Art Deco Weekend
Pre-Congress Program in Washington, DC
Thursday, May 19 to Sunday, May 22, 2005
Headquarters: Washington Plaza
10 Thomas Circle, NW
Washington, DC
ADSW was selected to develop a pre-Congress program to complement the 8th World Congress on Art Deco. The program begins Thursday, May 19th with an optional all-day bus trip to Fallingwater and Kentuck Knob and concludes Saturday night, May 21st with ADSW’s fabulous Vintage Fashion Show. On Sunday, May 22nd, a charter bus will take participants from Washington, D.C. to New York, arriving well in advance of the opening reception Sunday evening.
See the Art Deco Weekend Agenda for a complete listing and schedule of events.
The host hotel for Washington Art Deco Weekend is the Washington Plaza. A block of rooms has been reserved with a special rate of $149 for Art Deco Weekend participants. See hotel information for reservation details and other nearby hotels.
Download an easy-to-print 8-page brochure (PDF 470 KB).
Delegate Package
ADSW is offering a special delegate package price of $280 for:
- Washington, D.C. area bus and walking tours
- Premium seating at the Vintage Fashion Show
- Dinner reception
Delegates may enjoy these optional events at the ADSW member price.:
- Optional tour to Fallingwater and Kentuck Knob
- Hotel to hotel charter bus service to New York
Order Tickets
Delegate package sales have closed.
Pricing and ticket availability for individual events, such as the Fashion Show, are shown on the event pages and the order form. Space is limited for most events so register early to ensure availability.
Join ADSW and pay the discounted member's price for your individual event tickets. ADSW members enjoy many benefits. Membership costs $35 for singles or $50 for couples.
Weather and Attire
Temperatures in Washington, D.C. in late May are generally comfortable with highs in the mid 70s (about 25° C) and lows in the upper 50s (about 15° C). For those planning to take the excursion to Fallingwater and Kentuck Knob, expect temperatures to be about 10 degrees cooler (about 6° C cooler).
Casual attire and comfortable shoes are encouraged for daytime events. Vintage attire is encouraged, but not required, for evening events.
8th World Congress on Art Deco
The Art Deco Society of New York will host the 8th World Congress on Art Deco May 22-29, 2005. The program will begin with a gala reception at the 1930 Western Union Building, Sunday evening, May 22nd. Among the activities during the week are tours of Rockefeller Center and Radio City Music Hall, a cocktail reception at the Chrysler Building, and three halfdays of lectures at the City University of New York Graduate Center. Special excursions to Manitoga (Russel Wright's home) and Mandel House (designed by Donald Deskey and Edward Durell Stone) along with a number of other tours are also planned. For full details and registration, see http://www.artdeco.org/world-congress1.html.
ICADS and the World Congress
Barbara Baer Capitman, founder of the Miami Design Preservation League (MDPL), created the concept for the World Congress on Art Deco® in 1989. During an "organizing symposium" held shortly before Ms. Capitman’s death in 1990, the National Coalition of Art Deco Societies, later renamed the International Coalition of Art Deco Societies (ICADS), was born. ADSW is a member of ICADS.
The enthusiastic response to the first World Congress, hosted by MDPL, led to the decision to continue the World Congress as a biennial event. ICADS, which selects the sites, adopted a policy of alternating between U.S. host cities and cities around the world. The most recent World Congress was held in Cape Town, South Africa in 2003.
For More Information
For more information, call ADSW at 202-298-1100 or send email to Art Deco Weekend coordinators Linda Lyons (llyons@adsw.org) or Jim Linz (jlinz@adsw.org).
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Created October 10, 2004; Modified Sunday, May 22, 2005.