[Chigasaki City Art Museum] “Alfons Mucha Exhibition” will be held. Brilliant and elegant works by Mucha are on display in Chigasaki!
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Press release: June 4, 2024
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[Chigasaki City Art Museum] “Alfons Mucha Exhibition” will be held. Brilliant and elegant works by Mucha are on display in Chigasaki! The Chigasaki City Museum of Art (Kanagawa) will hold the “Alfons Mucha Exhibition: Beautiful Muse of Art Nouveau” from June 18th (Tuesday) to August 25th (Sunday), 2024.
https://www.chigasaki-museum.jp/exhibition/7901/
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Alphonse Mucha (1860-1939) is a painter representing the art style Art Nouveau, which flourished in Europe from the end of the 19th century to the beginning of the 20th century.
Mucha’s elegant female statues painted with botanical patterns continue to fascinate many people to this day.
《Dream Champenois》 1897 OGATA Collection
“Zodiac Signs La Plume Magazine Calendar” 1896 OGATA Collection “Gismonda” 1895 OGATA Collection
“La Traviata” 1896 OGATA Collection
It was in Paris at the end of the 19th century that Czech Mucha became a darling of the times. The advertising poster he drew for the play “Gismonda” starring stage actress Sarah Bernhardt became a huge hit, and he left a brilliant mark not only as a painter but also as a designer.
However, his love for his homeland of the Czech Republic and the Slavic people remained unchanged, and after returning to the Czech Republic at the age of 50, he expressed the pride of the Slavic people in his works, wishing for peace in his homeland.
“Slav Epic Exhibition” 1928 OGATA Collection
“Legend of the White Elephant” 1894 OGATA Collection
This exhibition explores Mucha’s life by displaying a variety of works including posters, decorative panels, design collections, postcards, stamps, banknotes, and product packaging.
*Related events*
* Guest talk “A collector talks about Mucha’s charm and all that” * Lecturer: Toshiyuki Ogata (exhibition planning collaborator) Date and time: Saturday, July 13, 2024, Saturday, August 10, 2024 14:00- (approximately 60 minutes)
Venue: Museum exhibition room
Price: Free (admission ticket required/no application required)
* Work commentary “Gallery talk by the curator” *
Person in charge: Minoru Ogawa (Director of the museum)
Date and time: Saturday, June 29, 2024, Sunday, July 28, 2024, 14:00-(approximately 40 minutes) each day
Venue: Museum exhibition room
Price: Free (admission ticket required/no application required) * [For teachers] Cultural and artistic education program*
*10 days for teachers*
Teachers who spend time with children are invited to an exhibition at the museum. You can view the exhibition for free for the first 10 days at the museum. Please experience the charm of the Chigasaki City Museum of Art’s exhibitions held from various perspectives and use them for conversations with children and students.
Target audience: Nursery schools, kindergartens, elementary schools, middle schools, high schools, university teachers, and after-school staff.
* Summer period: June 18, 2024 (Tuesday) to June 30, 2024 (Sunday) * Autumn period: September 3, 2024 (Tuesday) to September 15, 2024 (Sunday) Winter period: December 14th (Saturday) to December 28th (Saturday), 2024 *Please present something that shows your affiliation at the reception (e.g. staff ID, business card, etc.) *Periods exclude closed days.
*Event overview*
Date: June 18th (Tuesday) – August 25th (Sunday), 2024
Closed: Mondays (open on July 15th and August 12th), July 16th (Tuesday), August 13th (Tuesday)
Opening hours: 10:00-17:00 (Admission until 16:30)
Fees: General 1,200 (1,100) yen, University students 1,000 (900) yen, City residents aged 65 and over 600 (500) yen
*Free for high school students and younger, people with disabilities, and their caregivers
※( ) is a group rate for 20 or more people
Venue: Chigasaki City Museum of Art, Exhibition Rooms 1, 2, and 3 Sponsored by: Chigasaki City Culture and Sports Foundation
Exhibition cooperation: OZAWA Collection, OGATA Collection
Planning: Bunka Planning Co., Ltd.
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