AUGUST 2026
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ART DECO WALK
Saturday August 22, 10am/ METRO ART DECO: Shanghai’s Art Deco Icons~A Citywide Tour of /RMB 200 members, 300 nonmembers
Join us for a citywide tour of the Art Deco icons that define this city—we’ll visit three Art Deco enclaves for an endless supply of glamour, style, and modernity of Old Shanghai. We’ll see grand towers of commerce and stylish apartment houses, landmark hotels and streamlined theaters, stately department stores and hidden lanes. We’ll share the stories behind these magnificent buildings, who lived in them, who built them, and how Art Deco became Shanghai’s signature style.
Staying cool(ish) and environmentally friendly on this walk by traveling between enclaves on the metro! So much Art Deco, so little time…
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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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