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Art Nouveau in Nancy

At the end of the 19th century, Nancy became one of the world capitals of Art Nouveau.

In 1901, Émile Gallé brought the city’s artists together within the École de Nancy — the “Provincial Alliance of Art Industries”. Glass, furniture, wrought iron, stained glass, architecture: drawing inspiration from nature — flowers, insects, plant-like lines — Gallé, Majorelle, the Daum brothers, Grüber and Prouvé reinvented the decorative arts.

A century on, the city preserves a unique heritage: dedicated museums, manifesto villas, and a thousand details along its streets — a shopfront, a railing, a stained-glass window. Here is where to find it.

Where to see Art Nouveau

11 places
01
Museum · the essential stop

The Musée de l’École de Nancy

One of the few French museums devoted to Art Nouveau: furniture, glassware, ceramics and stained glass by the Nancy masters, set in a villa with a garden.

36-38 rue du Sergent Blandan, 54000 Nancy
02
Manifesto house · 1901

The Villa Majorelle

The first Art Nouveau house in Nancy, home and studio of Louis Majorelle: restored period interiors, wrought ironwork and stained glass.

1 rue Louis Majorelle, 54000 Nancy
03
Museum · Daum glassware

The Musée des Beaux-Arts — Daum collection

On the Place Stanislas, a basement holding an exceptional collection of Daum glassware, from Art Nouveau to Art Deco.

3 place Stanislas, 54000 Nancy
04
Majorelle railings · Grüber stained glass

The Chamber of Commerce and Industry

A 1908 building adorned with wrought ironwork by Louis Majorelle and stained glass by Jacques Grüber and Antonin Daum.

40 rue Henri Poincaré, 54000 Nancy
05
1911 brasserie · listed monument

The Brasserie Excelsior

An Art Nouveau gem listed as a Monument historique: woodwork by Majorelle, stained glass by Grüber and stucco — best admired from the dining room, over a seafood platter.

50 rue Henri Poincaré, 54000 Nancy
06
Weissenburger · 1904

The Maison Bergeret

A private residence by the architect Lucien Weissenburger, with wrought ironwork by Majorelle and stained glass by Grüber (visible from the outside).

24 rue Lionnois, 54000 Nancy
07
Émile André · a “Nancy” building

The former Banque Renauld

A 1907-1910 building by Émile André, with a bold concrete frame and a regionalist silhouette (now BNP Paribas).

9 rue Chanzy, 54000 Nancy
08
Parc de Saurupt · Émile André

The Villa Les Glycines

One of the best-preserved villas in the Art Nouveau garden city of the Parc de Saurupt (1902-1904).

5 rue des Brices, 54000 Nancy
09
Ensemble · thermal district

The houses of the rue Félix Faure

A row of colourful houses with naturalist decoration (1903-1913), including no. 36 designed by Émile André.

Rue Félix Faure, 54000 Nancy
10
Shopfront · Vallin & André

The former Vaxelaire store

A former department store of 1901 whose mahogany shopfront was a work by Eugène Vallin and Émile André.

13 rue Raugraff, 54000 Nancy
11
Metal frame · Grüber decoration

The Génin-Louis seed shop

A shop of 1900-1901 by Henri Gutton, the first metal-framed building in Nancy, with floral decoration by Grüber.

52 rue Saint-Jean, 54000 Nancy
Good to know

The tourist office offers a signposted Art Nouveau trail linking several of these addresses — perfect for a half-day of wandering.

The great names

The École de Nancy

Émile Gallé

Glassmaker, cabinetmaker and ceramist — founder and soul of the École de Nancy (1901).

Louis Majorelle

Cabinetmaker and art metalworker — some of the most celebrated furniture, banisters, railings and light fittings.

The Daum brothers

Master glassmakers — engraved multi-layered glassware and pâte de verre pieces.

Jacques Grüber

Master glassmaker — the great Art Nouveau stained-glass windows of Nancy (Excelsior, CCI, Génin-Louis).

Victor Prouvé

Painter, sculptor and decorator — Gallé’s successor at the head of the École de Nancy.

Eugène Vallin

Cabinetmaker and interior architect — furniture and shopfronts with plant-like lines.

Henri Sauvage

Architect — designer of the Villa Majorelle, the city’s first Art Nouveau house.

Lucien Weissenburger

A leading architect of Nancy’s Art Nouveau (Maison Bergeret, Excelsior).

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