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. But what exactly did the English and Australians make of all the ...
Join us for our next presentation by Leanne : 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. Leanne’s presentation shines a spotlight on the Australian ...
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. Badged hotel ware was everywhere – in hotels, cafes, guest houses and tea rooms, in small towns to big city hotels, in hospitals and on the ...
Join us to hear Michael Rigg present insights into the purpose-built Art Deco Castlemaine Art Museum completed in 1931. The National Trust heritage-listed building was designed by architect Percy Meldrum. Retired architect and past president of the Master Builders’ Association, Michael will highlight the architectural gems and fabric of the Museum as well as its architect. Architect Percy Meldrum was ...
Join RMIT Architectural Historian Conrad Hayman as he explores the many reinventions of 20th century styles spanning neo-futurism, metabolism, modernism and the emergence of postmodernism in the late 1970s. Date: Thursday, 18 September 2025 Time: 7.45 pm for 8.00 pm start Cost: Members $30, Non-members $35 Venue: The Glasshouse Caulfield (in Caulfield Racecourse), 31 Station Street Caulfield East 3145 ...