A Guided Visit to the
Henry van de Velde Exhibition
Van de Velde (1863-1957) was trained as painter, but developed further as an architect, interior designer, designer, teacher and artistic adviser. He left an impressive oeuvre and built up an international career, boasting a great number of creations in Belgium, Germany, The Netherlands and France. Among his best-known buildings are the villa Bloemenwerf in Uccle, various Art Nouveau residences in Weimar, the Kröller-Müller Museum in Otterlo and the modernist Boekentoren of the University of Ghent. He was one of the originators of the school of art that gave rise to the Bauhaus and founded the La Cambre School of art in Brussels. In his furniture, silverware, porcelain, jewelry, book bindings and other creations, he proved able, as no other, to combine practical utility with elegant sturdiness, thereby gaining international renown.
To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the birth of Henry van de Velde, the exhibition Henry van de Velde – Passion - Function - Beauty will be a chronological survey of the life and work of this multi-facetted artist, based on a never previously seen assembly of works of art and a multitude of documents, including photographs and letters. It is being set up by the Royal Museums of Art and History in co-operation with the Klassik Stiftung Weimar. Numerous other activities to do with Van de Velde and organized by other bodies will be taking place under the umbrella of this retrospective.
Please note that this visit is limited to 20 people.
Event Details:
Date: Saturday, November 16, 2013
Time: 10:15 a.m.
Place: Royal Museums of Art & History, Parc du Cinquantenaire 10, 1000 Brussels (Albert-Elisabeth entrance)
Price: €25 for members, €35 for non-members.
Public Transportation: Metro: Schuman or Mérode; buses 22, 27 and 36.
Sign up: Reservations are due by noon on Wednesday, November 13 by email to info@americanclubbrussels.org, online at www.americanclubbrussels.org, or by telephone to the ACB Office Manager (02/219.58.08). Payment to ACB at BE55427919588144 (KREDBEBB) will confirm your reservation. Be sure to mention “van de Velde” in the communications section of the virement. Cancellations are possible until noon on Wednesday, November 13. Participants canceling after this time, as well as no-shows, are charged the full cost of the event.
