Odes to Nature
Art Nouveau Glasswork by Gallé and Daum

The late-nineteenth to early-twentieth century Art Nouveau movement was a far reaching one: in addition to having spread across the world, each country with its own regional take on “new art”, this taste for new and exotic art also spanned various artistic disciplines. Glass art was no exception, with French glassworkers Émile Gallé and the Daum brothers at the forefront of their artistic fields. Dive into the colorful, evocative world of Art Nouveau glass in this exhibition, which brings pieces from the world-renowned collection of the Kitazawa Museum of Art to Kyushu.

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Exhibition Details
Exhibition Period |
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18 April – 11 June 2023Opening Hours:
09:30–17:00 (Sundays, Tuesdays–Thursdays; last admission at
16:30) Closed: Mondays (Open on 1 May) |
Tickets |
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Adults | 1,700 yen (1,500 yen) |
University and high school students | 1,000 yen (800 yen) |
Junior high and elementary school students | 600 yen (400 yen) |
Tickets include entry into the Cultural Exchange Exhibition on the fourth floor.
For discounted tickets, please present personal identification documents that reflect your birth date, such as your passport, health insurance card, or driver’s license at the exhibition hall entrance upon request.
Students must present their student identification cards.
- Preschool children
- Persons with disabilities and up to one accompanying caretaker
- Persons with complimentary tickets
- Persons with relevant Kyushu National Museum memberships
- ICOM members
- Japanese Association of Museums members

Ticketing Information / List of Works
Advance tickets are available from 10 February to 17 April 2023 via the following vendors:
● ARTNE Ticket
Online
● Lawson Ticket (L-code: 82803)
● Ticket
Pia (P-code: 686-349)
● E-plus
● Seven
Ticket
● Asoview!
● Nishitetsu Tenjin Station (Level 1, Solaria Stage) commuter pass
sale counters
● ACROS Fukuoka’s ticket center
● Kyushu National Museum’s Museum Shop
Regular tickets are available once the exhibition begins from the following vendors:
● ARTNE Ticket Online
● Lawson Ticket (L-code: 82803)
● Ticket Pia (P-code: 686-349)
● E-plus
● Seven Ticket
● Asoview!
● ACROS Fukuoka’s ticket center
● Kyushu National Museum’s ticketing counters (Level 1)
We recommend that visitors purchase tickets online prior to their visit to prevent overcrowding at the museum.
Events, Audio Guides, and Other Information
Events
Pre-registration required, free admission
The Kitazawa Museum of Art’s Glass Collection (title TBC)
Free admission
Exhibition Talk by Kyushu National Museum Researchers
Audio Guide

The audio guide for this exhibition will be narrated by voice actor Umehara Yūichirō, best known for his roles as Siegfried Kircheis from The Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These and Leona Kingscholar from Twisted Wonderland, as well his work in other animated series, video games, radio, and television commercials.
Price: 700 yen
● In accordance with the new guidelines set forth by the Ministry of
Health, Labour, and Welfare, masking within the museum is up to
personal discretion and no longer mandatory. Please
refer to their infographic for more information.
● Visitors who are experiencing fevers or cold-like symptoms will
not be allowed to enter the museum.
● Exhibition events are subject to last-minute changes due to
Covid-19. Updates will be announced on this page in the event of any
changes or cancellations.
● This exhibition was organised by Kyushu National Museum, Fukuoka
Prefecture, The Nishinippon Shimbun, RKB Mainichi Broadcasting, and
The Nishinippon Shimbun Event Service; co-organised by the Kyushu
National Museum Promotion Foundation; specially supported by the
Kitazawa Museum of Art and Dazaifu Tenmangū Shrine; with support
from Soroptimist International (Dazaifu), and patronage from Fukuoka
City, Dazaifu City, the Dazaifu Association for Commerce and
Industry, and the Dazaifu Tourism Association.
The History of Glass

Footed cup
Egypt, 14th century BCE
MIHO MUSEUM

Amphoriskos
Eastern Mediterranean region, 2nd–1st century
BCE
MIHO MUSEUM

Cut-glass bottle with stopper
England, 19th century
Tokyo National Museum
Glass by Émile Gallé

Lidded jar with Imari-style floral border
Émile Gallé, 1884–1889
Kitazawa Museum of Art

Octagonal vase with cattleya orchid motifs
Émile Gallé, around 1900
Model exhibited at the 1900 Paris International Exposition
Kitazawa Museum of Art

Vase with two handles and orchid motifs
Émile Gallé, 1900–1904
Kitazawa Museum of Art

Cup with fish motif
Émile Gallé, 1895–1904
Kitazawa Museum of Art
Glass by the Daum Brothers

Vase with anemone floral motifs
The Daum brothers, 1900
Formerly the property of the Daum family
Kitazawa Museum of Art

Miniature pitcher and cups with cyclamen floral motifs
The Daum brothers, about 1901
Kitazawa Museum of Art

Flask titled “René II, Duke of Lorraine”
The Daum brothers, 1895
Kitazawa Museum of Art

(From left) Square vase, long necked vase, and pitcher with landscape, from the “Prarial” series
The Daum brothers, 1900
Kitazawa Museum of Art
Photography by Ogata Takao
Kitazawa Museum of Art

Photography: Adachi Kōsuke
The Kitazawa Museum of Art was established in 1983 in Suwa City, Nagano Prefecture, and is located on the shores of Suwa Lake. The museum’s collection, which boasts one of the world’s leading glass collections in terms of quality and quantity, is home to approximately 200 contemporary Japanese paintings from the 1960s onwards, as well as about 1000 works of glass art. The museum is known in particular for its collection of outstanding works by Gallé and the Daum brothers from their beginnings as artists to their late years.