Hear from Dr Peter Sheridan, enjoy refreshments and listen to a recital on a historic Bevington Organ at the Annual Heritage Lecture afternoon.
Heritage used to signify a civic appreciation and responsibility to recognise and protect the aesthetic, cultural and social history of people and places that make up the cumulative narrative of cities.
Today ‘heritage’ has a justifiably broad orbit, but in Sydney, architectural heritage has a diminished status and politicised criticisms. This has undermined its intrinsic value for future generations to know Sydney’s legacy and celebrate their roots.
How did we get to this point and where do we go from here?
Peter is a world-renowned collector and authority on Art Deco design. He lectures in Australia and around the world and his articles appear in specialist magazines and museum catalogues.
Peter is the author of five major award winning photographic reference books on Art Deco design, radio and architecture including Sydney Art Deco ( 2019) and Sydney Art Deco & Modernist Walks- Potts Point/ Elizabeth Bay (2021)
He is a long-term committee member of the Art Deco and Modernism Society of Australia and founder and Chairman of the Potts Point Preservation Group.
