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Nineteenth-century British artist William Morris is primary known for his textile designs. He was part of the so-called Arts and Crafts Movement of the late 19th century, which celebrated handcrafted artisan goods at a time when the industrial revolution threatened to make them obsolete, and his distinctive, intricate patterns drew from nature. The Cleveland Museum…
These days you can visit the first exhibition dedicated to Alphonse Mucha in Paris since his retrospective at the Grand Palais in 1980. Discover or re-discover this exceptional Czech artist in a show on display in the Musée Luxembourg of the French Capital until the 27th of January. A true icon of the Belle Epoque, Mucha represents the…
From tomorrow September 29 2018 Bologna will host (for the first time) an important retrospective on the work of Alphonse Mucha. Until 20 January 2019 the halls of Palazzo Pallavicini will display 80 of the most famous works by the Czech artist, including 27 exhibited for the first time in Italy. An interesting Alphonse Mucha’s…
If you are in Wien this September and you happen to be fond of flowers, we propose you a visit to the temporary exhibition “Say It with Flowers! Viennese Flower Painting from Waldmüller to Klimt“. Throughout the ages, flower pictures and drawings have been infused with strong symbolic power. In nineteenth-century Vienna, flower painting attained…
The Hotel Mezzara, located at the rue Jean de la Fontaine, 60 from Paris (16th arrondissement), is probably the most beautiful Art Nouveau building in Paris but is closed to the public all year long. Luckily for those that will be in Paris next weekend, you can visit for free its interior this Saturday 14…
The National and University Library of Strasbourg (BNU) will hold a free exhibition about Art Nouveau between November 8 to December 8, 2018. It is a way to promote Art Nouveau amongst the citizens of an Art Nouveau city by itself. An awesome heritage that is becoming more popular for tourists and inhabitants alike. Because of the…
You still have almost a couple of months to visit the interesting exhibition about Art Nouveau in The Netherlands. At the turn from the 19th to the 20th Centuries many artists and designers were seeking new styles and forms of expression. After a century of styles that quoted the past, a new stylistic language was…
The mineral springs resort of Băile Govora in southwestern Romania is working to transform itself yet again into an attractive tourist destination. The resort, which was very popular with local tourists before 1989, has attracted EU funds to refurbish its urban infrastructure and one of the hotels. The re-opening date is still uncertain but it…
Exactly 100 years after the death the fathers of the Viennese Secession (Klimt, Schiele, Moser and Wagner), the exhibition Beyond Klimt investigates the dense exchange of ideas that led to the emergence of avant-garde movements such as surrealism, expressionism, new realism, constructivism, Bauhaus. On show there are works of about 80 artists, besides Klimt and Schiele…
Vienna, the capital of Austria and a very special Art Nouveau city of Europe, has been ranked as the most liveable city in the world, according to a new survey carried out by The Economist. Other Art Nouveau cities appear in the ranking, in the following positions: Helsinki (16), Paris (19), Brussels (29), Barcelona and Lyon…
