World Art Nouveau Day in Târgu Mureș
Jun-14
World Art Nouveau Day in Târgu Mureș. The Colors of Ceramics: Zsolnay
In Târgu Mureș, organized by the Mureș County Museum, on the occasion of World Art Nouveau Day, on Saturday, June 14, 2025, we invite the public to a series of events dedicated to this artistic style, highlighting the local Art Nouveau heritage, especially the decorative world of Zsolnay architectural ceramics.
The events will take place at the Palace of Culture, where:
- a guided city tour
- themed activities for children
- specialized lectures
- and a film screening
...offer the opportunity for an interactive and informative exploration for all those who want to discover the city's architectural values from a new perspective.
Free entry
Program
10:00–12:00
Guided tour: In the footsteps of Zsolnay architectural ceramics
Starting point: in front of the Palace of Culture
Oniga Erika, art historian
Dr. Kálmán Attila, historian (Romanian)
Guided tour: In the footsteps of Zsolnay architectural ceramics
Starting point: in front of the Palace of Culture
Oniga Erika, art historian
Dr. Kálmán Attila, historian (Romanian)
10:00–12:00
Children’s activities (ages 6–12)
Clay modeling, coloring sheets
Dobribán Annamária, artisan
Children’s activities (ages 6–12)
Clay modeling, coloring sheets
Dobribán Annamária, artisan
14:30–15:30
Lecture (Romanian):
“Seeing Târgu Mureș Differently – A Foray into Art Nouveau Architecture”
Alexandra Pîrvu, MA student
Lecture (Romanian):
“Seeing Târgu Mureș Differently – A Foray into Art Nouveau Architecture”
Alexandra Pîrvu, MA student
15:30–16:30
Lecture (Hungarian):
“The Work of Architects Komor Marcell and Jakab Dezső, Designers of the City Hall and the Palace of Culture”
Várallyay Réka, art historian, Sfântu Gheorghe
Lecture (Hungarian):
“The Work of Architects Komor Marcell and Jakab Dezső, Designers of the City Hall and the Palace of Culture”
Várallyay Réka, art historian, Sfântu Gheorghe
17:00–19:00
Film screening:
The Lover of the Soil / A Föld szeretője
Hungarian-language drama
104 minutes, 2010
English subtitles
Directed by Pozsgai Zsolt
Film screening:
The Lover of the Soil / A Föld szeretője
Hungarian-language drama
104 minutes, 2010
English subtitles
Directed by Pozsgai Zsolt
World Art Nouveau Day is celebrated annually on June 10, as both Ödön Lechner (1845–1914) and Antoni Gaudí (1852–1926), two emblematic figures of Art Nouveau architecture, passed away on this date.
Lechner is considered the founder of Hungarian national architecture, blending folk motifs with a modern formal language, while Gaudí, representative of Catalan Modernism, became world-famous for his organic, nature-inspired spatial forms.
The date is symbolic, as it brings together two creators from different cultural contexts, with individual architectural visions but united by a common goal: renewing architecture in an artistic, original, and human-centered way.
World Art Nouveau Day was initiated by several European cities to draw attention to the value of the Art Nouveau heritage, the need for its conservation, and the possibilities for its contemporary reinterpretation.
