Please join us for a special event when we visit Fair Park in Dallas, Texas. Created for the Texas Centennial Exposition of 1936, Fair Park is one of the finest collections of Art Deco art and architecture in the United States. In this illustrated lecture, featuring historic and current images and newsreel footage from the Centennial Exposition, Fair Park Deco co-author Jim ...
Please join us for a presentation on the World Congress on Art Deco, held in Buenos Aires, Mar del Plata and Montevideo. Share our memories as some of the attendees recount tales of the vibrant architecture, culture and fashion found in these exciting locations. Time: 7.30pm for an 8 o’clock start. Venue: Racecourse Hotel, upstairs function room, cnr Dandenong and Waverley Roads, ...
Unfortunately our speaker at the Miami Meets Melbourne Night has cancelled his Australian trip, due to concerns about the bushfires and the effect on his respiratory health from smoke. This means that the event scheduled for 27 January will not proceed. However, we have organised a great replacement, to be held on Thursday 30 January at the Racecourse Hotel. Tour ...
Join us for a special night with renowned Melbourne tour guide and raconteur, Kenneth Park, as he takes us on a tour along the U.S.A’s Route 66. Sure to be a fun and entertaining evening as Kenneth shares his first-hand knowledge of the Deco (and other) delights along the legendary route between Chicago and Los Angeles . Date: Thursday, 30th ...
Given the current circumstances regarding self-isolation with people staying at home for their own safety and the safety of others, the talk by Tony Tibbals from the Cinema and Theatre Historical Society of Australia (CATHS) about the interwar cinemas of Melbourne's Eastern Suburbs that was scheduled for Thursday, May 7th 2020 has been cancelled. We are hopeful that we will be ...
Vaughan Macefield will explore Clarice Cliff’s work, influences and legacy in his excellent presentation. Join us for this interesting and fun evening as we return to the Racecourse Hotel for our first in-person event for 2022.
Our guest speaker is Fiona Austin, President of Beaumaris Modern. When Fiona, a long-time resident of Beaumaris, saw those buildings she admired were being demolished, she, along with a group of concerned residents, started this community group. Fiona will be sharing her love of this area, its location to the bay, the modernist architecture and its natural landscape. Following her ...
It was a time of sartorial extremes: from the luxury of Hollywood glamour, to the destitution of the Great Depression. Women wore playful, beautiful and colourful clothing which served as an escape from life’s grim realities: a welcome return to femininity, with frills, flounces, bows and curls. Film stars like Jean Harlow, Katharine Hepburn and Joan Crawford typified the desired ...
16th World Congress on Art Deco: Modernism - Florida's Hidden Treasures The 16th World Congress on Art Deco: Modernism – Florida’s Hidden Treasures was held in April 2023. Attendees were treated to a celebration of Art Deco and Modernism that included guided tours, lectures, exhibits, and events highlighting the early 20th Century architectural history and design treasures of Central Florida, ...
Collecting Art Deco - From fine art to ephemera Guest speaker and ADMSA member, Dr Peter Sheridan AM is an internationally recognised and respected historian, collector and speaker on Art Deco design. Over 25 years Peter and his wife Jan have built a world-class collection of Art Deco pieces from all over the world which highlight the beauty, flamboyance and ...