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Alfons Maria Mucha, known internationally as Alphonse Mucha, was a Czech painter, illustrator, and graphic artist. Living in Paris during the Art Nouveau period, he was widely known for his distinctly stylized and decorative theatrical posters, particularly those of Sarah Bernhardt. Art Nouveau.

Alphonse Mucha: Art Nouveau Visionary – North Carolina Museum of Art, opening Oct. 23

The North Carolina Museum of Art recently announced its fall 2021 exhibitions, with artists from around the world and around the state, including Alphonse Mucha: Art Nouveau Visionary, opening October 23 2021 and on view through Jan. 23, 2022. Czech-born Alphonse Mucha (1860–1939) was one of the most influential and celebrated artists in turn-of-the-20th-century Paris. […]

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6 Art Nouveau hidden gems you’ll soon be able to fly again to

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From the 1880s until World War I, artworks, design objects, and architecture in many European cities sprouted with sinuous, undulating curves, organic motifs and bright colours. Finding examples of this art and architectural form on your travels to Europe is not hard, and major examples can be found in cities like Nancy, Prague, Budapest, Barcelona,

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Charles Rennie Mackintosh Margaret Macdonald exhibit - Nashville, USA - partial image.

Charles Rennie Mackintosh at Frist Art Museum, Nashville opens June 11 (the painting accompanying the article was painted by his wife)

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The Frist Art Museum presents Designing the New: Charles Rennie Mackintosh and the Glasgow Style, an immersive exhibition that showcases Charles Rennie Mackintosh as an architect, designer and artist, and contextualizes his production within a larger circle of designers and craftspeople in Scotland’s capital. The exhibition will be on view from June 11 through September 12, 2021. Combining influences from the

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Bridge crossing the Danube on a snowy and grey day.

15 ways covid will change the future of tours

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Between March and April this year we asked our a network of 20 certified and art nouveau specialist guides in Europe, and our thousands of followers in Instagram and Twitter worldwide, how they expected the post-covid tours to be transformed. 1 – Going private As travelers emerge from self-isolation, many will want to travel within small

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Heatherwick Studio’s first sketches of how the Slavic epic will be displayed. Prague. Art nouveau Secession style.

Slav Epic, Alphonse Mucha’s masterpiece, has finally found a permanent home in Prague

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According to an agreement announced on 11 January, the Slav Epic (1910-28) will be displayed in the Thomas Heatherwick-designed Savarin development, a new regeneration project in the historic centre of Prague, which is due to open in 2026. The move follows a lengthy battle between the Czech artist’s grandson John Mucha and the city council over

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Lviv, in Ukraine, a hidden gem of Art Nouveau

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Lviv is located in the far west of Ukraine, 470km away from its capital Kiev and just 50km from the Polish border. Not only it has a Unesco World Heritage status but it is probably Europe’s most hidden Art Nouveau gem. Sincerely, It looks as if only art and architecture historians are paying some attention to it.

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Rental cars for a private tour, experience or event. Art nouveau club.

Impact of covid on the travel industry and on private tours in particular

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The World Health Organization defined the spread of coronavirus COVID-19 as Global Pandemic in March 11. Since then more than 450,000 deaths recorded and almost 9 million cases have been confirmed. The outbreak is having an enormous impact on the travel industry, a sector of huge importance for many countries worldwide. According to the protocol

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La Samaritaine. Angle des rues du Pont-Neuf et de la Monnaie, Ier arrondissement. Paris.

The opening of La Samaritaine department store in Paris will also be delayed

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It is well known that the impact of Covid-19 in tourism and retail is huge. Art Nouveau buildings that were under construction or restoration will be completed later than expected because of this pandemic. On one site it is affecting the timing of the construction restoration works. If last we commented the affects it is

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Sagrada familia exterior in Barcelona. Antoni Gaudí. Modernisme.

Covid-19 will delay Sagrada Família’s completition one or two years

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Since March 12th Sagrada Família is temporarily closed to the public to avoid possible contagion from the Covid-19. Construction works also came to a standstill that day and will be stopped, at least, until the beginning of 2021. In order to resume them, it will first be necessary to start receiving visitors to the temple

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Art Nouveau Museums offering virtual tours are a good alternative to Netflix

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Life in the times of Coronavirus means a halt on travel. However, the following Art Nouveau museums are offering virtual tours which are an exciting insight into some of their exhibits, at no cost. We encourage you to explore these museums and be inspired by Art Nouveau. Take as much time as you need looking at

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