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.
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!
Art Deco in India offers a compelling point of entry into the story of India's contribution to 20th-century modernism. 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.
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.
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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In an exclusive Melbourne residential enclave in Eaglemont, the walk takes us past Interwar properties, several of which could be described as ‘Art Deco’ or ‘Modernist’.
Join us in the sumptuous Art Deco Le Salon at the Sun Theatre, Yarraville, 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.
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