Galeria

Around the world in colourful posters

These artful posters from around the world advertise beautiful travels and destinations: from adventurous roadtrips to luxurious cruises a ride on the night train or long-distance flights. Gallery curated by Europeana XX project partners.

Instituto de Turismo de España (Turespaña)

Litograph in pink and ochre tonalities. It represents the coast with cliff and sailing boats in the horizon. The National Tourism Trust (Patronato Nacional del Turismo) contacted the most renowned painters and draughtsmen at that time for creating a seri…

MAK – Museum of Applied Arts
MAK – Museum of Applied Arts
MAK – Museum of Applied Arts
MAK – Museum of Applied Arts
MAK – Museum of Applied Arts
MAK – Museum of Applied Arts
MAK – Museum of Applied Arts
Hellenic Literary and Historical Archive - Cultural Foundation of the National Bank Of Greece
International Institute of Social History

Those who visit us, receive the sun of our sympathy

Museum of English Rural Life, University of Reading

This poster was produced by Southern Railway for use on their network. It is entitled 'The Londoner's Highlands- Surrey', and advertises 'Cheap Day Tickets to the Surrey Hills from Waterloo, Victoria and suburban stations by Southern Rail…

National Library of France
MAK – Museum of Applied Arts
MAK – Museum of Applied Arts
MAK – Museum of Applied Arts
MAK – Museum of Applied Arts
MAK – Museum of Applied Arts
National Library of France

Part of the documentary ensemble: BNUStr016; Part of the documentary ensemble: BNUStras1

Hellenic Literary and Historical Archive - Cultural Foundation of the National Bank Of Greece
Hellenic Literary and Historical Archive - Cultural Foundation of the National Bank Of Greece
Hellenic Literary and Historical Archive - Cultural Foundation of the National Bank Of Greece
Hellenic Literary and Historical Archive - Cultural Foundation of the National Bank Of Greece
Museum of English Rural Life, University of Reading

This poster was produced by Southern Railway for use on their network. It is entitled 'The Londoner's Garden - Kent', and advertises 'Cheap Day Tickets to the Kent Hills from Victoria, Charring X, Cannon St, London Bridge and suburban sta…

MAK – Museum of Applied Arts
MAK – Museum of Applied Arts
TopFoto

Colour advertisement for holidays in Spain . Spain as a holiday destination . 1958

TopFoto

Colour advertisement for the Cunard Line advertising cruising to the USA and Canada . 1958

Museum of English Rural Life, University of Reading

This poster, dating from 1932, was made for the Southern Electric Railway Company, to advertise discount rates on the train for ramblers. It offered a return ticket at the cost of a single fare, and encouraged suburban dwellers to visit the countryside t…

Hellenic Literary and Historical Archive - Cultural Foundation of the National Bank Of Greece
Hellenic Literary and Historical Archive - Cultural Foundation of the National Bank Of Greece
Museum of English Rural Life, University of Reading

This is a 1936 poster for ‘Summer Conducted Rambles’. It is one of a series of four posters, one for each season, designed by Audrey Weber (1917–1950) for Southern Railway and printed by Waterlow & Sons Ltd. It is a very colourful poster depicting the…

National Library of France
National Library of France
National Library of France
Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium

Impression offset sur papier [fre]; Offsetdruk op papier [dut]

Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium