Szecessziós Magazin

Design museum Gent (DmG)

Art Nouveau ladies at work (female Art Nouveau designers )

The Design museum Gent is a cultural institution of the City of Gent. The accent in the collections and exhibitions lies on 20th century and actual design.

In the context of Art Nouveau World Day

On Sunday 18 May 2014 everyone is welcome to join the themed guided tour ‘Art Nouveau, a style with various names and different faces’ (in Dutch). In the context of Art Nouveau World Day a lecture will be organised. On Sunday 8 June 2014 project officer Anne-Marie ten Bokum acquaints the listeners with the female Art Nouveau designers from the Partage Plus selection (in Dutch). Afterwards Ravishing Revelations and the permanent collection can be visited.

Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage (KIK-IRPA) Belgium

Selection of Art Nouveau pictures on the main page of KIK-IRPA`s website, 9 -11 June 2014

IRPA-KIK's photo library , a collection of more than 1 million negatives, contains thousands of photos of Art nouveau heritage. These negatives, taken between the early 20th century and today, will soon enlarge the vast virtual collection of Partage Plus.

All in all around 75 000 objects in Art nouveau style (jewelry, posters, furniture, stained-glass windows, ceramics, architecture...) will be digitalized and rendered accessible to the public on the website Europeana.

Here a search example:
Villa Carpentier, Creator: Horta, Victor (architect), Material: baksteen, steen, School-Style : Art nouveau[n] Date of production : 1899 - 1899

Réseau Art Nouveau Network

Art Nouveau selfie contest, 10 June 2014

The 10th of June was selected as Art Nouveau World Day, being the anniversary of both Antonio Gaudi and Ödön Lechner – two charismatic architects of the movement, from two edges of the Europe. 2014 marks also the 100th anniversary of the death of Ödön Lechner (10 June).

The Réseau Art Nouveau Network will take part to this very important day and organises an Art Nouveau selfies contest!

Create an Art Nouveau selfie and send it to info@artnouveau-net.eu before 10 June, they will be published on the RANN’s Facebook page on 10 June and the best one will be awarded!

Aveiro City Museum (MCA)

7-8 June, celebrates Art Nouveau Day!

The Aveiro City Museum (MCA) , Portugal will join Art Nouveau World Day and offer free entrance to their exhibitions during the day. In cooperation with the Réseau Art Nouveau Network the Aveiro City Museum will also produce a video to promote Art Nouveau World Day.

Do you want to have a look at some beautiful architectural photos from Art Nouveau in Portugal, head on over to Europeana !

The International Centre for Information Management System, Services (ICIMSS), Poland

Exhibition 'Art Nouveau architecture from kujawsko- pomorskie region'
Lecture: 'Art Nouveau as a cultural phenomenon'

The International Centre for Information Management System, Services (ICIMSS) , Poland: in cooperation with Best highschool Torun , opening of the new exhibition "Art Nouveau architecture from kujawsko- pomorskie region", lecture: "Art Nouveau as a cultural phenomenon", quiz and follow-up

An example of Art Nouveau style building in Torun: Wilam Horzyca Theatre;

Italia Liberty, Italy

Art Nouveau architecture by bike
and an exhibition: Romagna Liberty

1 June 2014
Romagna Liberty in bicicletta - Highlights of Italian Liberty architecture by bike - "Cesena Tico, villa Pompili and other Liberty villas",

June
Exhibition: "Romagna Liberty" , Riccione,

both events organized by Andrea Speziali

Rörstrand Museum Lidköping (RörM) Sweden

Free entrance to the permanent exhibition, 10 June 2014

Rörstrand Museum Lidköping (RörM) Sweden: free entrance to the permanent exhibition , which shows a lot of Art Nouveau gems, 10 June 2014

For 280 years Rörstrand porcelain factory has always been at the forefront of ceramic function and beauty. The factory with the Rörstrand brand made everything from showpieces to chamber pots and well-loved classics.

Thousands of working lives and a staff of artists gave Rörstrand a position as ceramic crown jewel with a flow of products: faience, art noveau, beautiful everyday items, Swedish Grace, pop ceramics, murky services and artware.

Musée Maxim's Paris

Art Nouveau exhibition 'Collection 1900'

Musée Maxim's Paris : Art Nouveau exhibition "Collection 1900" open for Art Nouveau World Day 7-8 June 2014

Collections Trust (CT) UK

Special Partage Plus issue

Collections Trust (CT) UK: promotion of Art Nouveau World Day via Collections Link newsletter , in cooperation with the University of Torun (ICIMSS) making available the Partage Plus issue of Uncommon Culture (for download and in print)

From Table of Contents:

What do We Think about Art Nouveau Today? Interview with Jim Favaro, the USA architect PDF Maria Śliwińska, Jim Favaro 46-57

Filling “the 20 Century Black Hole” in Europeana with the Partage Plus Project: Interview with Katie Ann Smith and Gordon McKenna PDF Maria Śliwińska, Katie Ann Smith, Gordon McKenna

etc.

Subotica Tourist Organization

Guided tour through 4 Art Nouveau buildings, free of charge
Selfie contest 'SecesIja - Art Nouveau and I'

Subotica Tourist Organization in cooperation with the City Museum, Modern Gallery "Artistic Encounters" and "Zavod za kulturu vojvodjanskih Jevreja Ltd", Subotica, Serbia:

guided tour through 4 Art Nouveau buildings , free of charge, and

selfie contest
"SecesIja - Art Nouveau and I"

best photos will be published on the Subotica Tourism Organization official website, local Art Nouveau Facebook page and local Tourist organization Facebook page and will be awarded on 10 June , the book Art Nouveau in Subotica's Public Collections will be sold at a discount in Subotica City Musem on 10 June