alphonse mucha exhibit

Exhibit Alphonse Mucha: Master of Art Nouveau – Dayton, until 31/12

Until December 31st 2017 you can enjoy a selection of works by Alphonse Mucha (1860-1939) in the Dayton Art Institute, Ohio. Presented are 75 works including rare original lithographs and proofs; 1 oil painting; 8 drawings; 1 pastel; and books, posters, portfolios and ephemera. Color lithographies were introduced in the 1890s by Jules Chéret, the “father of the modern poster“,…

Bohemia Amphora Pottery

What does Amphora mean in the Art Nouveau history?

Amphora refers to some delicate pottery produced between 1894 and 1904 in the Turn-Teplitz region of Bohemia during the Art Nouveau times. These ceramic wares were produced between the late nineteenth and the early twentieth centuries and are also referred to by dealers and collectors as “Teplitz”. There were many companies manufacturing ceramic wares in the Amphora movement,…

Kozma street cemetery - Jewish Cemetery - Art Nouveau private experience in Budapest

The Art Nouveau cemetery of Budapest opens for our tours

From now on, the travellers booking our “Complete Budapest Art Nouveau private tour” will also visit the Jewish  Kozma Street Cemetery in the 10th district of Budapest. Until now, it was not open to organised private tours, making it very difficult to explore. The graves, mausoleums and shrines are excellent imprints of the Jewish culture and the Hungarian Secession…

Grand Hotel Europa Prague W

Prague To Welcome a W Hotel in an Art Nouveau building in 2019

A W Hotel will open in Prague in November, 2019. It will be a renovation of the former Grand Evropa Hotel, a beautiful Art Nouveau style building. The historic structure will be combined with a modern new building to create a stunning blend of old world glamour and bold, contemporary design. This Art Nouveau beauty located on famous Wenceslas…

The Lord's Prayer Bílek Mucha

The Lordְ’s Prayer, exceptional exhibit by Bílek & Mucha – Prague

The Lordְ’s Prayer is the title of this small-scale exhibition of drawings and prints presents two different approaches to the seminal Christian prayer by two exceptional artists, each of whom left an inimitable individual imprint in Czech art. The artists are the sculptor, František Bílek (1872-1941), the foremost Czech exponent of the Art Nouveau symbolist style,…

Mucha’s Slav Epic to be shown in Prague’s Municipal House in 2018

According to some reliable sources the Slav Epic series of paintings by Czech Art-Nouveau artist Alfons Mucha will be displayed in the Municipal House in Prague next year. The paintings are now stored in the gallery’s depository after their exhibition in Tokyo held from March 8 to May 5, which was visited by more than 662,000…

Tassel House BXL

Art nouveau in Brussels is more than a Museum – Top 10 buildings

Some people consider Victor Horta museum as the center of French Art Nouveau and it may be true, but there are plenty of ways to enjoy Brussels’ Art Nouveau art and architecture. There are more than 200 examples of Art Nouveau around Brussels. You can enter shops, bars, restaurants, and even private residences that proudly display their Art…

2 of 20 Mucha’s Slav Epic works return to Prague to be checked over

Two sets of paintings of the Slav Epic series by Czech Art-Nouveau artist Alfons Mucha (1860-1939) have just returned to Prague from Tokyo, where they have been seen by 662,000 people in an exhibit that lasted from March 8th to June 5th 2017. Before traveling again, the works will be examined and checked over to see…

gaudí expo moscow

Expo about Antoni Gaudí in Moscow – open until 10th September

The Moscow Museum of Modern Art sponsored by jewelery brand TOUS present the expo “Antoni Gaudí. Barcelona”. The project aims at tracing the artistic journey of Antoni Gaudí (1852-1926) through his major architectural achievements while revealing the influence of his work on contemporary culture. Antoni Gaudí, one of the most famous figures of Catalan culture and world architecture, spent over…