Japonism and Its Presence in the Museum Library
The recent renovation of the modern art rooms dedicates an area to Japonism, a fashion which follows the art and aesthetics of Japan. It was born in Paris and spread to the rest of the European...
View ArticleThe museum as seen by young illustrators
Philip Stanton 26 young illustrators from EINA, Centre Universitari de Disseny i Art, were lucky enough to be able to really explore the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya in October and November 2014....
View ArticleThe Gosé Glossary
Mariàngels Fondevila The exhibition Xavier Gosé, 1876-1915. Iillustrator of modernity allows us to take a look at the figure of a professional profile in between the 19th and 20th centuries, linked to...
View ArticleThe Evolution of Woman illustrated through Art
Being an intern usually means having lots of routine tasks and minimum responsibility. Being an intern at the Museu Nacional means being part of the team. During the six months I spent at the museum, I...
View ArticleThe Collection of the Propaganda Commission of the Generalitat de Catalunya...
Yolanda Ruiz On the occasion of the exhibition Romanesque Picasso in the foyer of the Library of the museum, we are exhibiting some documents published by the Propaganda Commission. The Commission,...
View ArticleTorné Esquius, an artist conformed to none of the official canons
Eduard Vallès and Elena Llorens A monographic exhibition on Pere Torné Esquius posed a challenge. Although exhibitions had been mounted previously, neither his life nor his work as a whole had ever...
View ArticleWhat you need to know about ‘Els dolços indrets de Catalunya’ (Attractive...
Elena Llorens Eduard Vallès It is a fact that in Catalan art history books there are always a few lines set aside for Torné Esquius in the chapter about Noucentisme. This is so due largely to the...
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