Exhibition
Art Deco by the Sea
17 Oct 2020 – 27 Feb 2021
Regular hours
- Saturday
- 10:00 – 16:30
- Monday
- 10:00 – 16:30
- Tuesday
- 10:00 – 16:30
- Wednesday
- 10:00 – 16:30
- Thursday
- 10:00 – 16:30
- Friday
- 10:00 – 16:30
Address
- New Bridge Street
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- NE1 8AG
- United Kingdom
Travel Information
- Nearest Metro station: Monument
The first major exhibition to explore how the Art Deco style transformed the British seaside during the 1920s and 30s.
About
Art Deco by the Sea is the first major exhibition to explore how the Art Deco style transformed the British seaside during the 1920s and 30s. Art Deco became the style of pleasure and leisure, as coastal resorts were modernised, new resorts established and transport networks modernised, to meet the needs of a new age in mass tourism. The show will celebrate iconic examples of seaside architecture, from hotels and apartment blocks to lidos and cinemas, and it will show how the Art Deco style permeated all aspects of life by the sea from fashion and furniture to fairgrounds and funfairs. The exhibition will include around 120 works drawn from public and private collections across the UK.
This exhibition has been developed by The Sainsbury Centre at the University of East Anglia, Norwich. Admission charges apply.
