Celebrating the centenary of the Embassy Theatre.
Our big project for 2024 is the creation of a new heritage panel on the side of the Embassy Theatre, to mark its centennial this year.
It is scheduled for installation at the end of October.
The panel, highlighting key moments from the history of the iconic theatre, will fill one of the original glass display cases on the side of the Embassy on Marjoribanks Street near another on the history of Mount Victoria.
Fundraising is underway to help pay for the design and production of the panel.
Individuals or businesses donating more than $200 to the cause will get their name recorded on the panel, with larger donations getting more prominence, and free membership of Mount Victoria Historical Society for a year.
“When it opened in 1924, the Embassy Theatre – known as the De Luxe – was New Zealand’s biggest movie theatre, and is still hugely important to the city,” says Society convenor Joanna Newman.
“It has a grand history of entertaining and surviving, and we want to make this easily accessible to visitors and locals.”
To donate, please get in touch with us via the contact form on the home page.