Sensational Saturday-February 29
There was a carnival atmosphere at our Sensational Saturday event on Leap Day, February 29. Louise Irvine invited visitors to fall in love with WMODA all over again by highlighting all the affairs of the heart and carnival fun in the museum exhibits. More than 200 visitors spent the day
Roaring Twenties Weekend
Roaring Twenties at WMODA Our Roaring Twenties weekend at WMODA was a huge success. Hundreds of visitors enjoyed our Trivia Trail highlighting the exhibits from the Art Deco era. Diane and Mauro from Italianissimo donated a Murano glass necklace from their Cubism collection which was won by Kerry Sisselman. You
Art to Wear
The Murano glass necklaces in Cubist designs from Italianissimo were our best sellers for the holidays. Cubism revolutionized painting, sculpture and the performing arts in the early 20th century. Now it is influencing a new style of wearable glass art. For over 30 years, Diane and Mauro Gennaretti of Italianissimo
Victoria Ellis – Deco Revival
Victoria Ellis revives the spirit of the Art Deco era in much of her ceramic art. She carves stoneware panels with intricate designs in low relief. Several of her fairyland subjects were showcased in our Fantastique exhibit and her Jazz Age dancers starred in the Carnival & Cabaret show. See Victoria’s work again in
Allure of Lalique
René Lalique was the most celebrated jeweler of the Art Nouveau era and became the most acclaimed designer of Art Deco glass. Throughout his career, beautiful women were his muses as well as his customers. In the 1890s, Lalique’s spectacular jewelry enjoyed celebrity patronage, notably the divine Sarah Bernhardt, the
Teatime Tango
The craze for the Argentine tango began in 1912 at the Paris thé dansants, where refreshing tea was sipped between dances. The Tango trend swept rapidly across Europe and added a tantalizing new dimension to the traditional British afternoon tea. One of Royal Doulton’s most popular Art Deco china patterns
Cancelled – Glass Workshop – March 27
Cancelled Friday, March 27 1pm - 3:30pm Cost: $100 Glass is hot at WMODA and will be even hotter this season at our creative glass class with Chelsea Rousso. We will be making draped bowls like the Italian fazzoletto. The final glass art will be around 9 inches. The cost
Founder & Benefactor – Arthur Wiener
Arthur Wiener acquired his first piece of pottery in 1965 when he traveled to London, as a young college graduate, armed with Frommer’s seminal guidebook Europe on $5 a day. He blew his daily budget on a Royal Doulton character jug of Merlin the magician, which caught his eye in
Executive Director & Curator – Louise Irvine
Louise Irvine is an expert in British ceramic history and her career in the UK and the USA has been devoted to promoting a greater appreciation of the fired arts through publishing, lecturing, and exhibitions. She is regarded as the leading authority on Royal Doulton antiques, having published more than
Into the Night
by Louise Irvine Into the Night is an exhilarating exhibition in London exploring cabarets, cafes and clubs in modern art. I was fascinated by all the connections with our current Carnival & Cabaret exhibit. From the Serpentine Dances of Loie Fuller at the Folies Bergère in Paris to the pulsating