Events
The Art Deco Society of Washington is an active organization hosting a wide variety of activities for members and the public interested in celebrating and learning more about this unique period of twentieth century arts and culture. We sponsor lectures, we organize neighborhood walking tours, we gather for cocktail parties, dances and much, much more! We are proud to collaborate with other organizations both local and national to produce a calendar of fun, entertaining and educational events. Please click on any of the event postings below to learn more.
Upcoming ADSW Events
Jock Peters: The Varieties of Modernism Zoom Program
Past ADSW Events
20
March
2021
AUSTRALIAN ART DECO HOTELS
(VIRTUAL)
23
April
2021
MODERNISM SHOW
(VIRTUAL)
29
April
2021
world art deco day PROGRAM: Virtual Silent Cinema! We will be live-streaming CAMILLE from 1921!
(VIRTUAL)
15
May
2021
ART DECO TRAVELER: FRINTON-ON-SEA
(VIRTUAL)
6
June
2021
living new deal
(VIRTUAL)
12
June
2021
MELMO: MODERNIST ARCH. IN MELBOURNE
(VIRTUAL)
14
July
2021
deco filipino
(VIRTUAL)
15
august
2021
Tour john Joseph Earley House
(SILVER SPRING)
26
sept.
2021
roaring twenties: The life and style of majorie Merri-weather post
(HILLWOOD MUSEUM & GARDENS)
21
October
2021
the black cat movie watch party & lecture
(VIRTUAL)
30
October
2021
Phantom of the Opera Weinberg Center,: Film, Tour, Antiques, Dinner
FREDERICK, MD
2
November
2021
SILENT CINEMA SHOWCASE with AFI Silver theatre
SILVER SPRING, MD
13
November
2021
Walking Tour: Cathedral Heights & Glover Park
WASHINGTON, DC
5
December
2021
adsw holiday party
WASHINGTON, DC
Let’s Go Places! Art Deco & Trans-portation In and Around DC
27
2022
how fashion survived WWII
21
2022
Streamliner: How Raymond Loewy Streamlined His Persona and American Industrial Design
Cathedral Heights & Glover Park Walking Tour
hildreth meiere document-ary premier
2022 ONLINE Modernism show with rubylane - early buyers preview April 27, 2022 - online show starts 4/28 - 5/2/22
CELEBRATE WORLD ART DECO DAY! CAMILLE (1921) LIVE EVENT CO-PRESENTED WITH AFI on 4/29/22 @ 7:15 PM
2022 live modernism show - 4/30/22 11 am - 6 pm through 5/1/22 11 am - 5 pm early buyers preview 4/30/22 9-11 am
A Home of One’s Own – The Art Moderne Homes of Two Pioneering Architects
30
April
2022
Special Exhibition Sforzina: Designs for a Modern America 1924-1941 4/30/22 - 7/9/22
7
August
2022
Grace of Monaco: Princess in Dior Curator Lecture – Exhibit Tour – Optional Tea Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens
America Goes Modern: The Rise of the Industrial Designer" Virtual Event
40TH ANNIVER-SARY PARTY AT THE GLEN EcHO SPANISH BALLROOM, GLEN ECHO md
World's fairs of the 1930s
17
December
2022
Sforzina: Designs for a Modern America Curator's Tour
21
January
2023
EDGARD SFORZINA BOOK PREVIEW Pre-Order Book Here
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