As part of a series of talks and conferences centred around the restoration of Pont Adolphe, Marc Schoellen, a professor of history specialising in the architecture of historic gardens, puts the work of landscape architect Edouard André under examination at Musée Dräi Eechelen on Wednesday 8 March
Born in 1840, André spent 30 years overseeing much of Luxembourg’s park, promenades and public squares that are still such an important part of the city’s landscape today, including the municipal park and the “green walks” along the Pétrusse Valley among others, with an aesthetic rooted in the picturesque style that defined Paris during the years of the Second Empire.
He also worked on other public commissions in Luxembourg, such as the creation of parks in Kockelscheuer, Bofferdange and Mertert Castles.
Much admired in his time, the “master” of landscaping art nonetheless fell into a relative obscurity. The conference — titled “L’architecte-paysagiste Edouard André (1840-1911) et le style des promenades de Paris à Luxembourg” — aims to situate André’s work within the context of the social and aesthetic debates of the time around the “new composite style,” of which he was an advocate.
The conference, which is free to attend, will take place at 17:30 at the museum.
