A public artwork under the rail bridge that crosses Melbourne Street – on approach to the Cultural Centre – celebrates the memory of a long-lost landmark from Brisbane’s early encounters with modernity. The artwork (above and below) features archival images… Read More ›
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Miegunyah House Museum: Art Deco fashion collection
It is one thing to read about the Art Deco fashions that graced Queensland streets in the 1920s, but it’s quite another to see the original garments up close. Miegunyah House Museum has brought us this rare chance with its… Read More ›
Styling modernity: the 1920s bob
The Art Deco era ushered in a new, modern taste for the streamlined and geometric, evident in all areas of design from architecture and furnishing to fashion and transport. Hair was no exception and the 1920s saw women across the… Read More ›