Investigation into January 2 Fire at Abandoned Art Nouveau Building

State Police Initiates Investigation into January 2 Fire at Abandoned Art Nouveau Building on Brīvības Street, Rīga, Latvia. The State Police have reported that, as of now, there is no evidence suggesting arson in the recent fire incident involving the abandoned Art Nouveau building on Brīvības Street in Rīga. Simultaneously, it has come to light…

Exhibition about Wilhelm Bockslaff at the Riga Art Nouveau Center from Nov. 9th to Dec. 3rd

It’s now 165 years since the birth of Baltic German architect Wilhelm Bockslaff, but his contribution to the fabric of his native city lives on. Bockslaff designed numerous Latvian mansions and public buildings in Rīga and Jūrmala, including everything from water towers to grand country houses. He was the architect of the Riga Great Guild, Ludvigs Neiburgs’ tenement house…

Art Nouveau Christmas in Riga – in the Latvian capital until January 12th

The Rīga Art Nouveau Center on beautiful Alberta street has a special Christmas exhibition running from January 6 until January 12, showcasing various beautiful objects in the Art Nouveau or Jugendstil style, many of them from a golden age of Latvian art and design. There is also another exhibition called “Doll Stories” from artist Irina Vorkale….

Terrassa Burgeois residence

World Art Nouveau Day: Only on June 10 or all year long?

We welcome the World Art Nouveau Day next Sunday, and the activities that will take next weekend in cities like Szeged, Budapest, Aveiro, Terrassa or Vienna. On such special dates the buildings of this musical style are filled with people and it is difficult to appreciate the wonderfulness of this art. At the same time We…

William Morris and the Arts & Crafts movement in Great Britain

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,…