Georges de La Tour Departmental Museum Announces Emile Gallé Exhibition

The Georges de La Tour Museum in Vic-sur-Seille, a site owned by the Moselle Conseil Général, is paying homage to Emile Gallé (1846-1904), who founded the École de Nancy in 1901. He was committed to regenerating the arts of decoration, and became one of the pioneers of Art Nouveau. Emile Gallé, who was always strongly interested in nature, became interested in representing shapes he had found, whether in flowers or animals, in decorations for glassware. He also developed the art of ornamentation on furniture and other objects. With 150 exceptional pieces - ceramics, glassware, and preparatory drawings - the exhibition is dedicated to revealing the importance of Nature, Symbolism and Japan in Gallé’s art. Numerous objects drawn from prestigious collections - especially Japanese ones - are on display to the French public for the first time.