Art Nouveau Festival
22 Aug - 23 Aug
The Art Nouveau Festival, the festival about The Hague around the year 1900. This year, the 8th edition will take place on Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 August 2026.
What is the Art Nouveau Festival?
This event features various activities that highlight Art Nouveau in The Hague and the period around 1900.
The Hague around 1900 was bursting at the seams and overflowing with new insights and modern inspiration, which was expressed in all art forms: literature, music, visual arts, theatre and architecture. The Hague can also be called the Dutch capital of Art Nouveau.
Programme 2026 (Provisional)
- Delicious cocktail tasting
- Optional activities: walking, cycling, boating or getting creative in various workshops
The full programme will be announced shortly on the Art Nouveau Festijn website
Art Nouveau in The Hague.
What is Art Nouveau?
Art Nouveau (or Jugendstil) is an attractive and international art movement that responded to the typical 19th-century neo-styles. It emerged around 1890 and lasted until the outbreak of the First World War. Art Nouveau artists had a great love for graceful, flowing lines.
Natural forms, such as plants, flowers and animals, were their main source of inspiration. But flowing, mainly female body shapes were also a favourite. The flowing lines of Art Nouveau can be seen in all art forms: architecture, painting, design and applied art.
