Exhibition

Art Nouveau: The Nature of Dreams

7 Jul 2020 – 3 Jan 2021

Regular hours

Monday
Closed
Tuesday
09:30 – 17:00
Wednesday
09:30 – 17:00
Thursday
09:30 – 17:00
Friday
09:30 – 17:00
Saturday
09:30 – 17:00
Sunday
09:30 – 17:00

Special hours

24-Dec-2020
Closed
25-Dec-2020
Closed
26-Dec-2020
Closed
27-Dec-2020
Closed
28-Dec-2020
Closed
01-Jan-2021
Closed

Cost of entry

Tickets: £8.00 or FREE for Members and UEA and Student Members
Concessions available

50% for under 18's, full-time students & Art Fund Members

Tickets must be pre-booked before arrival. Your time slot indicates the time you need to arrive at the Centre

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Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts

Norwich, United Kingdom

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Travel Information

  • Bus numbers 25, 25a and x25 run from Norwich city centre to UEA ' ask for the Sainsbury Centre stop. Park & Ride service 604 runs Monday to Friday to the main UEA bus stop.
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A dazzling selection of ceramic, furniture, glass, jewellery, paintings, posters and prints, sculpture, and textiles will be on display, featuring interpretations of nature and the creation of a modern style.

About

Art Nouveau: The Nature of Dreams will examine the spectacular, and controversial vision of art practice that raged across the Western world from the end of the 19th century: Art Nouveau.

The role of nature will be another key focus of the exhibition. The common theme of translating plants into patterns will be explored as a defining feature of the modern style. Art and objects will represent Art Nouveau from different countries, where it appeared characterised as flowing, tensile line, and dramatic movement, or by organic imagery combined with an informal geometry.

Artists and designers will include René Lalique, Edgar Degas, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, William Morris; Alphonse Mucha and Gabriel Dante Rossetti.

The exhibition will be curated by Professor Paul Greenhalgh. It will contain over 150 works of varying sizes, and will be accompanied by a substantial catalogue.

Open 7 July 2020 - 3 January 2021
Closed Mondays including bank holidays

Access Information

There is restricted access to wheelchair users on the Mezzanine Gallery*

For those unable to access the Mezzanine staircase, watch our Art Nouveau film here: https://bit.ly/3mKwA8A
See more of the key objects featured in the exhibition here: https://bit.ly/3mQHbz9

Download a large print guide for the exhibition here: https://bit.ly/3hUQYAr

*Please note: The Sainsbury Centre is accessible to disabled visitors including those with limited mobility and those accompanying them, with the exception of the Mezzanine Gallery where this exhibition is displayed.

CuratorsToggle

Professor Paul Greenhalgh

Exhibiting artistsToggle

Alphonse Mucha

William Morris

Edgar Degas

Charles Rennie Mackintosh

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