Conversation with David Galligan: The Art Nouveau World of Alphonse Mucha

Name: Conversation with David Galligan: The Art Nouveau World of Alphonse Mucha
Start: 2025-03-07T18:30:00-05:00
End: 2025-03-07T19:30:00-05:00
Location: Taubman Museum of Art

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Mar 07, 2025

6:30 pm – 7:30 pm

A group of people seated in a gallery looking at a brightly colored immersive featuring the work of Alphonse Mucha

Did you know that the Taubman is the FIRST museum outside of Paris to debut the Grand Palais Immersif’s new immersive art experience, Eternally New: The Art Nouveau World of Alphonse Mucha?

Learn the fascinating, behind-the-scenes details of how this immersive made its way to Roanoke – and where it’s headed next! – from David Galligan, one of the US-based experts who helped bring the immersive to our area and was involved in the installation process.

Featuring sight, sound, smell, and touch, the immersive walks visitors through the story of Mucha and his humanist ambition in three acts: as a master of advertising in Paris; at a turning point in his career in 1900, which he was heavily involved in the Exposition Universelle in Paris; and through the presentation of his monumental works, namely the Slav Epic, which develops a vision of Slav history as a pacifist model for the world that resonates today more than ever.

This gorgeous, living artwork is a partnership among the Grand Palais Immersif in Paris, the Mucha Foundation in Prague, and the Taubman Museum of Art, with additional original artworks on loan from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond.

This event is free and welcoming to all.

Registration is highly encouraged to reserve your seat.

Learn more about Eternally New: The Art Nouveau World of Alphonse Mucha by clicking here. Tickets to the exhibition and immersive experience are sold separately and can be purchased here.

David Galligan lives and works in Washington, DC. For over 30 years, his career has led him to partnerships with premier nonprofit arts, cultural and educational institutions, with roles such as chief operating officer, chief executive officer, and freelance management consultant.

Most recently, he has worked with the Mucha Foundation, Prague, and the Grand Palais Immersif, Paris, to circulate Mucha-centered exhibitions to North America and abroad, including traditional object-centered exhibitions, immersive exhibitions, and “hybrid” exhibitions such as the Taubman’s that represent both approaches to exhibition design.

Learn more at davidgalliganconsulting.com.