GEHS Speaker Series

Background to Art Deco & mid-century modernism in Glen Eira

Members and friends of GEHS are invited to our final Speaker Series event for 2026

Wednesday, 25 November 2026 at 7.30pm

Murrumbeena Bowls Club, 10 Blackwood Street, Carnegie

Bookings: https://www.trybooking.com/DQYYI

Brian Scott, currently Vice President of the Art Deco & Modernism Society of Australia (ADMSA) and Julie Lord, have been ADMSA board members for 29 years.

Brian and Julie will discuss how Art Deco and mid-century modernism came about; the international scope of these styles and features; and then look at several Glen Eira examples.

Entry: $5.00 per person at the door

Supper provided and drinks may be purchased from the bar.

Enquiries to: gehs@optusnet.com.au

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