From the birth of Danish painting through the famous Golden Age of Danish art to the dawn of Modernism. The major features of Danish and Nordic art over 150 years are unfolded in a display that features both an historic overview and special themes of immediate relevance to contempoary life, while also focusing on artists… Read more »
Une gargouille inquiétante au bord d’une corniche, un masque grimaçant taillé dans la pierre, une girouette en métal, un bouquet de fleurs taillé dans le bois d’une porte, un visage de femme énigmatique représenté sur un linteau, un coucher de soleil représenté sur un panneau de céramique, une composition géométrique abstraite réalisée en mosaïque, des… Read more »
At the Threshold of a New Era The complex development and re-foundation of the Museum of Applied Arts, Budapest Opened in 1896, the museum building is one of the chief works of visionary architect Ödön Lechner, who created a new style in architecture. Unfortunately, the building was severely damaged during the wars of the twentieth… Read more »
Following a hugely successful run in the Summer of 2018 to coincide with the 150th Anniversary of Mackintosh’s birth, Charles Rennie Mackintosh Making the Glasgow Style exhibition is now on tour. The exhibition explores the life and work of Charles Rennie Mackintosh (1868-1928). By following a chronological narrative, Charles Rennie Mackintosh Making the Glasgow Style presents his work in context… Read more »
The New Galleries for 19th- and Early 20th-Century European Paintings and Sculpture are reopening with renovated rooms and 8,000 square feet of additional gallery space—the Henry J. Heinz II Galleries—to showcase works from 1800 through the early twentieth century. The renovated galleries feature all of the Museum’s most loved nineteenth-century paintings, which have been on… Read more »
The exhibition explores the history of building in the 20th century against a background of Finnish society, taking into account economic, political and technological developments. These factors have always influenced not only the volume of building but also the architectural shapes. Phenomena connected with construction are viewed from a broad perspective, and from larger to… Read more »
2017 was declared the year of the “Russian style” in the framework of the program “The Property of Russia. Traditions for the Future “of the All-Russian Museum of Decorative, Applied and Folk Art. This year the Museum opens a new permanent exhibition “Russian Style. From historicism to modernity “in the halls of the main house… Read more »
Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848–1933) began his work in glass with the same tools and ingredients that had been used by artisans for thousands of years before him. Tiffany took the science of glassmaking, however, and elevated it to an art form of new brilliance and beauty. Under his watch, teams of talented designers and craftspeople… Read more »
Art and Design in the Modern Age provides an intriguing overview of The Wolfsonian’s exceptional holdings and showcases the museum’s collection, which spans the period 1885 to 1945. The nearly 300 works on display provide insight into the ways design has influenced and adapted to the modern world. The installation explores the many focal points… Read more »
The Horta Museum – Saint-Gilles unveils a new exhibition devoted to ornament. Entitled “The Art Nouveau ornament”, it presents a selection whose objective is to show a representative selection of the creations of major artists of European Art Nouveau such as William Morris, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Hector Guimard, Morris Denis and Josef Hoffmann.
