The exhibition "Modernism. Art, workshops, industries" provides a complete overview of this movement focused on the so-called decorative and applied arts and crafts that played a larger role (the stained glass, wrought iron, ceramics, artistic carpentry ... ).

The international seminar "Art Nouveau-Modernisme: Paris-Barcelona" is organised by the SEC (Séminaire d´Études Catalanes) of the CRIMIC research group (Centre de Recherches interdisciplinaire sur les Mondes Ibériques Contemporains) at the Paris Sorbonne University and by the GRACMON (Research Group for the History of Art and Contemporary Design) of the University of Barcelona.
The activity examines contrasting perspectives on the Art Nouveau style from its triumph in 1900 through its decline, icons in both cities and certain Art Nouveau manifestations, such as wallpaper, plant ornamentation and fashion. Diverse specialists will be contributing, fomenting relationships between two of the most outstanding Art Nouveau centres in Europe.
The seminar includes the participation of Núria Aragonés, Fàtima López and Teresa-M.
Sala (GRACMON, University of Barcelona), Jérémie Cerman (Centre André Chastel, Paris- Sorbonne University), Mireia Freixa (director of GRACMON) and Eliseu Trenc (University of Reims).
"Art Nouveau-Modernisme: Paris- Barcelona" is scheduled in two series. The
first took place on 16 November 2015 while the second will be held on 8 February 2016 at the Centre d´Études Catalanes. This activity is the first which this institution, founded in 1977 with a triple vocation for university, cultural and scientific studies, has held on Art Nouveau. The Centre d´Études Catalanes hosts varied activities ? exhibitions, conferences, seminars and scientific discussions - on subjects concerned with Catalan history and culture taking place in the French capital.

This seminar is directed by Mònica Güell (director of the Centre d´Études Catalanes,
Paris -Sorbonne University) and Fàtima López (researcher at GRACMON).

Within the new concept of modern art that was formulated at the end of the 19th century, the difference and hierarchy between the various artistic genres began to become less distinct. Graphic art consequently became the subject of enormous interest and experimentation on the part of painters such as Toulouse-Lautrec, Bonnard and Mucha, among others, a fact that also benefitted specialist illustrators who began to be seen as artists. In addition, technical innovations in printmaking which allowed for increasingly rapid methods of reproduction of higher quality and in larger print runs, combined with the increasing presence of advertising as part of contemporary culture, definitively broke down the previous boundaries which had confined graphic illustration to books and magazines and this medium now took possession of the street in the form of posters.

"Alphonse Mucha: In Quest of Beauty" explores the work of the artist, around the theme of beauty - the core principle underlying his artistic philosophy. The show will include over 60 works drawn primarily from the collection of the Mucha Trust, focusing on drawings, paintings, photographs and iconic posters, such as Gismonda, Mucha´s first poster designed for the actress Sarah Bernhardt.
Like artists of the British Arts and Crafts movement, it was Mucha´s belief that beautiful works of art should improve the quality of people's lives.

Featuring over 150 works, the exhibition takes visitors on a varied and multifaceted journey that recreates the elegant, precious and sensual tastes of the time through the creations of Alphonse Mucha.

Travelling exhibition.

On the occasion of the centenary of the death of the artist, the Museu Nacional and the Museu d´Art Jaume Morera are dedicating a solo exhibition to Xavier Gosé, one of the most international Catalan artists of the early 20th century.

Gosé´s work swings between Modernisme and Art Déco, inspired by the daily life of concert cafés, midinettes (seamstresses), prostitutes, the snobs and flâneurs of the boulevards, horse races and sportsmen. His refined and elegant hand captured the fashions and silhouettes of the finest French fashion houses such as Poiret, Worth, Paquin, Redfern, Doucet and Vionnet, and influenced geometric Cubism, Persian inspiration and Russian ballets.

The exhibition aims to examine through a selection of 80 masterpieces the origins and evolution of Divisionism through the eyes of its main protagonists, among which included Giovanni Segantini, Giuseppe Pellizza da Volpedo, Giaccomo Balla, Angelo Morbelli, Umberto Boccioni, Gino Severini and Carlo Carrà. These artists influenced the renewal of Italian art between the late 19th and early 20th centuries and the emergence of Futurism.

The exhibition has been organised in collaboration with MART (Museo di arte moderna e contemporanea di Trento e Rovereto.

"The Palace of Craftsmen" is an exhibition of photographs of the Palau Güell taken by the photographer Ramon Manent that highlight, as if through a magnifying glass, the small great masterpieces complementing the architecture of this building that cannot always be found by visitors. The exhibition takes a creative approach and is accompanied by a unique and very revealing exhibition route prepared by curator Raquel Lacuesta.

The exhibition explores Anglada-Camarasa´s interest in Japanese art, which was shaped during his years in Paris. This interest is evident in his collection of Japanese prints and books, which will be displayed in relation to his work.