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Assistant Curator Kristen Pignuolo leads a one-hour tour of an Art Nouveau exhibition spanning 127 works and five themes, from Japonisme to the shift toward industry and Deco.
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The Triumph of Nature takes visitors through five distinct lenses on Art Nouveau: Japonisme, Siegfried Bing and the Maison de l’Art Nouveau, École de Nancy, nature, and the turn from Nouveau to Deco and industry. Assistant Curator Kristen Pignuolo will use the exhibition’s themes and highlights as the basis for a one-hour tour at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art on December 12.
The section titles move among different ways of approaching the works: the first three name Japonisme, Siegfried Bing and the Maison de l’Art Nouveau, and École de Nancy. The fourth takes the exhibition’s title, The Triumph of Nature; the last, From Nouveau to Deco: The Triumph of Industry, sets a transition toward industry and Deco beside the show’s focus on nature. That structure gives Pignuolo a framework for discussing the exhibition beyond a roll call of artists.
The 127 works range across paintings, prints, jewelry and furniture. Louis Comfort Tiffany, Gustav Klimt, Alphonse Mucha and Aubrey Beardsley are among the artists featured. The event page also identifies a detail from Mucha’s 1896 color lithograph Spring, a gift of Walter P. Chrysler Jr.; it does not promise that work as a stop on the tour.
Further reading: Curator Tour of The Triumph of Nature | Oklahoma City Museum of Art | OKCMOAOKCMOA Oklahoma City Museum of Art ↗ · The Triumph of Nature: Art Nouveau from the Chrysler Museum of Art | Oklahoma City Museum of Art | OKCMOAOKCMOA Oklahoma City Museum of Art ↗
The exhibition draws primarily on works given to the Chrysler Museum of Art by Walter P. and Jean Chrysler. Some of those objects had been displayed in the couple’s homes before they entered the museum collection, connecting the works’ history to the places where they were once kept.
The Chrysler Museum of Art in Norfolk organized the exhibition, and International Arts & Artists in Washington, D.C., is touring it. At OKCMOA, the exhibition is on view October 31, 2026, through January 24, 2027; the December 12 tour is one separate, scheduled opportunity to explore it. The exhibition calendar also lists a distinct same-day program, Drop-In Art: Photos with Santa & Art Nouveau-Inspired Frames. Check that program’s separate details before planning to attend both.
Further reading: Curator Tour of The Triumph of Nature | Oklahoma City Museum of Art | OKCMOAOKCMOA Oklahoma City Museum of Art ↗ · The Triumph of Nature: Art Nouveau from the Chrysler Museum of Art | Oklahoma City Museum of Art | OKCMOAOKCMOA Oklahoma City Museum of Art ↗
Pignuolo’s tour is billed as an in-depth discussion of the exhibition’s major themes and highlights. The listing does not specify a work-by-work route or identify particular artworks as guaranteed stops.
The tour runs from 2 to 3 p.m. at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art.
The listed tour price is $15 for members and $25 for nonmembers; online registration is available. The event listing does not say whether that fee includes general museum or exhibition admission. If general admission is charged separately, the museum’s published rates are $19.95 plus tax for adults; $17.95 plus tax for seniors 62 and older and college students; and $12.95 plus tax for active-duty and retired military. General admission is free for members and children 17 and under. Ask the museum to confirm the total cost and, if booking for a child, the applicable tour price.
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The museum offers accessibility accommodations, ASL interpretation and bilingual translation services with advance notice. It asks for at least three weeks’ notice for ASL interpretation at programs and exhibition tours. Share accommodation needs during registration or contact [email protected].
The museum says its entrances and public spaces are wheelchair accessible, with an access ramp near the Admissions Desk and elevators on each level. Manual wheelchairs and rolling walkers are available at no charge on a first-come, first-served basis.
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The tour is at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art, 415 Couch Drive, Oklahoma City, OK 73102. The OKC Streetcar’s Library stop is across the street from the museum.
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The museum parking lot is directly north of the building, at the northwest corner of Hudson and Robert S. Kerr. Weekend rates are $6 for up to 2 hours, $8 for up to 4 hours, and $13 for up to 8 hours; the museum notes that rates may change for events.
Designated accessible parking is on Couch Drive in front of the museum and is free for up to two hours.
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It focuses on major themes and exhibition highlights. The listing does not promise a particular route through the artworks.
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The event listing does not specify. If general admission is charged separately, the museum lists rates from $12.95 to $19.95 plus tax, depending on visitor category; confirm the total with the museum.
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Yes. The museum offers ASL interpretation for programs and exhibition tours with at least three weeks’ advance notice. Share the request during registration or contact the museum.
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The tour listing states no age policy and gives no child-specific tour price. Although general museum admission is free for children 17 and under, confirm event eligibility and the total cost before booking.
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415 Couch Drive, Oklahoma City, OK 73102
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