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Art Nouveau & Art Deco

Guided visit

Welcome to the breathtaking world of the ‘new arts’! Where elegant lamps, candlesticks, jewellery, tableware, tables, cupboards and chairs shine in tropical wood, ivory, gold, silver and gemstones. Can you spot the dragonflies, flowers, and flowing lines that define the Art Nouveau? Or the more geometric and stylised designs of Art Deco?

Introduce your students to these recognisable European styles and the time in which they were created. Could everyone afford such fine items? Discover the era’s technological advances, industrialization, and the impact of colonization on design. This visit...

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Sculpture d’un chat/Sculptuur van een kat/Sculpture of a cat
 
 
Sculpture of a cat, 1900/1926, Édouard Marcel Sandoz, Susse frères bronze foundry, France, bronze