Post 2023 World Congress Presentation
2023-07-20 20:00 - 22:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | The Racecourse Hotel, 895 Dandenong Road, Malvern East, VIC, 3145, Australia
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, Miami/Miami Beach and Palm Beach.
ADMSA members David Wharton, Alison Finch, Julie Lord and Brian Scott will each share their highlights, photos and memories of the Congress.

Please join us on Thursday, 20 July 2023 for this visual feast and special tour of the Congress through the eyes of our own ADMSA presenters. Use the booking form below to register by Saturday, 15 July 2023.
When: Thursday, 20th July 2023, 7.45pm for an 8.00pm start.
Where: Racecourse Hotel, 895 Dandenong Road, Malvern East VIC 3145
Cost: $20 Members, $25 non-members (includes tea, coffee and nibbles)
Past Event

Collecting Art Deco
2023-08-24 19:45 - 22:00 | The Racecourse Hotel, 895 Dandenong Road, Malvern East, VIC, 3145, Australia
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 the variety of Art Deco design in all its iterations, with unique individual pieces complemented by exceptional assemblages of rarely-seen sets and groupings.
In this informative presentation Peter will share images from his soon to be released book of his remarkable collection that spans from rare and valuable museum pieces to accessible and affordable collectibles.
There is something for everyone at this event so please join us at the Racecourse Hotel on Thursday 24 August.
Please use the booking form below to register by 19 August 2023.
Past Event

Industrial Designers and Art Deco Design
2024-05-02 20:00 - 22:00 | Caulfield RSL, 4 St Georges Road, Elsternwick, VIC, Australia
Collector, photographer and author, Peter Sheridan explores the input of industrial designers to the Art Deco style, highlighting the work of Walter Dorwin Teague and Isamu Noguchi in the 1930s. This is a brand new lecture with fascinating insights into the story of Art Deco and images of pieces rarely seen.
8.00 pm on Thursday, 2 May 2024 at Caulfield RSL, 4 St Georges Road, Elsternwick, VIC
Peter will bring some of the special examples with him to make the evening memorable for members.
There will also be a limited selection of Peter’s books for sale with proceeds kindly donated to ADMSA.
COST: $20 members, $25 non-members
Bookings essential by Friday, 26 April 2024
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Travancore Walking Tour
2024-06-30 10:00 - 12:00
The small inner-city suburb of Travancore was established by the subdivisions of a large pastoral estate in 1918 and the early 1920s. The area is bounded by Mount Alexander Road, Flemington Street, Baroda Street and the Moonee Ponds Creek and looked up to Royal Park (before the Tullamarine freeway).
Travancore is described as a remarkably intact area of distinctive interwar housing styles and streetscapes and was called the Toorak of the north!
Date: Sunday 30 June, 2024
Starting Time: 9.45 am for a 10.00 am start
Starting Point: Dan Murphy’s opposite 418 Mount Alexander Road, Ascot Vale
Cost: $30 members, $35 non-members
Bookings are essential by 28 June
Numbers are capped at 25 and walk-ups on the day cannot be accommodated!
Note: The route for this walk is hilly so bring your walking shoes and water bottle.
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Lost in Palm Springs Presentation
2024-07-11 20:00 - 22:00 | Caulfield RSL, 4 St Georges Road, Elsternwick, VIC, Australia
Dr Greer Honeywill is the author of Lost in Palm Springs and curator of the national touring exhibition Lost in Palm Springs,currently at the Art Gallery of Ballarat until 1 September 2024.
Mid-century modern architecture sits at the centre of this exploration of the many intersections to be found between art, architecture and design from Palm Springs to Australia.
Come along and hear from Greer about how it all came together and what it means. Books available for sale.
Date: Thursday, 11 July, 2024
Starting Time: 7.45 pm for a 8.00 pm start
Venue: ANZAC Room (lift access), Caulfield RSL, 4 St Georges Road, Elsternwick
Cost: $20 members, $25 non-members
Bookings essential by 5 July, 2024
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Walking tour of Modernist Melbourne – City East
2024-07-28 10:30 - 12:00 | Parliament Gardens, corner Albert and Nicholson Streets, East Melbourne, Victoria, 3002, Australia
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.
Starting with the 1958 ICI building in Nicholson street we will see examples of Modernist office buildings, Brutalist fire stations, cinemas and car parks and brick apartment towers all built in the 1950s through the 1980s.
Held on the last day of Melbourne Open House weekend, why not add a walking tour of Modernist Melbourne to your weekend of architecture! Places are very limited – book now! Booking Form
Meeting point: Parliament Gardens: Cnr Albert & Nicholson Streets, Melbourne
Time: 10.15 am for a 10.30am start
Cost: $30 members $35 non-members
In early 2025 we will also offer another CBD walking tour, Modernist Melbourne – City West. Stay tuned for details! Email robynsaalfield@ihug.com.au to be placed on the wait list for more information!

Modern Heritage Presentation by Cameron Bruhn
2024-08-15 20:00 - 22:00 | Caulfield RSL, 4 St Georges Road, Elsternwick, VIC, Australia
Recently off the press, Modern Heritage surveys 20 homes that embody the interwar period’s vibrant architectural eclecticism. Weaving cultural context with new insights, this carefully curated volume and talk will highlight the privilege that comes with owning a heritage house and the value of research in understanding the architecture’s stories and setting. The talk will cover how architects and homeowners share the process of protecting this legacy while giving new life to these cherished homes. This event will largely focus on the Art Deco properties as a deep dive.
Our speaker and the book’s author Cameron Bruhn is an Honorary Professor and former Dean and Head of School at The University of Queensland’s School of Architecture, Design and Planning. He is a respected leader and communicator in Australia’s architecture community and an advocate for the value of the built environment in shaping communities, cities and regions.
The session will be followed by a facilitated Q&A session and broader discussion on the evolving conservation practices for these homes.
Date: Thursday, 15 August 2024
Time: 7.45 pm for 8.00 pm start
Venue: ANZAC Room (lift access), Caulfield RSL, 4 St Georges Road, Elsternwick
Booking and payment by Monday, 12 August 2024
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Walking Tour of South Yarra
2024-11-17 14:00 - 15:30 | Royce Hotel, 379 St Kilda Road, Melbourne, Victoria, 3004, Australia
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.
The tour will begin at the Royce Hotel in St Kilda Road, before heading off down Bromby Street and exploring the surrounding streets.
Discover buildings rich in historical significance to the time period and hear about our local heritage.
Places are limited! Join us on this walk on Sunday 17 November by using the booking form below to register before Sunday 10 November.
Date: Sunday 17 November, 2024
Time: 2pm – 3.30 pm [please arrive at 1.45pm]
Meet up point: Royce Hotel, 379 St Kilda Rd. South Yarra
Cost: $30 members; $35 non-members
Reserve your place now through this Booking Form.

Seattle – From Deco to Mid-Century
2025-02-06 19:45 - 22:00 | The Glasshouse Caulfield (in Caulfield Racecourse), 31 Station Street, Caulfield East, VIC, 3145, Australia
Surrounded by water, mountains and evergreen forests, Seattle’s nature and architecture pack a punch. 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.
Just a few hours south, Oregon’s largest city, Portland, shares the dramatic landscape, and boasts its own share of stunning Deco, even though it hasn’t quite kept pace with Seattle’s caffeine-fuelled high tech boom.
Three ADMSA Committee members joined the tour in October 2024 and are excited to share their best pics and stories.
Date: Thursday 6 February 2025
Time: 7:45 pm for 8:00 pm start
Venue: The Glasshouse Caulfield (in Caulfield Racecourse)
Booking and payment by Monday 3 February 2025 – Booking Form

Walking tour of Travancore … with just a touch of Ascot Vale
2025-03-23 14:00 - 16:00
The small inner-city suburb of Travancore was established by the subdivisions of a large pastoral estate in 1918 and the early 1920s. The area is bounded by Mount Alexander Road, Flemington Street, Baroda Street and the Moonee Ponds Creek and looked up to Royal Park (before the Tullamarine freeway).
Travancore is described as a remarkably intact area of distinctive interwar housing styles and streetscapes and was called the Toorak of the north!
Date: Sunday 23 March, 2025
Starting Time: 1.45 pm for a 2.00 pm start
Starting Point: Dan Murphy’s 291 Mount Alexander Road, Ascot Vale
Cost: $30 members, $35 non-members
Bookings are essential by 20 March
Bookings at Trybooking https://www.trybooking.com/CZJTY (+ $0.50 booking fee) or for cheque and EFT, complete this form.
Numbers are capped at 25 and walk-ups on the day cannot be accommodated!
Note: Travancore is hilly but the walk is designed to avoid the steep hills. Bring your water bottle

1925 – An Englishman in Paris
2025-05-15 20:00 - 22:00 | The Glasshouse Caulfield (in Caulfield Racecourse), 31 Station Street, Caulfield East, VIC, 3145, Australia
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 fuss? The Allies may well have fought together in WWI but the French and British remained fierce economic rivals. The British Department of Overseas Trade sent a crack team of experts to report back on what they found. Australian department stores and Sydney Ure Smith’s The HOME magazine were the arbiters of good taste for the Australian household – what did they make of the new designs on show?
As we celebrate the 100-year anniversary of the Exhibition, ADMSA Committee member, Barry Clare, shares what the British found in Paris and how the style was received down under. Prepare to see some applied art and classic Anglo arrogance.

Date: Thursday, 15 May 2025
Time: 7.45 pm for 8.00 pm start

Venue: The Glasshouse Caulfield (in Caulfield Racecourse), 31 Station Street Caulfield East 3145

Cost: Members $30, Non-Members $35

Book by Monday 12 May 2025 at TryBooking https://www.trybooking.com/DATVR (+ $0.50 booking fee) or complete the booking form to pay by card, cheque or EFT.

Sun Theatre Function after screening of the Grand Hotel film
2025-06-01 14:30 - 17:30 | Sun Theatre, 8 Ballarat Street, yarraville, Victoria, 3013, Australia
Book tickets to the Grand Hotel film with Sun Theatre Yarraville on Sunday 1 June at 2:30 pm – ticket includes a complimentary Rothwell Distillery Gin Cocktail on arrival
Dress up to go in to win a prize from the Sun Theatre.
After the film, join ADMSA members and others for a get together – tickets $15 includes some nibbles.
Drinks available at bar prices.
Book theatre tickets: https://suntheatre.com.au/wp-cinema/movie/S25GRANDHOTEL/GRAND+HOTEL/
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Deco Divas – Silent movie stars who inspired Art Deco artists
2025-06-19 20:00 - 22:30 | The Glasshouse Caulfield (in Caulfield Racecourse), 31 Station Street, Caulfield East, VIC, 3145, Australia
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 actresses and artists who found fame in Hollywood. This includes Henry Clive, a Melbourne born magician, artist and illustrator, who created portraits in pastel of stars including Joan Crawford and Clara Bow for movie posters and magazines. Leanne will share the inspiration behind her ‘Deco Diva’ portrait series of her favourite muse, Miss Phryne Fisher, made famous in the Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries TV series, based on the novels by the recently departed Kerry Greenwood.

Leanne will show many items of interest from her collection and her Deco Diva paintings and prints that Art Deco lovers are sure to admire and enjoy.

Date: Thursday 19 June, 2025
Time: 7.45 pm for 8.00 pm start
Cost: $30 (members), $35 (non-members)
Venue: The Glasshouse Caulfield (in Caulfield Racecourse
31 Station Street, Caulfield East, 3145

Book by Monday, 16 June 2025 at TryBooking https://www.trybooking.com/DBZMS (+ $0.50 booking fee) or complete this form to pay by card, cheque or EFT.

Talk: PubCrock Collection: Collecting vintage hotel ware
2025-07-17 20:00 - 21:30 | The Glasshouse Caulfield (in Caulfield Racecourse), 31 Station Street, Caulfield East, VIC, 3145, Australia
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 railways.
Di will guide us through the journey that initially inspired her to collect hotel ware, detailing many adventures she encountered along the way. This includes sharing the history of institutions such as the dining halls in Coles Variety Stores through the lens of hotel ware.

Di encourages you to bring along any of your own hotel ware from the Art Deco period to share a story or ask any questions.

Date: Thursday, 17 July 2025
Time: 7.45 pm for 8.00 pm start
Venue: The Glasshouse Caulfield (in Caulfield Racecourse), 31 Station Street Caulfield East 3145

Bookings by Monday 14 July via TryBooking (+ $0.50 booking fee) or download and complete the Booking Forn to pay by card, cheque or EFT.

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Walking Tour: Spanish Mission and Mediterranean Melbourne
2025-07-20 10:30 - 12:30 | Ripponlea Railway Station, Ripponlea, VIC, 3185, Australia
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.
Join ADMSA committee member Sam Taylor on a walking tour to discover these delights.
Bring your water bottle and dress for the weather.
Date: Sunday, 20 July 2025
Time: 10.30am to 12.30pm
Meet at 10.20am at Ripponlea Railway Station (in the park on the ‘towards city’ side)
Book by Monday, 14 July 2025 at TryBooking https://www.trybooking.com/DCZOA (+ $0.50 booking fee) or complete this form to pay by card, cheque or EFT.

Talk: Michael Rigg: An Architectural tour of the Castlemaine Art Museum
2025-08-14 20:00 - 21:30 | The Glasshouse Caulfield (in Caulfield Racecourse), 31 Station Street, Caulfield East, VIC, 3145, Australia
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 influenced by Frank Lloyd Wright and designed aircraft hangars for the English War Office before settling back in Melbourne. He was a fine water colourist and collaborated with Napier Waller, whose mosaic features on the façade of Newspaper House in Melbourne (1933).

Date: Thursday, 14 August 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

Book by Monday 11 August 2025 via TryBooking (+ $0.50 booking fee) or download and complete the Booking Form to pay by card, cheque or EFT.

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Talk: From Modernism to Postmodernism: Evolution of style
2025-09-18 20:00 - 21:30 | The Glasshouse Caulfield (in Caulfield Racecourse), 31 Station Street, Caulfield East, VIC, 3145, Australia
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

Book by Monday 15 September 2025 via TryBooking (+ $0.50 booking fee) or download and complete the Booking Form to pay by card, cheque or EFT.

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Walking tour of Modernist Melbourne – City East
2025-09-21 10:30 - 12:00 | Parliament Gardens, corner Albert and Nicholson Streets, East Melbourne, Victoria, 3002, Australia
Join us for a captivating exploration of Modernist Melbourne in the east of the CBD, where we’ll uncover architectural treasures that illustrate the transformation of Melbourne’s built environment in the post-WWII period.
Our tour begins with the iconic 1958 ICI building on Nicholson Street, a striking example of International Style architecture featuring clean lines, curtain walls of glass, and an innovative use of reinforced concrete.
From there, you’ll marvel at a range of Brutalist buildings including a fire station, with its raw concrete facades and imposing geometric form, discover cinemas that embraced modernist aesthetics in their streamlined designs, and car parks with sculptural ramps that are as much art as utility.
We’ll also explore brick apartment towers, built between the 1950s and 1980s when the first wave of City Living was all the rage and so much more.
Bring your water bottle and dress for the weather.

Date: Sunday, 21 September 2025
Time: 10.30am 12.00 pm
Cost: Members $45, Non-members $50

Meet at 10.15 am Parliament Gardens: Corner Albert and Nicholson Streets East Melbourne

Tickets capped at 20. Book early to avoid disappointment via TryBooking (+ $0.50 booking fee) or download and complete the Booking Forn to pay by card, cheque or EFT.

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Presentation - Highlights of the Paris 2025 Art Deco Congress
2025-12-11 20:00 - 22:00 | Caulfield RSL, 4 St Georges Road, Elsternwick, VIC, Australia
Join us for an Art Deco immersion of the beginnings of Art Deco in 1925 and its spread across Paris and the world.
The Paris Art Deco Congress in October 2025 celebrated 100 years of all things Art Deco across 6 days. Four of our members will share their Congress highlights with you.
You’ll hear the story of the 1925 Paris International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts told through the Congress lectures, see Paris’s best Deco buildings, interiors, furniture, jewelry, and clothing visited on the tours and in museums, and get a taste of glamorous cafes, restaurants, dancing and parties.

Date: Thursday, 11 December 2025
Time: 7.45pm for an 8.00 pm start
Cost: Members $30, Non-members $35

Venue: Caulfield RSL, 4 St GeorgesRoad, Elsternwick 3185

Book by Monday 8 December 2025 via TryBooking or download and complete the Booking Form to pay by card, cheque or EFT.

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Presentation - Highlights of the 2025 Art Deco Congress tours of Reims, St Quentin and Brussels
2026-01-15 20:00 - 22:00 | Caulfield RSL, 4 St Georges Road, Elsternwick, VIC, Australia
Following our December presentation of highlights of the Paris Congress, join us for highlights of the Pre-Congress tour of Reims and St Quentin and the Post-Congress tour of Brussels.
Hear from our members about Reims, ‘The martyred city’ of WWI, that was rebuilt in the modern style that became known as Art Deco, and St Quentin’s Art Deco delights.
Then we’ll visit Brussels, to learn how it threw off its Art Nouveau heritage and embraced the modern Deco style.
Date: Thursday, 15 January 2026
Time: 7.45 pm for 8.00 pm start
Cost: Members $30, Non-members $35
Venue: Caulfield RSL, 4 St Georges Rd, Elsternwick, 3185

Book by Monday 12 January 2026 via TryBooking or download and complete the Booking Form to pay by card, cheque or EFT.

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Online Presentation: Mumbai, Art Deco Jewel of India
2026-03-12 19:30 - 20:30
Date: Thursday 12 March 2026
Time: 7:25 pm for 7:30 pm
Join us online to hear Atul Kumar, Founder Trustee of Art Deco Mumbai Trust, present Mumbai: Art Deco Jewel of India, a 45-minute visual presentation to be followed by a 15-minute Q&A.
Atul will take us on a virtual tour of select Art Deco buildings to help us identify and appreciate their role in making Mumbai’s Art Deco jewels so unique – which would only otherwise be possible by visiting this Indian city.
Mumbai, India’s financial and film capital, boasts the world’s second-largest collection of Art Deco buildings. The style arrived in Mumbai, then known as Bombay, in the early 1930s and continued to develop until the mid-1950s.
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Waking Tour: Travancore
2026-03-22 10:30 - 12:30
Sunday 22 March 2026, 10:30 am to 12:30 pm
Join us for a walking tour of the small inner-Melbourne suburb of Travancore which was established by the subdivisions of a large pastoral estate in 1918 and the early 1920s. It remains a remarkably intact area of distinctive Art Deco housing styles and streetscapes and was known as the Toorak of the north!
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Online Presentation: Art Deco & the Making of Modern India
2026-04-07 19:30 - 20:30
While India is often discussed in relation to its ancient and medieval architectural heritage, its contribution to 20th-century modernism remains less widely understood.
Art Deco in India offers a compelling point of entry into this story. Far from being a purely imported style, it took root most vividly in Mumbai, where it was rapidly adopted across housing, cinema, commercial and institutional architecture. From here, it spread across the country, becoming a visible marker of modernity.
Art Deco in India is significant not only for its scale and stylistic coherence, but for the role it played as a transitional phase. It introduced new materials, construction techniques and spatial ideas that helped lay the groundwork for the distinctly Indian modernism that emerged in the mid-20th century.
This presentation traces that broader arc of modernism in India, examining how architectural ideas travelled, adapted and evolved across different political, cultural and climatic contexts.
It moves from the imperial planning of New Delhi to the Art Deco urbanism of Bombay (present-day Mumbai) and considers in parallel the iconic modernist vision of Chandigarh under Le Corbusier. Together, these trajectories reveal how India did not simply absorb modernism, but actively reshaped it, producing architectural responses that were at once global in outlook and deeply rooted in local conditions.
Presented by Jon Wright and Professor Sangeeta Bagga, this session also serves as an introduction to a forthcoming expert-led Art Deco & Modernism luxury tour of India organised by Shall We Travel, offering participants the opportunity to experience these sites first-hand.
ADMSA are pleased to be working with Shall We Travel this year to curate a series of educational content about 20th century design in India. Shall We Travel is a boutique experiential travel company based in India, that designs personalised, high-touch tours of India. Co-founder Imran Khan, along with our presenter Jon Wright, led a similar tour of key 20th century architectural locations in 2019 for the UK-based Twentieth Century Society that works on conservation of C20 buildings.
Speakers:
Jon Wright
A heritage consultant and specialist guide based in London, Jon Wright focuses on the history and conservation of 20th-century architecture. He works with Purcell Architecture Ltd, one of the world’s leading firms in the conservation of historic buildings.
Sangeeta Bagga
Professor Bagga is the first woman Principal of the Chandigarh College of Architecture, established as part of the Chandigarh project in 1961. An urban designer by training, she was awarded a PhD for her research on Chandigarh as a heritage city of modernity and serves as an expert member of ICOMOS International Scientific Committee on 20th Century Heritage.This 45-minute presentation will be followed by a 15-minute Q&A session.
Cost: Members $15, Non-members $20.
Note: Please purchase a ticket for your household rather than 2 tickets if 2 or more people are watching from the same home.
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The online presentation will be by Zoom and you will be sent the Zoom link the evening before, Monday 6th April. Join online at 7:25 for a 7:30 pm AEST start.

Presentation: Continental Living – Art Deco and Moderne flats in the City of Port Phillip
2026-04-16 19:30 - 22:00 | The Glasshouse Caulfield (in Caulfield Racecourse), 31 Station Street, Caulfield East, VIC, 3145, Australia
Presentation: Continental Living – Art Deco and Moderne flats in the City of Port Phillip
Thursday 16 April 2026, 7:30 pm for 8:00 pm start.
Join David Helms, City of Port Phillip’s Principal Heritage Advisor, to take us on a journey of continental living in the Art Deco and Moderne flats in Port Phillip.
After World War I Melbourne faced a housing shortage and flats were seen as a solution to the problem. By the mid-1930s almost as many flats as houses were being built across the city and many of these were in St Kilda. By 1947 St Kilda contained 5,500 flats, a quarter of all flats in Melbourne – many built by European migrants and described as ‘The Continental Flat’.
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Walking Tour: Spanish Mission, Ripponlea, Balaclava & Elwood
2026-04-19 10:30 - 12:30
Sunday 19 April 2026, 10:30 am to 12:30 pm
Ripponlea, Balaclava and Elwood are home to the highest concentrations of Spanish Mission and Mediterranean buildings in Melbourne. Join us to experience the notable and diverse examples of these styles.
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Celebrate World Art Deco Day wherever you are - Drinks and dress ups in Melbourne
2026-04-28 | Nick and Nora’s Melbourne, Entrance 11 Benson Walk, Melbourne, Victoria, 3000, Australia
The 28th April is World Art Deco Day. Join us to celebrate 101 years of Art Deco at Nick and Nora’s in the Melbourne CBD. If you haven’t been to Nick and Nora’s before, you will feel like you have stepped back to the 1920s in Paris, New York or Shanghai!
You can show off your Art Deco couture and catch up with old and new Art Deco friends.
This is an informal social event where we have secured space for 20 people (without a function minimum spend). You will self cater for your drinks and any food.
If this goes well and people love the venue then we would love to organise a cocktail function at a later date which would be ticketed for the drinks and canapés on a function package.
If you’d like to stay on with dinner, please book directly with Nick and Nora’s – or take a chance and decide on the night.
– Attire – entirely at your discretion: Dress up to celebrate Art Deco with a piece of jewellery or something smart you feel comfortable in
– Entry tickets: $5
– Drinks and food not provided and at your expense
Location:
Nick and Nora’s
Entrance 11 Benson Walk
80 Collins Street
Melbourne, VIC 3000
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Tasmania: Tour - Colonial Mutual Life Building
2026-05-07 15:00 | Colonial Mutual Life Building, 18 Elizabeth Street, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Join the Tasmanian Chapter for a tour of the Colonial Mutual Life Building in Hobart.
Date: Thursday 7 May
Time: 3:00 pm
Location: 18 Elizabeth Street, Hobart
Note: Places are limited to a maximum of 16 people.
Email Jessica Lawrence Design for bookings

Victoria: Walking Tour - Mount Eagle
2026-05-17 10:30
In an exclusive residential enclave, the walk takes us past Interwar properties, several of which could be described as ‘Art Deco’ or ‘Modernist’.
This part of Eaglemont was laid out between 1914 and 1916 by Walter Burley Griffin, the American-born architect who is renowned for designing Canberra as well as Melbourne’s Capitol Theatre and Newman College.
We will walk through one of Burley Griffin’s 7 private park reserves built behind the houses for the community to share, a key principle of Griffin’s utopian principles. We will see one of his larger houses which is startlingly modern for 1927.
The walk is also in the footsteps of the so-called ‘Heidelberg School’ painters who camped in a derelict house that once stood in rural isolation and where they drew inspiration from the landscape and from each other during the 2 ‘Golden Summers’ of 1888 to 1890, developing an Australian version of Impressionism.
An absolute highlight of the walk will be a tour inside one of the 3 pioneering Australian Arts and Crafts houses designed by Harold Desbrowe Annear in 1903. The beautiful and faithfully restored architect’s ‘Own House’ demonstrates the shift from prevailing Italianate and Queen Anne suburban taste as it embraced innovative modern design in the twentieth century.
Walking notes: There are some sloping streets and a short descent along a rough track with steps, so the walk is not suitable for those with mobility problems.
Cost: Members $45, Non-members $50
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Meet: Corner of The Eyrie and Summit Drive between 10:15 and 10:25 am for a 10:30 am start. The walk will finish at the same point.
Driving: Approach The Eyrie from the west (note it is not accessible from the east).
Parking: The Eyrie should have kerbside parking available.
Train: Eaglemont Station on the Hurstbridge line with a 900 metre uphill walk to the starting point.
Bring your water bottle and dress for the weather.

Victoria: Social Function - Post-screening Lempicka Documentary
2026-05-17 18:15 - 19:15 | Sun Theatre, 8 Ballarat Street, yarraville, Victoria, 3013, Australia
We are holding a social function after the Sun Theatre’s one-off screening of the documentary, The True Story of Tamara de Lempicka and The Art of Survival.
Join us in the sumptuous Art Deco Le Salon (6:15 pm to 7:15 pm) to chat with fellow Art Deco lovers to discuss the film while enjoying a post-film snack and grab a drink at bar prices. Don’t forget to dress up for the event to show off a favourite Art Deco outfit! – fun but definitely not compulsory.
Tickets via TryBooking, at $15 each, are ONLY for the after-screening social function.
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BOOK FILM TICKETS with allocated seats (4:30 to 6:10 pm) directly with Sun Theatre, Yarraville (https://www.movietkts.com.au/selectsession.php?siteCode=SUNCIN&movieCode=S256TAMARADELEMP).
The film: A visually stunning and sweeping feature documentary that traces the life and survival of the renowned painter through her powerful paintings – from her rise to international stardom in 1920s Paris, to her move to the United States in 1940, fleeing the rise of fascism, and her revival in the current art market. Tamara de Lempicka was the preeminent Art Deco painter, known for her high-gloss sensual nudes and portraits of high society during the Jazz Age. She was marginalised and gained notoriety for her romantic liaisons with her models and her indulgent, decadent lifestyle, but she was so much more.

Tasmania: Social Function - World Modernism Day
2026-06-10
Dinner and drinks to mark World Modernism Day, 10 June.
Save the date. Venue and time to be confirmed soon.
