Roaring Twenties Lecture Series

Explore the Roaring Twenties from the comfort of your home through this livestream lecture series inspired by the exhibition Roaring Twenties: The Life and Style of Marjorie Merriweather Post.

Roaring Twenties Lecture Series

Explore the Roaring Twenties from the comfort of your home through this livestream lecture series inspired by the exhibition Roaring Twenties: The Life and Style of Marjorie Merriweather Post.

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Upcoming Events

Livestream Lecture | “Ethereal Frocks and Two Perfectly Matched Strings of Pearls": Post and her Fashionable Daughters in the Roaring Twenties

Delve deeper into the evening ensembles, jewelry, day suits, and swimwear that made Marjorie Post and her two oldest daughters sensations in the fashion press during the Roaring Twenties.

Tuesday 5 October - 6:30 to 7:30pm
Online via Zoom
$10, free for Hillwood members

Livestream Lecture | The Harlem Renaissance: Yesterday and Today

The Harlem Renaissance comprised a tidal shift of Black consciousness. Explore when, where and how it began, and what came next in Black cultural history.

Thursday 14 October - 6:30 to 7:30pm
Online via Zoom
$10, free for Hillwood members

Livestream Lecture | The Jazz Age: American Style in the 1920s

Capturing the dynamic pulse of the era’s jazz music, this lavishly illustrated discussion will explore American taste and style during the golden age of the 1920s.

Thursday 21 October - 6:30 to 7:30pm
Online via Zoom
$10, free for Hillwood members

Livestream Lecture | Paris Fashion in the 1920s

Explore the relationship between Parisian fashion, culture, and society in the 1920s with Valerie Steele, director and chief curator of The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology.

Tuesday 26 October - 6:30 to 7:30pm
$10, free for Hillwood members