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The Modernist Society is a British not for profit creative organisation, founded as the Manchester Modernist Society in 2009 and is dedicated to celebrating and engaging with twentieth century architecture and design, through publishing, events, exhibitions and creative collaborations. It is formally constituted as a Community Interest Company.

The Modernist Society has commissioned sound installations for telephone kiosks, has acted as 'uninvited artists in residence' at a university campus and published numerous photo books and pamphlets including Decades by James Thorp, designed by Jonathan Hitchen with photographs by Emily Marshall and Manchester Modern by Richard Brook and designed by Vaseem Bhatti.

The society's patrons include writer Jonathan Meades and musician Johnny Marr

In 2011 the society began publishing a quarterly printed magazine the modernist. Contributors to the magazine have included Jonathan Meades, Ben Kelly and Billy Bragg. the modernist has developed into a small press, publishing limited edition books, pamphlets and maps about 20th century architecture and design.

In 2019 the society opened the modernist gallery in Manchester, UK, as a venue for its exhibitions and events as well as to retail books, artworks and modernist inspired goods.