This September, discover the movement that was Art Deco, a symbol of change and rebellion against tradition, as it inspired architecture, clothing and jewelry, the likes of which had not been seen before. The Sigal Museum’s newest exhibit, The Cat’s Meow is divided into six sections that offer a look back at one of the most glamorous and turbulent periods of history.
The exhibit starts with the aftermath of World War I in Europe—the inception of Art Deco—and the changes of the world through the advancement of technology. Continuing into 1925, explore the World’s Fair in Paris where Art Deco was established as a different style than that of the Art Nouveau period. Finally, return home to the Lehigh Valley in its days of peak production of silk and steel in the ‘20s. The fourth section directs visitors towards local architecture of the Art Deco movement, including the PPL Building and Historic Hotel Bethlehem, and then into the Prohibition era: the rise of illegal production of alcohol, speakeasies, flappers and jazz culture, talkies and the rise of vaudeville shows at the Roxy Theatre in Northampton and the Civic Theatre in Allentown. The final section will cover the abrupt end of the Roaring Twenties with the crash of the stock market.
The Cat’s Meow opens September 9 and will run until August 6, 2018. This exhibit was made possible as a collaboration of the historic Roxy Theatre, Magnolia Sadies, Taste of Easton and more. For additional information contact the Sigal Museum.
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