Both Spanish Mission and Mediterranean styles share a flair for evoking sunnier climes and seaside charm against Melbourne’s grey skies. This walk features notable and diverse examples of these styles across Ripponlea, St Kilda and Elwood, the three suburbs which are home to the highest concentrations of Spanish Mission and Mediterranean buildings in Melbourne. Click here for more information and …
Join us to hear from Di Sandilands, creator of PubCrock, a collection of hotel ware from a time when hospitality venues proudly displayed their name on their crockery, and sometimes glass and metal ware. Click here for more information and bookings.
Join us for our next presentation by Leanne Vassallo speaking on her Deco Divas which focuses on the many silent movie stars that inspired artists during the Art Deco era. From Erte, who created daring beaded fashions including the costume for Mata Hari, to portraits of Pola Negri and Greta Garbo. Visit the Events Page for bookings and more information.
Book tickets to the Grand Hotel film at the Sun Theatre, Yarraville, dress up to go in to win a prize and join ADMSA members for a nibble and a drink after the film. For more information and bookings visit our Events Page.
Join us for a journey to Paris in 1925 to experience the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts held from April to October. It sent ripples around the world, perhaps even shockwaves. Ultimately it even gave its name to the Art Deco style that we love. For more information and bookings visit the Event page.
Join us for a walk through the small inner-city suburb of Travancore, described as a remarkably intact area of distinctive interwar Art Deco housing styles and streetscapes and was called the Toorak of the north! For bookings and more information click here.
Following the recent US 20th Century Design tour of Seattle, join us for a guided tour of the 2 largest cities in the American Northwest. Washington State’s largest city, Seattle, has a rich history of pioneering spirit that crafted an Art Deco smorgasbord through to the pinnacle of Mid-Century marvels. Click here for more information
Join us for our final guided walk of 2024 exploring the leafy streets of South Yarra. This pleasant stroll will take in the many Moderne and Art Deco apartments and buildings between the Royal Botanic Gardens and Fawkner Park. Click here for more information and bookings.
Join us as author of Modern Heritage, Cameron Bruhn takes us on a deep dive into Art Deco properties featured in the book followed by a Q&A session. Click here for more information and bookings.
Join us for a tour of Modernist Melbourne in the east of the CBD, where we’ll see many buildings that show the significant changes made to the built environment of central Melbourne in the post WW2 period. Click here for more information and bookings.