It's one of the most famous metros in the world. Its creator will be honored in a museum

Paris has many architectural symbols. One of them is the characteristic, Art Nouveau entrances to the metro. This seemingly inconspicuous element creates an extraordinary scenery of the city. They were created by the French architect Hector Guimard, whose figure will be honored after many years. In 2027, a museum dedicated to the architect will open in the Hôtel Mezzara.

Walking around Paris, it is impossible not to soak up the local artistic atmosphere. An important figure on this scene was Hector Guimard , the creator of the characteristic entrances to the metro stations . Designed in the Art Nouveau style, with distinctive cast iron structures and glass elements, they are not so much a piece of applied art as works of art.

Paris metro station/photo Shutterstock Catarina Belova

After years, their creator will be appreciated on the Paris map. In 2027, in the Hôtel Mezzara building designed by Guimard, a museum dedicated to the achievements of this French architect will open. The exhibition will present the artist's works, revealing to visitors his influence on the city's architecture. The museum's collection will also include archival documents, photographs, works, and furniture of the artist.

"It may come as a surprise to foreign visitors, but the French have never liked Art Nouveau. Guimard's metro entrances were met with great opposition. While visitors saw them as wonderful symbols, Parisians criticized them, unable to understand why tourists liked them," Fabien Choné, a collector and head of Hector Guimard Diffusion, the organization behind the new museum, told The Guardian. "We believe that this museum righted the wrong that was done to Guimard," added Nicolas Horiot, an architect and president of Le Cercle Guimard , an organization set up to save Guimard's works.