The award ceremony for the European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Awards was held in the Horta Museum in Saint-Gilles, Brussels, on 10 October. The Museum itself was honoured with an award for its conservation project, conducted over twenty-five years by the architect Barbara Van der Wee (IP/14/283) and with a master plan dating from 1989 that encompassed the complete renovation of the building.

For more information:http://www.europanostra.org/news/435/

The permanent exhibition "Palau Güell: a look at furniture" will officially open on 7 November in Palau Güell. The Palau Güell has set up four rooms dedicated to furniture for this exhibition, including a selection of original decorative elements from Palau Güell and furniture items representing the main Modernista designers. The exhibition will also display two pieces designed by Antoni Gaudí until 12 January 2015.

Antoni Gaudí´s Palau Güell is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is owned by the Diputació de Barcelona.

www.palauguell.cat

In coupDefouet 23 we celebrate the 100 anniversary of Ödön Lechner´s death with several articles on the life and work of the father of Hungarian Secession, we visit the gardens La Tropical, an old Art Nouveau jewel, we visit the magnificent Ziemelblazma palace in Riga built by the Latvian philanthropist Augusts Dombrovskis ... and much more!

If you become a member of the Art Nouveau Club now, you will receive your free copy of this issue. Join us and enjoy the advantages! Go to www.artnouveau.eu/en/club.php for more information.

A beautiful day contributed to make the celebration of the 50th aniversary of the l'École de Nancy Museum a radiant event.

For more information:

http://www.ecole-de-nancy.com /web/index.php?page=press

The rooms displaying the 19th- and 20th-century collections of the National Museum of Catalonia (MNAC) will be closed to the public until the end of September 2014 for refurbishment work that will culminate in a new look presentation for the works on display.

The new look presentation will extend to the 1950s and cast a more critical and complex eye on all artistic expressions from the period, including photography, poster art, cinema, architecture and the decorative arts, plus sculpture and painting. A greater focus will also be given to the rooms dedicated to the Catalan Modernista movement, 1929 World Exposition, the 1930s and the Spanish Civil War.

A selection of masterpieces from the period will be displayed in the museum´s temporary exhibition hall from 17 June to 31 August while the refurbishment work required for this new presentation is underway.

The museum´s remaining extensive permanent collections will remain open to the public.

For further information: http://museunacional.cat/en/works-are-beginning-prepare-new-presentation-modern-art