The present exhibition "Line and Shape" unites 100 eminent examples of masterful draftsmanship of the 19th and 20th centuries. The exhibition features works by some of the best draftsmen of the 20th century, including Egon Schiele, Gustav Klimt and Alfred Kubin. Further highlights include design drawings by members of the Wiener Werkstätte as well as works by artists whose abilities as draftsmen are often overshadowed by their painterly oeuvre, such as Albin Egger-Lienz, Hans Böhler and Anton Kolig. More than any other medium, drawings manage to convey the immediate connection between inspiration and artistic execution. Whether as sketchy nature studies or elaborate drawings with meticulous attention to detail, this genre´s rank as an autonomous artistic medium has always been undisputed.

"Collegiality and Controversy. Josef Hoffmann and the Architects of  Moravian Modernism from the Wagner School in Vienna" is the tenth exhibition on the life and work of Josef Hoffmann (1870-1956) in the Josef Hoffmann Museum in Brtnice, and presents Hoffmann´s oeuvre in confrontation with two other Wagner students. Like Hoffmann, Joseph Maria Olbrich (1867-1908) and Leopold Bauer (1872-1938) belonged to a generation of talented architects from the Province of Moravia who had a decisive formative influence on architecture in Vienna around 1900. A specific selection of around fifty drawings, photographs, and texts outlines their role in the development of architecture in the imperial capital of Vienna and analyses Hoffmann´s contribution to architectural innovation in Moravia.

On display the rich unpublished material stored by the artist's family in Torre Pellice. The exhibition is the first monographic exhibition held in Rome since 1938.

The Museum of Catalan Modernisme (MMCAT) will begin its Music at the Museum: Spring - Summer 2014 season on 26 April this year.

MMCAT will be presenting a total of six concerts for the season between April and September.

Visit the Museum website for further information

The assassination of the Austrian heir to the throne, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, on the 28th of June 1914 in Sarajevo was the fatal trigger of World War I. One hundred years on, the Leopold Museum is dedicating a comprehensive exhibition to the fate of Austrian artists who were active between 1914 and 1918.

Throughout the five boroughs are more than 200 long-overlooked marvels of engineering and architectural beauty-the interlocking tile vaults built by Spanish immigrants Rafael Guastavino, Sr. (1842-1908), and his son, Rafael Jr. (1872-1950). The system of structural tile vaults developed by the Guastavinos-lightweight, fireproof, low-maintenance, and capable of supporting significant loads-was used by leading architects of the day, including McKim, Mead & White and Carrere &Hastings. Ellis Island´s Registry Room, Carnegie Hall, the Bronx Zoo´s Elephant House, and Grand Central Terminal all contain Guastavino vaults.

Palaces for the People: Guastavino and the Art of Structural Tile is a major exhibition exploring the innovations the Guastavino Fireproof Construction Company (1889-1962) brought to the science and art of building. It was originally organized by MIT´s John Ochsendorf, who is a MacArthur Fellow; it is substantially expanded here to include some 20 key Guastavino spaces in the five boroughs.

Exhibition Co-chairs: Paul Katz, FAIA; Jill Lerner, FAIA; Leslie Earl Robertson, P.E.; and SawTeen See, P.E.

This year, the Budapest ensemble of Alexander Bigot´s monumental architectural ceramics can be seen for the first time since the Paris World's Fair of 1900.

The exhibition presents the most significant Art Nouveau objects in the collection of the Museum of Applied Arts.

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"Paris 1900, The City of Entertainment" is an invitation to the public to relive the splendour of the French capital at the time when the Paris Exposition Universelle was heralding the arrival of the 20th century. More than ever before, Paris was seen throughout the world as a sparkling city of luxury with a sophisticated way of life. Over 600 works will plunge visitors to the Petit Palais into the atmosphere of Belle Époque Paris.There will be paintings, objets d´art, costumes, posters, photographs, films, furniture, jewellery and sculptures. The technical inventions, the cultural effervescence, and the sheer elegance of Parisian women will be staged and displayed as representative legends of that Paris whose image has been promoted in literature and the cinema throughout the world.

Organised by the Réseau Art Nouveau Network in the framework of the European project "Art Nouveau & Ecology" (2010-2015) supported by the Culture 2007-2013 programme of the European Commission, the exhibition comprises two identical concurrent exhibitions and has begun its journey to all partner cities in October 2013.

After Helsinki, Brussels, Nancy and Alesund, the exhibition "The Nature of Art Nouveau" will be presented in Terrassa at the Sala Muncunill

This exhibition is free and bilingual Catalan-English.

"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.

Existential questions of life and death run through the entire oeuvre of the painter
Albin Egger-Lienz (1868-1926), one of the most important pioneers of Austrian Expressionism, to whom the Belvedere will devote an exhibition in spring 2014. The artist´s war paintings are impressive memorials warning against the horrors of fighting and violence.

"Splendour of Old Europe" is an exhibition of photographs of Art Nouveau art and architecture by Peter Schubert, Austrian photographer, author and curator.  The exhibition is organised by the Bad Nauheim Jugendstilverein  and will be on show in the Sprudelhof heritage monument until 1 June 2014.

Peter Schubert has published or edited more than 50 books, particularly centered on the period around 1900. He was until 2013 press spokesman, publishing director and curator of the Stift Klosterneuburg Museum in Vienna. Most of his extensive photographic work was taken during his frequent travels through European countries and cities with a remarkable Art Nouveau heritage, such as Prague or Budapest, as well as lesser-known smaller towns.

The exhibition is open from 3rd May until 1st June in the Bad Nauheim Sprudelhof (bathhouse 3).  Opening times: Tuesday to Friday from 14.00 - 18.00 , Saturday and Sunday from 11.00 - 18.00

Cor Eixample (Trade and Professional Association for the Right Side of the Eixample) and Barcelona City Council are holding the 10th Barcelona Modernista Fair.

The Fair is part of the activities of the Right Side of the Eixample´s local festival and this year celebrates its tenth edition. As in past years, the event will be held in Carrer Girona, between Avinguda Diagonal and Carrer València, with various activities also taking place on the side lanes of Avinguda Diagonal.

There will be heaps of leisure and cultural activities for young people, adults and toddlers, including guided tours, children´s workshops, Modernista puppets, a parade of vintage cars, a vintage train ride, conferences on Modernisme, some spectacular period attractions, a family bike ride (you must be dressed in period costume to participate), street entertainment and many other surprises. Other towns and organisations connected in some way to Modernisme will also be present, as well as a stand offering information and products related to the Barcelona Modernisme Route.

This year the Fair is dedicated to the centenary of the first car with an Elizalde engine, which was built in the Elizalde factory located at Passeig de Sant Joan 149 in Barcelona.

In addition, whoever comes dressed in Art Nouveau period clothes will receive a gift photo of themselves and go into the draw for some handmade products and other prizes. The official programme will soon be available on this site.

For more information call the Centre del Modernisme on +34 933 177 652.

Click here to see the programme (available only in Catalan)

On the occasion of the 130th birthday of Franz von Zülow, an artist shaped by a fashionable inclination toward rural life and the reflection of rural heritage, works on paper from the MAK collection and the artist´s estate will be exhibited. Von Zülow did his training at the Kunstgewerbeschule in Vienna, where he already created illustrations and designs for the Wiener Werkstätte. Active in many areas, Zülow designed textile patterns, carpets, ceramics, and interiors and developed new graphic techniques. His most important achievements in this area are the monthly pen-in-ink-drawn notebooks produced in a paper-cut stencil printing process from 1909 to 1915, subscribed to by artists such as Hoffmann, Klimt, and Schiele. Clearly evident in these works is his decorative, Jugendstil- derived surface art, which he combined with folk art inspirations. Arising at the same time were stage-like watercolors and scenic picture books along the lines of a diorama in expressive style.

Curator Kathrin Pokorny-Nagel, Head of Library and Works on Paper Collection

As part of the bookseries MAK Studies, a catalogue will be published in conjunction with the exhibition.

The exhibition "Staging the Body. Loïe Fuller´s Metamorphosis" celebrates the work of this avant-garde artist through photographs, documents and films from European and American collections. The show also includes a newly produced film that pays tribute to Fuller made by La Ribot in collaboration with Carles Santos.