Myer Emporium Dining Room murals by Napier Waller

Level 6, Myer Emporium, 314-336 Bourke Street, Melbourne

The 1933-34 Dining Room located on the top level of Melbourne's Myer Emporium is a rare surviving example of an Art Deco restaurant, and although it is no longer used for its  intended purpose it remains substantially intact and publicly accessible.

Apart from three gigantic chandeliers and a dramatic moderne double staircase, the chief feature of the ballrom-sized space is the series of ten murals that adorn its walls.

Commissioned by store owner Sidney Myer to depict themes involving women throughout  the ages, the murals are the work of noted Australian artist M. Napier Waller who was also responsible for the mosaic and stained glass decoration of the Australian War Memorial in Canberra and Newspaper House in Melbourne, amongst others. 
Winter of Actresses and the Drama from        Mediaeval Times to the Present - detail

Winter of Actresses and the Drama from Mediaeval Times to the Present - detail

Pageant of Beautiful Women of History - detail

Autumn Women in Literature - detail 
Pageant of Beautiful Women of History - detail

Autumn Women in Literature - detail 

Sea Transport - detail

Pageant of Women Famous in History - detail

Personalities of Opera - detail

Revelation of Fashion - detail

Spring and the Dance through the Centuries - detail

Summer of Sports through the Centuries - detail

Myer Emporium Dining Room - interior detail of west wall with Spring and Summer murals

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