Bruxelles

Art nouveau mansions
Dates:01.06.2013-01.06.2013
"Exceptional opening to the public of three Art Nouveau mansions Max Hallet House 346, Avenue Louise, 1000 Brussels A masterpiece by Victor Horta built between 1902 and 1905, this house combines living accommodation with huge, light-filled reception spaces where curves and counter-curves reflect each other harmoniously in splendid stained-glass skylights and windows. Guided tour at 10am in English and at 10.30am in French. Price : €25 per person Solvay House 224, Avenue Louise, 1000 Brussels This was Victor Horta’s largest private house, commissioned by the industrial magnate Armand Solvay. Construction began in 1894, and the architect expressed the principle of a “total work of art” by successfully combining top-quality materials with innovative techniques. Guided tour at 11.30am in English and 12 noon in French Price: €40 per person Ciamberlani House 48, Rue Defacqz, 1050 Brussels Completed in 1897 by the architect Paul Hankar, the Ciamberlani house and its spectacular facade sgraffiti have undergone an exemplary restoration. Hankar’s geometric Art Nouveau is expressed in the reception areas as much as in the design of the unusual windows which flood the first floor with daylight. Guided tour at 2pm in English and 2.30pm in French Price: €25 per person Places on the guided tours must be reserved in advance Advanced payment required"

Bruxelles

Bruxelles 1900 - Art Nouveau - ARAU
Dates:01.06.2013-01.06.2013
"Ce tour en bus permet de comprendre la place de l'Art nouveau à Bruxelles, ses origines, ses caractéristiques techniques et esthétiques ainsi que la personnalité de ses illustres architectes. Le visiteur découvre les plus belles façades de l'Art nouveau bruxellois dont certaines sont désormais inscrites au patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO. Chaque tour inclut au moins deux des intérieurs suivants: l’hôtel Van Eetvelde de Victor Horta, l’hôtel Hannon de Jules Brunfaut, l’école n°1 d’Henri Jacobs, les anciens magasins Waucquez de Victor Horta ou encore l’ancien hôtel Cohn-Donnay de Paul Hamesse. Chaque visite inclut au moins deux de ces intérieurs. Attention, ce tour est bilingue (français/anglais) excepté les samedis d'octobre (unilingue)." FR - durée: 3H00, bus - 17 euros

Niigata Prefecture - Japan

Alphonse Mucha: An Insight into the Artist
Dates:01.06.2013-11.08.2013
Alphonse Mucha: An Insight into the Artist is a major retrospective featuring over 240 works, including many that have never been shown in Japan before, alongside a wide range of oil paintings, studies, sketches, jewellery and posters from the Mucha family collection. The exhibition will explore the artistic vision and ideals behind Mucha's works. Through his own words and works, visitors will gain an insight into his creative process, his ambitions and his achievements. The exhibition will be organised in six sections representing important themes or phases in his career: Mucha the Czech Sarah Bernhardt & the Theatre World Le Style Mucha & Art Nouveau The Message of Beauty Paris 1900 Visions for Humanity Rare works such as a satin-silk edition of The Arts series, comprised of 4-colour lithographs: Dance, Painting, Poetry and Music will feature in the show. This exhibition will be a great opportunity for all Mucha fans and art lovers to deepen their understanding of Mucha and his inner world.

Cumbria

The Women of Arts & Crafts: May Morris
Dates:02.06.2013-02.06.2013
Sunday 2 / 9 / 16 / 23 June between 3 - 4.00pm Blackwell Main Hall Free with admission (Adult £7.20) Booking essential This summer series of afternoon talks focuses on the women behind the Arts & Crafts movement and the design work of this period. Sunday 2 June Jean Marsh discusses the work of May Morris, the younger daughter of Pre-Raphaelite artists William Morris who was an influential embroideress, much overshadowed by her fathers accomplishments.

Moscow

Pre-Raphaelites : Victorian Avant-Garde
Dates:03.06.2013-01.09.2013
The first major survey of the art of the Pre-Raphaelites to be shown in the United States features some 130 paintings, sculptures, works on paper, and decorative art objects. The young members of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, formed in 1848, shook the art world of mid-19th-century Britain by rejecting traditional approaches to painting. Combining scientific precision, an innovative approach to subject matter, and brilliant, clear colors, Pre-Raphaelitism was Britain's first avant-garde art movement.

Brussels

Brussels 1900 - Art nouveau - ARAU
Dates:08.06.2013-08.06.2013
"Over the last 30 years, this coach tour has proved the most popular and well-known of ARAU’s tours. The tour helps participants to understand the place of Art nouveau in Brussels, its origins, its technical and stylistic characteristics, and the personalities of its most well-known architects. The tour travels through several districts of the city to show participants beautiful Art nouveau facades, some of which are UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The tour also offers the chance to visit extraordinary Art nouveau interiors, including some not normally open to the public. Each tour includes at least two interiors from the following list, subject to availability: Victor Horta’s Van Eetvelde house, Jules Brunfaut’s Hannon house, Henri Jacobs’ Schaerbeek School No.1, Victor Horta’s Waucquez store (now the Belgian Strip Cartoon Centre), Paul Hamesse’s Cohn-Donnay house (now De Ultieme Hallucinatie bar-restaurant). " EN- length: 3 hours, bus - 17 euros

Cumbria

The Women of Arts & Crafts: Frances Macdonald & The Glasgow Four
Dates:09.06.2013-09.06.2013
Sunday 2 / 9 / 16 / 23 June between 3 - 4.00pm Blackwell Main Hall Free with admission (Adult £7.20) Booking essential This summer series of afternoon talks focuses on the women behind the Arts & Crafts movement and the design work of this period. Sunday 9 June Sarah Beattie discusses the art of Frances Macdonald & The Glasgow Four. She was a Scottish artist and designer educated at the Glasgow School of Art in the 1890s and most commonly associated with the ‘Glasgow Style’.