The Venus of a New Age! Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Art Deco
2025-10-04 – 2026-01-04
Summary
Information about the Exhibition
| Dates | October 4, 2025 – January 4, 2026 Closed on Mondays, October 14, November 4, November 25, December 30, December 31, January 1 (except October 13, November 3, November 24) |
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| Opening hours | 10:00 – 17:00 (last entry 16:30) |
| Venue | Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka 5F Galleries |
| Organizers | Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka, Asahi Television Broadcasting Corporation, The Asahi Shimbun Company |
| Admission fee | Adults: 2000 yen (advance sales/groups 1800 yen) University / High school students: 1600 yen (advance salesgroups 1400 yen) Junior high school/Elementary students: 600 yen (advance sales/groups 500 yen) Member privileges (free admission, discounts) are available for this exhibition * Prices include tax. Group prices are for groups of at least 20 visitors. * Persons holding an official Disability Certificate are admitted for half the price of a same-day ticket (including one attendant). Apply at the ticket counter (2F) on the day. (No advance reservation required.) * Certification of eligibility for special rates must be presented before admission for all except regular adult rates. * For this exhibition, regular adult rates apply to Osaka residents aged 65 or older. * The museum may close without notice in the event of disasters or other circumstances beyond our control. |
Highlights
1. Exhibiting Boucheron's archive of jewelry
2. Exhibiting classic BMW cars
3. Exhibiting René Lalique's Source of the Fountain, Galatea statuette, which was part of his glass tower fountain that stood at the Art Deco Exposition one hundred years ago
4. Exhibiting posters depicting the "New Woman" of the era, with about one hundred posters presented
Sections
Section1: The Art Deco Expo and Art Deco Style
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Boucheron
Art Deco brooch
1927
ⒸBoucheron Private Collection -
George BARBIER
Clotilde & Alexandre Sakharoff
1921
Suntory Poster Collection (deposited in Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka) -
René LALIQUE
Perfume Bottle, Vers le Jour (Towards the Day) — Worth
1926
Lalique Museum, Hakone
Section2: The Age of Speed and Women
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Histrical Car, BMW 315/1 ,Road Star
1935
Sakai City Historic Car Collection -
Hello!! When are you coming to Bridlington?
1930
Suntory Poster Collection (deposited in Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka) -
Carl MOOS
Ice Cream, Firn
1922
Suntory Poster Collection (deposited in Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka)
Section3: The Fashion of the Venuses
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Jupp WIERTZ
Vogue, the Perfume of this Winter
1925
Suntory Poster Collection (deposited in Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka)
Section4: The Work and Leisure of the Venuses
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Marie LAURENCIN
Soirée of Paris
1924
Suntory Poster Collection (deposited in Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka) -
Vichy, Its Hot Springs, Sport, Tourism, Theater
1928
Suntory Poster Collection (deposited in Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka)
Section5: The Ultimate Venus
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G. K. BENDA
Mistinguett
1930
Suntory Poster Collection (deposited in Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka) -
Charles GESMAR
Mistinguett
1928
Suntory Poster Collection (deposited in Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka)
Section6: The Jewelry and Skyscrapers of the Venuses
Related events
Lecture: "The women of art deco: The 'New Woman' in interwar France"
| Speaker | Amano Chika, professor emeritus, Ochanomizu University |
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| Date | 14:30 – 16:00 (doors open at 14:00) on October 4, 2025 |
| Venue | 1F Hall |
Talking about simultaneous art deco exhibitions in East and West Japan with a Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum, Tokyo curator
| Speaker | ASAMI Yoshiko, senior curator, Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum, Tokyo HIRAI Naoko, senior curator, Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka |
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| Date | 14:00 – 15:30 (doors open at 14:00) on October 25, 2025 |
| Venue | 1F Hall |
Lecture: "The reminiscences of art deco"
| Speaker | Chojamachi Misaki (Hida Toyojiro), novelist |
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| Date | 14:30 – 16:00 (doors open at 14:00) on October 26, 2025 |
| Venue | 1F Hall |
Lecture: "Cover everything—The women and designs of art deco"
| Speaker | HIRAI Naoko, senior curator, Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka |
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| Date | 14:00 – 15:30 (doors open at 13:30) on December 7, 2025 |
| Venue | 1F Hall |
Gallery talks by curators *No longer accepting applications
| Dates | 14:00 – 14:45 on November 3 and December 21, 202 |
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| Venue | 5F Galleries |
Audio guide (Japanese only)
Actor
NOZOMI Futo
Audio guide information (Japanese only)
700 yen per person (tax included)