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.
Walking Tour – Travancore, Sunday 23 March @ 2.00pm
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.
Presentation – Seattle, Thursday, 6 Feb 2025 @ 8.00pm
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
Walking Tour – South Yarra, Sunday 17 Nov @ 2.00pm
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.
Presentation – Modern Heritage, 15 August 2024 @ 8.00 pm
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.
Walking Tour – Modernist Melbourne, City East, 28 July 2024 @ 10.30 am
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.
Presentation – Lost in Palm Springs, 11 July 2024 @ 8.00 pm
Come along and hear from 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. Past Event
Walking Tour – Travancore, 30 June 2024 @ 10.00 am
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). Past Event
Presentation – Industrial Designers and Art Deco Design – 2 May @ 8.00pm
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. Thursday 2 May at Caulfield RSL, 4 St Georges …
Art Deco and Modernist Calendar 2024
The 2024 ADMSA Calendar – Collecting Art Deco Cost is $20 (pick-up/at events) or $25 (including postage within Australia). Overseas price available on application. Click to download the 2024 ADMSA Calendar Order Form Thank you for your support!