Exhibition
Artist’s Jewels. From Modernisme to the Avant-garde - Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya
Artist’s Jewels. From Modernisme to the Avant-garde
The occasional but fruitful approach by artists to the world of jewellery is the central theme of this exhibition, the first on this subject to be held in our country. In it you can admire more than 300 works by Catalan as well as international artists who led the different trends that proliferated during the fertile 20th century. The MNAC has gathered original designs by Hector Guimard, Josep Llimona, Manolo Hugué, Pablo Gargallo, Salvador Dalí, Georges Braque, Alexander Calder, Pablo Picasso and others, from public institutions and museums all over the world and from private collections and the Museum’s own collections.
The items of jewellery being exhibited give us a picture in small format of the artistic character of their creators and at the same time strike a dialogue with other works by them (paintings, sculptures, photographs, fabrics and art objects), thereby highlighting this less well known facet and creating an interdisciplinary exchange amongst the arts.
As a prelude, we are exhibiting creations by jewellers from René Lalique or Lluís Masriera to Ramon Sunyer, Jaume Mercadé or Manuel Capdevila, who made jewellery a highly creative area receptive to the influence of trends in the arts. Finally, a selection of clothing and visions of the female universe captured by great photographers such as Steichen, Man Ray, Josep Sala or George Hoyningen-Huené illustrate the Alliance between jewels and the body.
ACTIVITITES
The jewel on the path of art
Series of talks and round table
Thursday 11 November
The jewel: symbol, status, ornament, art, design, with Pilar Vélez, Doctor in History of Art and member of the Reial Acadèmia Catalana de Belles Arts de Sant Jordi
Thursday, 18 November
ART/CRAFT-CRAFT/ART, with Daniel Giralt-Miracle, art and design critic and historian and member of the Reial Acadèmia de Ciències i Arts de Barcelona
Thursday, 25 November
Round table on The power of attraction of jewels, moderated by Daniel Giralt-Miracle with the participation of Chus Burés, Dani Freixes, Susana Solano and Joan Vila-Grau
MNAC auditorium
Admission free. Limited seating. Please confirm attendance by phoning 93 622 03 60, extension 4500, or at amics@amicsdelmnac.org
Jointly organised with Amics del MNAC
Winter night
Saturday, 11 December. Free admission to the entire Museum, 7 p.m. to midnight.
Espai educArt: You're a jewel!
Undirected activity for any public
Become a jewellery designer in this space imitating a jeweller's. You'll find examples of the creative process of the jewellery artists in the exhibition and other things to inspire you.
Admission free during Museum opening hours. Entry by the Oval Room.
You're a jewel!
Family activity included in the MNAC's Sundays for old and young programme
Sundays 7, 14 and 28 November; 5, 12 and 19 December; 16, 23 and 30 January, and 6 and 13 February
Special Christmas programme: 23, 24, 28, 29, 30 and 31 December and 2, 4, 5 and 9 January
Age: 6 – 12
Time: 11.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m.
All the family activities are by prior reservation
Tel. 93.622.03.75 or grups@mnac.cat (you will receive confirmation of your booking)
Guided tours
From 6 November
Saturdays, 11 am (Spanish) and 12.30 pm (Catalan)
1hr 30 mins
Audio sets are handed out at the groups desk 20 minutes before each visit. To speed the process, please ensure you are on time.
In special cases the Museum may vary conditions of entry to the guided tour. We apologise for any inconvenience.
