The Art Nouveau European Route continues to grow. Since our last general Report of 2009 (see "coupDefouet" issue No 14), the number of associate cities and towns has increased to a total of 70, after the incorporation of 3 more municipalities, these are Helsinki, Vienna and the Catalan town of Arenys de Mar. We also welcome eight new other institutions to the Route: the Bad Nauheim Jugendstilverein association; the Museum of Catalan Modernisme in Barcelona; the Regional Modern Art Museum of Cartagena; the Casa Lis Museum of Salamanca; the hotels Vila in Sòller and Sant Roc in Solsona; the Foundation for the Preservation of Dutch Art Nouveau Architecture, and the Philippine Heritage Conservation Society. Non-municipal associated entities now total 63. With 133 associated members committed to the diffusion, study, protection and improvement of Art Nouveau heritage, the Art Nouveau European Route is the largest international association in this field.
We now take a further step, by calling for a scientific, four-day convention on Art Nouveau: the First
coupDefouet International Congress, to be held in Barcelona in June 2013. The project has begun on a good footing, thanks to the generosity of the top world specialists in Art Nouveau, who have agreed to be part of the
Scientific Committee (For more information, please see the news below)