Hotels with artwork

Le Negresco, Nice, France

The Leading Hotels of The Word is highlighting member hotels that display an extensive artwork collection. 

Le Negresco, Nice, France 

Located on the French Riviera, Le Negresco opened over 100 years ago and owes its strong artistic identity to Madame Jeanne Augier, who owned the hotel from 1957 to 2019, and built a collection of 6,000 works of art now displayed throughout the hotel. A Baccarat chandelier with16,000 crystals hangs in the Royal Lounge, commissioned by and then gifted by Czar Nicholas II. Modern sculptures are juxtaposed with historic works from Louis XIII’s reign, including a portrait of King Louis XIV. 

www.lhw.com/hotel/Le-Negresco-Nice-France 

The Dolder Grand, Zurich, Switzerland 

The Dolder Grand displays some one hundred works of art by ninety celebrated artists throughout the hotel. Most of them are in public areas and so accessible to all guests, while others are reserved for hotel guests on particular floors. The Schwarzenbach family, owners of the hotel, curate in-house art collection is the. 

www.lhw.com/hotel/The-Dolder-Grand-ZurichSwitzerland 

L’oscar London, England 

Housed within an Edwardian Baroque building L’oscar has a collection of artworks including Venetian Ladies Listening to the Serenade by Frank Cadogan Cowper and Diva Vittoria Colonna an 1861 painting by Jules Joseph Lefebvre. The hotel’s public spaces display portraits of literary and artistic luminaries. www.lhw.com/hotel/Loscar-London-LondonEngland 

The Swexan, Dallas, USA 

The art collection at the Hôtel Swexan began over a century ago with what is now four generations of the Barbier-Mueller family art. Influences from Switzerland and Texas are reflected in the choice of imagery and art. The hotel’s Samurai Art Collection is also the largest of its kind in the world outside of Japan and has attracted more than 1.5 million visitors worldwide. Hermès scarves designed by Aline Honoré for the family’s Samurai Collection are also on display throughout the hotel. 

www.lhw.com/hotel/Hotel-Swexan-DallasUSA 

Saxon Hotels, Villas & Spa, Johannesburg, South Africa 

The Saxon’s extensive art and artefact collection have been selected from established and emerging artists from across Africa, Europe and the East, with over 200 original artworks across the property. The hotel also offers guests suggested itineraries with an art focus and taking in South African art galleries, along with giving them the chance to meet with local artists in person. 

www.lhw.com/hotel/Saxon-Hotel-Villas-SpaJohannesburg-South-Africa 

Brown’s Hotel, A Rocco Forte Hotel, London, England 

Brown’s Hotel

Brown’s Hotel, which combines eleven Georgian townhouses, is one of LHW’s best art hotels. Artwork displayed throughout the hotel, curated by Olga Polizzi, Rocco Forte Hotels design director and the Hotel has a Saturday morning art tour that begins on site with the hotel’s own art collection and then takes visitors on a tour around the surrounding Mayfair. www.lhw.com/hotel/Rocco-Forte-BrownsHotel-London-England The Leading Hotels of the World In 1928, 38 independent hoteliers came together to create LHW which now comprises more than 400 hotels in over 80 countries, with a portfolio embracing hotels, resorts, inns, chalets, villas, and safari camps. 

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*  Nadia Allan at Nadia@masonrose.com