Alphonse Mucha Spirit of Art Nouveau
The most comprehensive exhibition ever seen in Australia of this visionary artist’s work
Alphonse Mucha Spirit of Art Nouveau
Art Gallery of New South Wales
Naala Badu, our north building
Lower level 2
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Tickets are dated but not timed, and can be used once at any time on your chosen day
$35 adult
$32 concession
$30 member
$88 family (2 adults + up to 3 children)
$18 youth (12–17 years)
Free for children under 12 and companion card holders
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For Wednesdays, 5–10pm
Booked school groups
$8 student
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$50 adult
$47 concession
$42 member
$120 family (2 adults + up to 3 children)
$25 youth (12–17 years)
Free for children under 12 and companion card holders
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One of art’s great stylistic innovators, Alphonse Mucha (1860–1939) created some of the most instantly recognisable and best-loved works in modern European art. In seductive, sinuous compositions, he developed a new language that defined the look of late 19th-century Paris to be the very spirit of art nouveau.
Realised in close cooperation with the Mucha Foundation, Prague, Alphonse Mucha: Spirit of Art Nouveau is drawn from the Mucha Family Collection. Bringing together Mucha’s illustrations, jewellery, interior decoration, photographs and more, the exhibition reveals an artist and designer whose powerful influence remains with us today.
Once hailed as ‘the greatest decorative artist in the world’, Mucha rocketed to fame with the posters he created for legendary actor and international superstar Sarah Bernhardt, moving on to global recognition through advertising and product design that were his first steps towards the democratisation of art he so desired.
Seeking a true ‘art for the people’, Mucha – as artist, activist, mystic and philosopher – strived to elevate the human spirit. His strongly felt political and spiritual philosophies guided his lifelong commitment to the Slavic peoples and the liberation of his homeland in today’s Czech Republic. Within this sweeping exhibition, visitors will encounter an immersive digital experience of Mucha’s late great painting cycle, the Slav epic, in a journey that helps uncover the artist behind the famous images.
The exhibition is proudly supported by the NSW Government through its tourism and major events agency, Destination NSW. It is accompanied by a full-colour catalogue, richly illustrated with over 200 images.
Note: This display includes works that are protected under the Protection of Cultural Objects on Loan Act 2013. More information