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Riga circus is a historic building located in the city center of the latvian capital.

Sketch design competition to renovate the Riga Circus – Participate up to June 4, 2018

\”The renovation of the historic building of the Riga Circus and development vision for the territory\” is an open competition to people. The aim of this Sketch Design Competition is to obtain a high–quality architectural solution, a functionally well–developed and economically justified sketch design that meets the requirements set out in the brief of the

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Charles Rennie Mackintosh art influenced art nouveau.

Two exhibits, in Riga in Barcelona, about the influences of Art Nouveau

We welcome two temporary exhibits about movements that influenced Art Nouveau, one in Barcelona (on display and open until the 21st May) and the other one in Riga (starting the 4th of May). “William Morris and the Arts & Crafts movement in Great Britain” in Barcelona, from 22nd February to 21st May The Arts and Crafts movement,

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Emile Gallé popular glassworks.

“Collecting Nature” by Emile Gallé in Tokio until July 16th 2018

French glass artist Emile Gallé (1846-1904) was a key figure of French Art Nouveau, the decorative arts movement that became popular during the late 19th century. Captivated by Japanese aesthetics and inspired by botany and biology, Emile Gallé used natural organic forms drawn from nature, oceanography and sea ecology. By experimenting with technique, he created colorful

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A new edition of The Brussels Art Nouveau and Art Deco Festival Festival starts today

The Brussels Art Nouveau and Art Deco Festival (BANAD) offers the opportunity to visit the private houses and public buildings of Brussels, which are not normally open to the public. Art Nouveau style and Art Deco in a exclusive way. Until the 25th March you can take advantage of its second edition to visit private houses

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Casa vicens, Barcelona.

Barcelona Area – Modernisme, Catalan Art Nouveau

Some of the main Art Nouveau works in Catalonia are: Barcelona city: Bellesguard, Cases Ramos, Casa Calvet, Palau del Baró de Quadras, Casa Amatller, Casa Macaya, Casa Vicens, Palau Güell, Casa Garriga Nogués. The most visited in the Catalan capital were buildings designed by Antoni Gaudí: la Pedrera, Casa Batlló or Sagrada Família. These three buildings are rather crowded and

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Urania building in Vienna, Austria. Next to the river.

New short specialised Art Nouveau private tours in Vienna – 100th anniversary of the death of the founders of Vienna Secession

The year 2018 marks the centennial since the death of four of Vienna’s greatest artists, the founders of the Vienna Secession. 100 years ago in Vienna, the architect Otto Wagner and artists Gustav Klimt, Kolomar Moser and Egon Schiele, all died within a few months of each other. Their works shaped Secession, Viennese Art Nouveau and

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partial image of Painting at the “Art Nouveau In The Netherlands” exhibition in The Hague.

“Art Nouveau In The Netherlands” in The Hague from April 21st

From the 1890s through the turn of the century, there was a flourishing of new, imaginative art and craft throughout Europe that we now know as Art Nouveau. The Netherlands experienced an inventive variant of this art and design phenomenon, but until now it has been largely overshadowed by its counterparts in other countries, especially

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