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April 2025
President’s Message
Hello and welcome to Art Déco Montréal!
April is World Art Deco Month, and April 28 is World Art Deco Day—a perfect time to celebrate the legacy of this influential movement. (It’s also the day Canadians head to the polls—so don’t forget to vote!)
We understand many of you have been focused on the election. Once it’s over, we invite you to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the 1925 Paris Exposition des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes. A landmark event that defined the Art Deco movement. The centennial is being commemorated worldwide in 2025, and we’re excited to be part of the celebration.
ADM is proud to be a member of ICADS (the International Coalition of Art Deco Societies), a global network of over 30 organizations dedicated to Art Deco architecture and design.
2025 World Congress on Art Deco® – Paris
This year’s Congress honors the centenary of the 1925 Paris Exposition.
The 17th World Congress on Art Deco®, returning to Paris this October!• Pre-Congress: Reims & Saint-Quentin – October 16–19, 2025• Main Congress: Paris – October 20–25, 2025• Post-Congress: Brussels – October 26–28, 2025. More information and registration: paris-artdeco.org Registration is limited.
Watch lectures from the 2023 Miami World Congress: ICADS video archive
And don’t miss the exciting pre-congress events happening around the globe, both in-person and online—check the ICADS global events calendar for details.
Celebrate in Montreal
In Montreal, we’re fortunate to have a remarkable Art Deco heritage. Our deep connection with Paris—through shared architecture, education, and design—means we have many Art Deco treasures to explore. Check out our list of buildings: artdecomontreal.com/buildings
This year, we are especially thrilled about the grand reopening of Eaton’s ninth floor (Le 9e)—an Art Deco masterpiece and beloved Montreal landmark, beautifully restored and open once again.
We hope to see you at our upcoming events as we honor the centennial of Art Deco’s global debut in Paris.
With warmest regards,
Sandra Cohen-Rose
Founding President, Art Déco Montréal
Stay connected: ADM Facebook page
What is Art Deco Montreal?
The Art Deco Society of Montreal is a bilingual, nonprofit organization formed to foster awareness and appreciation of the Art Deco period (c.1920-1940) and to preserve the precious decorative, industrial, and architectural arts of that era.
Montréal ranks in the top ten cities in the world for its Art Déco architecture. Let’s work together to appreciate, and preserve it.
International Connections
Presently, there are over 30 Art Deco societies actively operating in major cities across the U.S., England, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, South America, Puerto Rico, France, and Canada (Vancouver, Toronto, and Montreal). These are all members of the International Coalition of Art Deco Societies (ICADS). World Congresses on Art Deco take place every two years. In 2009, the 10th World Congress was held in Montreal. In 2025, the 17th World Congress on Art Deco will be held in Paris – including programming in Reims, Saint Quentin, and Brussels. The 2027 World Congress is proposed to be hosted in Chicago, USA, by the Chicago Art Deco Society.
The World Congress on Art Deco is an initiative commenced by the Miami Design Preservation League (MDPL) in 1993. MDPL owns the name and the corporate logo for the World Congress. At the formal bi-annual meeting of ICADS, sponsor societies seeking to host a future Congress (ie, in four years) can submit nominations, which are considered and voted on at the meeting. The meeting also ratifies the next World Congress (in two years).
A World Congress is intended to provide a forum for worldwide exchange and promotion of ideas and information about Art Deco. The goals are:
- To promote the understanding of Art Deco as a worldwide design movement
- To identify sites and monuments around the world
- To network preservation groups
- To promote the conservation and preservation of sites and monuments
- To utilise Art Deco as an opportunity for economic development through tourism
- To raise the public awareness of Art Deco
Each Congress consists of 4-5 days of formal presentations, structured tours, and social events. Pre-Congress and post-Congress programmes (generally consisting of 3-day tours) are also developed and conducted in cities reasonably close to the Congress site.
A map of Art Déco buildings in Québec with notes in Google Earth
Each icon represents one building. Click on the icon to see photos and notes on the buildings.
For navigation, click on “View Larger Map” to go to the full Google Map.
