SUNNYLANDS

Press Inquiries

For press inquiries and photo requests, please contact
Mary Perry by email or at 760-202-2266.

Bugs in the Gardens

Bugs in the Gardens, a day of activities at Sunnylands Center & Gardens, will take place on Sunday, May 20, 2012 from 9:00 am to 3:30 pm. What began in 2011 as a sustainable way to address aphids in the...

Sunnylands to Host Golf Program for Community Organizations

The 1965 Dick Wilson-designed golf course on Sunnylands, the former 200-acre estate of Ambassadors Walter and Leonore Annenberg, was once walked by the likes of Presidents Reagan, Nixon, Ford, and Bush....

Traditional Re-raising Ceremony on April 15 to Celebrate Kwakiutl Totem Pole

Rancho Mirage CA: April 2012 – A Kwakiutl totem pole located at The Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands will be dedicated at a traditional reraising ceremony at 10am, Sunday, April 15. The first 100 visitors...

Barbara Boxer Recognizes Sunnylands in the U.S. Senate

On Monday, January 23, 2012, Senator Barbara Boxer read into the Congressional Record* the following statement: Mr. President, this year the late Walter and Leonore Annenberg's legendary California...

Musician John Legend and former Secretary of State Shultz to be among Panelists at Opening Program Live Web Cast to be Broadcast February 11

A morning of conversations with a select group of global leaders in public policy, education, and the arts will be presented by The Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands as part of an invitation-only opening...

Sunnylands Institutes Green Vision Program

The Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands is committed to environmental sensitivity. The new Sunnylands Center, designed by Frederick Fisher & Partners, architects, received a LEED Gold rating. Sunnylands Center...

Exhibition at Sunnylands Center Features Silver-Gilt Collection

When Sunnylands Center & Gardens opens to the public on March 1, 2012, several significant pieces of silver-gilt from the collection of Ambassadors Walter and Leonore Annenberg will be on exhibition. The...

Annenberg Retreat, a Gift to the Nation, to be Dedicated February 12

The Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands, which will be dedicated on Sunday, February 12, 2012, is the most recent gift to the nation from Walter and Leonore Annenberg. The Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands will...

Sunnylands Center & Gardens Features Nine-Acres of Beauty

More than 50,000 plants, including 50 species of arid-landscape plants from North and South America, Africa, and the Mediterranean, are on nine-acres of gardens at Sunnylands. Visitors can explore 1.25...

Sunnylands Opens March 1, 2012

Public tours of the new Sunnylands Center & Gardens and the Sunnylands historic estate and residence will begin on March 1, 2012. The public opening follows a private dedication on February 12 and a partnership...

Ladybugs to be released

Join in the fun and get to know the bugs in the gardens. At 9am, we -- with your help -- will release thousands of ladybugs to help naturally protect the plants in Sunnylands Gardens. During the rest...

Rededication of the Kwakiutl Totem Pole

Since 1976, a 30-foot totem pole, hand carved by Canadian First Nations artist Henry Hunt, has been a prominent feature on the fifth fairway of the Sunnylands golf course. Hunt was for 20 years a carver...

The Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands to Open

The Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands, which incorporates the historic Annenberg estate and the new Sunnylands Center & Gardens, will open to the public in conjunction with Palm Springs Modernism Week, February...

Sunnylands Partners with Palm Springs Modernism Week

The Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands is a featured partner with Palm Springs Modernism Week. February 16 – 26: Pre-opening tours of Sunnylands Center & Gardens and the historic estate and Midcentury...