Art Deco
20th-century architectural and art style
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| 2024 |
Tamara de Lempicka
A feature documentary 'The True Story of Tamara de Lempicka & The Art of Survival' was released, exploring her life and artistic journey.
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| 2024 |
RMS Queen Mary
The Queen Mary was inducted into the Historic Hotels of America registry, recognizing its significant historical importance.
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| 2024 | Anticipated release of Frostpunk 2, a sequel continuing the dieselpunk-inspired narrative of survival and alternate history. |
| April 2024 |
Tamara de Lempicka
Eden Espinosa was nominated for a Tony Award for her portrayal of Lempicka in the Broadway musical.
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| December 2023 |
Disney Dream
Disney Cruise Line unexpectedly modified the age ranges for Oceaneer Club and Lab from 3-12 to 3-10, causing disruption for guests with children who were given less than a week's notice and no option to cancel or rebook.
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| November 20 2023 |
Disney Dream
Disney Dream moved to her new home port at Port Everglades' Cruise Terminal 4.
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| October 2023 |
Disney Wonder
Disney Wonder began a new itinerary from Australia, sailing out of Sydney to Auckland, Brisbane, and Melbourne, arriving in Sydney via Honolulu, Hawaii.
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| June 2023 |
Tamara de Lempicka
The Lempicka event space by Jeff Ruby Culinary Entertainment officially opened.
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| June 2023 | Universal Content Productions announced the Metropolis series would not move forward due to the WGA strike and rising development costs. |
| April 1 2023 |
RMS Queen Mary
A public opening was held for the Queen Mary, marking its full return to public accessibility.
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| March 2023 |
Tamara de Lempicka
The National Museum in Kraków concluded its major exhibition of Lempicka's works.
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| February 2023 | Briana Middleton was cast in the lead role of the Metropolis television series. |
| January 2023 |
Tamara de Lempicka
Jeff Ruby Culinary Entertainment named its first specialized event space 'The Lempicka'.
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| January 1 2023 | Metropolis enters the public domain in the United States as its American reserved copyright expires. |
| 2022 |
Heretaunga Street
Hastings District Council commissioned a façade colour change for the Town Clock Tower, painting it in pastel blue, green, yellow, and pink.
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| 2022 |
Tamara de Lempicka
The musical 'Lempicka' played at the La Jolla Playhouse.
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| December 15 2022 |
RMS Queen Mary
The Queen Mary opened for limited tours after extensive repairs and restoration work.
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| September 2022 |
Tamara de Lempicka
The National Museum in Kraków began a major exhibition of Lempicka's works.
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| June 2022 |
RMS Queen Mary
The city established a new agreement with Evolution Hospitality where the company would manage the ship and share revenues, while the city controlled repair and restoration efforts.
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| June 7 2022 |
Disney Dream
Disney Dream temporarily relocated to Miami.
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| March 2022 | Apple TV+ gave the Metropolis adaptation a series order, with Sam Esmail confirmed as writer, director, and showrunner. |
| March 31 2022 |
Disney Wonder
Disney Wonder made her inaugural trip to Avalon Catalina Island on a 4-night cruise, also stopping at Ensenada, with maritime tradition plaque exchanges.
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| 2021 | Big Finish Productions released a Doctor Who audio play 'Monsters in Metropolis', featuring the Ninth Doctor on the film's set. |
| 2021 | Release of HighFleet, a dieselpunk video game featuring strategic aerial combat. |
| September 21 2021 |
RMS Queen Mary
The Long Beach City Council voted to explore transferring the Queen Mary and surrounding property to the Harbor Department.
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| June 2021 |
RMS Queen Mary
Long Beach took back control of the Queen Mary after Eagle Hospitality Trust surrendered its lease agreement, with the city approving a $2 million six-month contract with Evolution Hospitality to manage ongoing costs.
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| March 9 2021 |
RMS Queen Mary
Eagle Hospitality Trust filed a motion in federal bankruptcy court to auction off its lease for the Queen Mary.
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| 2020 |
Fiesta
Homer Laughlin China Company sells its food service divisions and original name to Steelite, and rebrands itself as the Fiesta Tableware Company.
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| 2020 | During RuPaul's Drag Race Season 12's Snatch Game, Gigi Goode portrayed Maria the Robot, winning the episode with a performance inspired by Metropolis. |
| 2020 | Release of Iron Harvest, a real-time strategy game set in an alternate dieselpunk-inspired 1920s world. |
| November 2020 | The Anzac Memorial Centenary Extension project was awarded the Sir Zelman Cowen Award for Public Architecture by the Australian Institute of Architects at the national awards. |
| June 2020 | The Centenary Extension was awarded the Sir John Sulman Medal, the highest award for public architecture in New South Wales. |
| May 2020 |
RMS Queen Mary
The Queen Mary ceased operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, marking a significant interruption in its long-standing public accessibility.
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| March 19 2020 |
Disney Wonder
The ship arrived at the Port of San Diego, California, with 1,980 passengers disembarking during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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| February 2020 |
Tamara de Lempicka
Painting 'Portrait of Marjorie Ferry' (1932) sold at Christie's Impressionist and Modern Art Evening Sale in London for £16.3 million ($21.2 million), setting a record price for a Lempicka artwork.
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| 2019 | Cherry Poppin' Daddies released a song and music video titled 'Diesel PunX', contributing to the dieselpunk music genre. |
| December 2019 |
RMS Queen Mary
The City of Long Beach initiated a review of Urban Commons' finances to determine if all owed revenues had been received.
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| November 2019 |
Tamara de Lempicka
Painting 'La Tunique rose' (1927) sold at Sotheby's auction for $13.4 million, highlighting Lempicka's growing art market value.
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| November 10 2019 |
The Rocketeer
The Rocketeer television series premiered on Disney Junior in Canada.
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| November 8 2019 |
The Rocketeer
Disney Junior released a television series about The Rocketeer, featuring Kit Secord, Cliff's great-granddaughter, who receives the family jetpack and protects the town of Hughesville.
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| October 2019 |
RMS Queen Mary
City of Long Beach warned Urban Commons about potential lease default due to failure to maintain and repair the Queen Mary, prompting the company to submit an updated repair plan including lifeboat removal and repainting.
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| August 2019 |
RMS Queen Mary
Engineer Edward Pribonic issued a critical report stating the Queen Mary was in the worst condition of his 25-year career, warning that without immediate significant investment, the ship could become unsalvageable.
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| May 2019 |
RMS Queen Mary
Urban Commons formed Eagle Hospitality Real Estate Trust with the aim of generating up to $566 million for the Queen Mary and 12 other hotel properties.
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| 2018 | Major refurbishments and expansion of the memorial were completed, with the site officially reopened by Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex. |
| 2018 |
RMS Queen Mary
The $23 million repair fund was exhausted, with 19 out of 27 urgent projects from a 2015 marine survey completed. Cost overruns were significant, with fire safety repairs escalating from $200,000 to $5.29 million.
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| October 20 2018 | The Anzac Memorial Centenary Extension, designed by architects Johnson Pilton Walker, was officially opened. |
| July 2018 |
Tamara de Lempicka
The biographical musical 'Lempicka' premiered at the Williamstown Theatre Festival.
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This contents of the box above is based on material from the Wikipedia articles Metropolis (1927 film), Heretaunga Street, Tamara de Lempicka, Disney Wonder, Anzac Memorial, The Rocketeer (character), Fiesta (dinnerware), RMS Queen Mary, Demétre Chiparus, Dieselpunk & Disney Dream, which are released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.