavaca (completed in 1958) in Cuernavaca, Morelos. Photo by Dorothy Candela.
One of the featured designers in the show is Spanish-born Mexican architect Félix Candela. Among his works, the Chapel Lomas de Cuernavaca (completed in 1958) in Cuernavaca, Morelos. Photo by Dorothy Candela.
Carbon-fiber 'Spun Chair' by Mathias Bengtsson of Denmark, 2002. Photo by Jeppe Gudmundsen Holmgreen.
Carbon-fiber 'Spun Chair' by Mathias Bengtsson of Denmark, 2002. Photo by Jeppe Gudmundsen Holmgreen.
Here the Frankfurt Kitchen as reconstructed and on view at the MoMA.
Here the Frankfurt Kitchen as reconstructed and on view at the MoMA.
The Frankfurt kitchen, designed by Austrian architect Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky, was one of the first kitchens designed as a complete and efficient system.
The Frankfurt kitchen, designed by Austrian architect Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky, was one of the first kitchens designed as a complete and efficient system.
Earthenware plate by the Société Céramique Masstricht circa 1925 in the Netherlands.
Earthenware plate by the Société Céramique Masstricht circa 1925 in the Netherlands.
Here's the interior of the Hadid-designed tasting pavilion.
Here's the interior of the Hadid-designed tasting pavilion.
LightLane by Evan Gant and Alex Tee
LightLane by Evan Gant and Alex Tee
What is Modern? and Olivetti: Innovation and Identity celebrates the forward-looking mentality of modern design and the industrial works of Olivetti. On view at the Denver Art Museum through October 2012. Watch our slideshow of images from the show.
What is Modern? and Olivetti: Innovation and Identity celebrates the forward-looking mentality of modern design and the industrial works of Olivetti. On view at the Denver Art Museum through October 2012. Watch our slideshow of images from the show.