It is the first substantial exhibition devoted to Mackintosh´s architecture, with over 80 architectural drawings, many never exhibited before, rarely seen archival material, and specially commissioned films and models.

This exhibition explores the unique skills of some of the leading makers associated with this period including Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Talwin Morris, Jessie Marion King, Ernest Archibald Taylor and Margaret and Frances Macdonald, showing the strength and prominence of Glaswegian Arts and Crafts.

"The Nature of Art Nouveau" offers art enthusiasts and the general public an original appraisal of the Art Nouveau style and its relation to nature. This is a free show, presented in Catalan and English. The exhibition is complemented by the book A Strange World: Hybridisation in Art Nouveau and Symbolism and an activity booklet for kids from 6 to 11 years old.

The exhibition, which is touring thirteen cities including Barcelona, forms part of the project "Art Nouveau and Ecology", organised by the Réseau Art Nouveau Network with the support of the European Commission´s Culture 2007-2013 programme.
The exhibition is in three parts:

·    Eye of an Era examines artists´ fascination for nature, with scientific discoveries in the spheres of botany, zoology and oceanography, as well as developing evolutionary theory, and technical inventions such as the microscope, photography and film.

·    Nature´s Studio shows artistic experiments using natural and artificial materials as well as fresh techniques for creating new forms inspired by nature: lines, ornaments and structures, motifs and symbols.

·    The final section, Artificial landscapes, illustrates Art Nouveau interpretations of the seasons and natural elements: spring, earth, water, air, light, fire.

Each city brings its own vision to the exhibition, complementing it by presenting local works. In Barcelona´s case, this consists of:

·    Nineteen photographs taken by the architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner

·    Two folders from the studio library of the cabinetmaker and decorator Joan Busquets i Jané (Barcelona 1874-1949), published in Paris, which influenced the manner of constructing decorative compositions in Art Nouveau.

·    Three films by Segundo de Chomón (Teruel, 1871 - París, 1929), in which nature is transformed as if by magic.

·    The posters Al·legories del cicle de la natura (Allegories on Nature´s Cycle), which the painter and poet Alexandre de Riquer i Ynglada (Calaf, 1856 - Palma de Mallorca, 1920) dedicated to the four seasons.

·    Fragments from the book of prose poems by Alexandre de Riquer, Crisantemes (Chrysanthemums), Barcelona, Ed. Thomas, 1899.

The Scientific Symposium which will take place in Florence (Italy) on the occasion of the 18th ICOMOS General Assembly will explore the theme "Heritage and Landscape as Human Values" as briefly illustrated below, according to five sub-themes:

Theme 1: Sharing and experiencing the identity of communities through tourism and interpretation
Theme 2: Landscape as cultural habitat
Theme 3: Sustainability through traditional knowledge
Theme 4: Community-driven conservation and local empowerment
Theme 5: Emerging tools for conservation practice
The Symposium will be open to the public.

Call for Papers. Deadline for abstracts: 31 January 2014