MAY 2025
TO BOOK: Email shanghaiartdeco@gmail.com or scan the QR code below this post
Saturday May 3, 10am /IN THE SHADOW OF THE NORMANDIE /RMB 200 members, 300 nonmembers
Every day, crowds gather at the Normandie, the cruise-ship shaped building that dominates the corner of Huaihai and Wukang. But just a few steps behind the crowds, you’ll find a quiet enclave that is classic old French Concession, a warren of unexplored lanes and histories. And that’s where we’re headed.
Leaving the holiday crowds behind, we’ll stroll some of the city’s prettiest plane-tree dappled streets, going deep into the winding lanes, unearthing the layers of history that makes Shanghai Shanghai: stunning heritage architecture—created by Chinese and Western architects—mid-century surprises, so much Art Deco, a power center, a revolutionary lair, a writer’s home. Worlds long vanished, but alive on this walk, in these buildings, on these streets.
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RECORDINGS: Scan the “Recorded Events” QR code to book and receive event recordings. (For the full list of available recordings, click here
RECORDED ART DECO 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!
Members of Historic Shanghai, our parent organization, enjoy discounted prices and other benefits. Interested in joining? Click here.
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