It is difficult to believe that a piece of architecture that was acclaimed in its period, barely more than a century ago, and built with a masterly savoir faire out of the finest quality materials, should be revealed to be so fragile. Its history could become the plot of a modern fable.

This exhibition, which the Maison Autrique is dedicating to Victor Horta, proposes following or retracing the key moments of a piece of architecture which has long since disappeared. This initiative is another push in the movement to recover Art Nouveau history, a movement that has been of the highest importance in the Brussels region for several years.

"Victor Horta - A Lost World", open to the public until 31 December 2011, fulfils expectations: the pieces, works and films presented are simply extraordinary. The exhibition is structured around three themes: projects which were never undertaken (such as the Congo Pavilion), those that destiny has done away with (l´Innovation department store, for example) and those which humans have destroyed (the Maison du Peuple is the most iconic example).

These vanished projects come alive again at the Maison Autrique in different ways: Horta´s plans and sketches, impressive remains (which you can even touch), reconstructions and some period film pieces. The whole forms a highly coherent, varied exhibition.

In Spring 2011, the Neue Galerie will present an exhibition entitled Vienna 1900: Style and Identity. The aim of this exhibition is to show a common thread running through the fine and decorative arts in turn-of-the-century Vienna: the redefining of individual identity in the modern age. It will be organized by distinguished curators Jill Lloyd and Christian Witt-Dörring.

Exhibition Catalogue:

Egon Schiele - Selbstporträts und Porträts ("Egon Schiele - Self-Portraits and Portraits")

Ed. Agnes Husslein-Arco, Jane Kallir
Size: 24 × 32 cm
Pages: 300
ISBN: 978-3-7913-5109-4 (English)
Prize: 38 euros

Available from February 2011
Preorder now: shop@belvedere.at

The international network of Art Nouveau-heritage cities, Réseau Art Nouveau Network, will be holding the second Multilateral Exchange on 6 June, in collaboration with the Urban Landscape Institute, on the use of new technologies for disseminating that heritage.

During the multilateral exchange to be held at the Conservatori de Música on 6 June, the following topic will be debated: "New technologies and social media networks in the dissemination of heritage: challenges and opportunities". Offering the potential to expand the Art Nouveau heritage, these tools also pose a great challenge for the cultural sector. Barcelona, Brussels, Budapest, Glasgow and Aveiro will be sharing their experiences with other cities on designing web pages, creating virtual archives, digitizing pictures of historical monuments and their presence on social media networks.

The Réseau Art Nouveau Network is currently made up of sixteen cities and six institutions that promote academic and educational activities, to disseminate and study Art Nouveau through the support of the European Commission's 2007-2013 Culture Programme.

The network is noted as much for its enterprise and commitment as for putting the case for a rigourous and vigilant scientific approach for keeping professionals informed and shaping public opinion on the cultural importance of this heritage we have so near at hand. Which is why this Multilateral Exchange will be open to the public. Free participation with compulsory registration before 27 May.

Download the programmes with their corresponding registration forms.

For more information on the Multilateral Exchanges

On 3, 4 and 5 June 2011, Cor Eixample-Trade and Professional Association for the Right Side of the Eixample-and the Institut Municipal del Paisatge Urbà-Barcelona City Council-are organising the seventh Barcelona Modernista Fair.

As in other years, the fair will be located on carrer Girona-between av. Diagonal and carrer d´Aragó-with leisure and cultural activities for young people, adults and the little ones. Among other activities, visitors can enjoy kids´ games, shows, workshops, a museum displaying period cars, a conference on Modernisme, guided tours, street entertainment and many other surprises. Other towns and organisations which also share a relationship with Modernisme will be attending, as well as a stand offering information and selling products related to Barcelona´s Ruta del Modernisme.

Furthermore, whoever comes dressed in an Art Nouveau period style will receive a gift photo of themselves and go into the draw for a trip, among other prizes.

For more information, you can contact the Centre del Modernisme, tel. +34 933 177 652, or web www.rutadelmodernisme.com, or Cor Eixample tel. +34 934 871 243.

"Tourism and preserving the Modernista heritage: a source of funding... a source of problems?" that is the issue up for discussion at the Historical Laboratory II to be held at the Auditori CX La Pedrera on 4 June. These conferences will feature discussions on the sustainability of buildings and the solutions that can be applied to buildings that attract large numbers of tourists. The speakers, who come from all around Europe and beyond, will be discussing the cases of La Pedrera (Casa Milà) in Barcelona, the Museum Horta in Brussels, The Glasgow School of Art in Scotland, the Palau Cueto in Havana and the Crespi d'Adda planned industrial colony in the region of Lombary, among others.

The Réseau Art Nouveau Network is currently made up of sixteen cities and six institutions that promote academic and educational activities, to disseminate and study Art Nouveau through the support of the European Commission's 2007-2013 Culture Programme.

The network is noted as much for its enterprise and commitment as for putting the case for a rigourous and vigilant scientific approach for keeping professionals informed and shaping public opinion on the cultural importance of this heritage we have so near at hand. Which is why these two days of talks will be open to the public.

Free participation with compulsory registration before 27 May.

Download the programmes with their corresponding registration forms.

Find out more information about HistoryLabs of the Réseau Art Nouveau Network:

www.artnouveau-net.eu