MAY 2026
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ART DECO WALK
Sunday May 17, 2pm HONGKOU’S HIDDEN ART DECO/RMB 200 members, 300 nonmembers
Newsflash: Not all of Shanghai’s famous Art Deco lies in the former French Concession: this month, we’re heading across the Garden Bridge to explore the beauties of Hongkou’s hidden Art Deco legacy.
This side of the Suzhou Creek is still less visited than the glitzy Bund, making the Deco delights even more surprising: striking, sprawling apartment buildings–including what was once Shanghai’s largest–cinemas, a grand, streamlined bank; a building that still dominates the skyline, even a Deco police building.
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RECORDINGS
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RECORDED EVENTS
The Shanghai Art Deco Story
Shanghai’s glamorous Art Deco style was unique, born of a unique time and place: the energy of cosmopolitan Old Shanghai. In this lavishly illustrated talk, we’ll trace the origins of the Shanghai Art Deco style, explore how it could have only come into being at this particular moment in Shanghai, and take a look at its expressions in architecture, fashion, furniture, graphic and industrial design, movies, and more. We’ll take a look at how it influenced the city’s aesthetic and became its signature style, even today. And we’ll share some of our own Art Deco collection!
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