Autumn in New York: Art Deco Weekend 2024
The Art Deco Society of New York (ADSNY) invites you to our vibrant, Art Deco capital to enjoy an immersive extended weekend exploring and celebrating New York City’s finest Art Deco creations in midtown Manhattan and beyond. In addition to experiencing New York’s interwar treasures and mementos of Jazz Age culture, we will dine in iconic hotspots that embody our favorite era and be hosted in a home with unmatched views of midtown's seminal Deco skyscrapers.
During this series of stimulating programs—led by acclaimed and award-winning architectural, design, and cultural historians—we delve deep into 1920s and 1930s New York, home to the flapper, the speakeasy, and the belief that anything goes. The weekend focuses on the development of New York’s premier Art Deco skyline, as well as stunning examples of notable Art Deco design in less-well-known Manhattan enclaves. We’ll embark on an all-day tour by motor coach to see the rich architecture and design of Jazz Age Harlem and the stunning Art Deco architecture of famed Rye Playland, which has just completed a magnificent $135 million restoration of its Deco grandeur. Highlights include two special curator-led museum visits, one to New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art for a private visit to its Watson Library for a look at Art Deco selections not usually accessible to the public, and the other to the Museum of the City of New York where we will be among the first to tour, with its curator, an all-new exhibition, "Art Deco City."
This fun-filled extended weekend spotlights New York’s embrace of everything au courant during the dizzying heights of hopes and excesses of the 1920s, continuing past the stock market crash of 1929 and into the economic downturn of the Great Depression, which could not stop the spread of the Deco aesthetic. We will see some of New York’s greatest structures, signaling triumph over adversity and embodying the upward thrust of the American spirit.
Experience this very special weekend, tailored to the Art Deco enthusiast, at the crossroads of the world, where far-flung cultures joined forces, and Art Deco became the rage in all aspects of life and defined New York as the most celebrated modern leader in the world.
Registration Options
There are two options for this year's Autumn in New York Weekend:
Attendees have the option of selecting a Four-Day or Three-Day Autumn in New York experience. The Four-Day program includes a bonus day exploring Midtown Manhattan’s Deco icons. Those who have previously experienced the Art Deco Society of New York’s Midtown explorations may choose to take advantage of the Three-Day Program or opt for the add-on adventure.
Three-Day Program
September 27–29, 2024
Program begins early morning Friday, September 27; attendees are encouraged to arrive Thursday, September 26 for a reception in a private home with a remarkable Deco collection.
Four-Day Program including Midtown Manhattan’s Deco Icons
September 27–30, 2024
This extended program adds a fourth day, Monday, September 30th, devoted to Midtown Manhattan’s best-known Art Deco skyscrapers.
Highlights Include:
Immersive tours led by New York's award-winning experts in Art Deco
Visits to major monuments, as well as delightful Deco surprises
An in-depth walking tour of Manhattan’s renowned Upper East Side
A special behind-the-scenes visit to the seldom-seen Art Deco collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Watson Library
A guided tour of an all-new Art Deco exhibition at the Museum of the City of New York
An exploration of the Art Deco gems of the Garment District and Herald Square
A day-long motor-coach tour of Art Deco landmarks and lesser-known, but equally thrilling, treasures in neighborhoods of northern Manhattan, including stops in Harlem, a curator-led tour of the new exhibition “Art Deco City,” and culminating in a private tour of the newly restored Deco architecture of Rye Playland, one of the few surviving amusement parks from the Jazz Age
Walking tours of everything from Deco subway power stations on midtown's west side to luxury hotels on the east side
A pair of rare surviving gates by French iron master Edgar Brandt who designed the now-lost gates of the 1925 Paris Exposition from which Art Deco takes its name
Dining together in eateries featuring spectacular views and/or ties to 1920s and 30s New York
A private cocktail reception in a residence boasting unparalleled views of Manhattan's famed Deco skyline
. . . and more!
