Suburban Dreams: house and home in Adelaide 1945-1965
The 'Great Australian Dream', is the focus of a new exhibition developed as a partnership by History SA and the Architecture Museum, UniSA.
Co-curated by Julie Collins and Mandy Paul, Suburban Dreams: house and home in Adelaide 1945-1965 explores how the shape of Adelaide was transformed by the hopes and dreams of ordinary South Australians in the postwar period.
The dream of a home was a powerful force in the decades after the Second
World War, as many South Australians made new lives, new families and new
communities. In the austere 1940s housing was hard to come by, and demand
was soon fuelled by the baby boom and immigration. Shortages led to new
design and construction methods as people struggled to make do. By the
mid-1950s hardship was giving way to prosperity, and dreams changed as
people took on new ideas about houses and how to live in them.
This exhibition includes original objects, architectural plans and drawings
and specially-commissioned models which show different housing styles of the
period. It also features stories about particularly South Australian
approaches to providing housing, including the South Australian Home
Builders' Club and the SA Housing Trust. Suburban Dreams explores the
architecture and design of the postwar period, including the stylish 1950s,
and looks at South Australian society in a period of rapid change.
On display throughout 2010
10am -5pm weekdays
1-5pm weekends and public holidays
Migration Museum
Kintore Avenue
Adelaide
Read more about the exhibition on the History SA website