Art History with Anne

Live Lectures for February-March 2025 Paris 1925: Birth of Art Deco and Modernism Once again, the spotlight falls on Paris, as we prepare to celebrate 100 years of Art Deco. Make sure you have a flute of champagne to hand on 28th April which has been declared World Art Deco Day. This marks the officialContinue reading “Art History with Anne”

Art History with Anne

Live Lectures for January- February 2024 Paris Art Nouveau, Art Deco and Modernism The spotlight falls on Paris in 2024 with the Olympics imminent.  This is far from the first time that Paris has been the centre of attention. Taking on the staging of the International Exhibitions, pioneered in London in 1851, Paris built itsContinue reading “Art History with Anne”

Art History with Anne

Finlandia: Jugendstil to Modernism in the far North Like many visitors my first glimpse of Helsinki was from the sea, sailing into the port while enjoying a Baltic cruise. Standing out on the horizon are the white silhouette of the Lutheran Cathedral, built as a tribute to the Grand Duke of Finland, Tsar Nicholas I of Russia, andContinue reading Art History with Anne