Intermediatheque 10th Anniversary Special Exhibition “Birds in Paradise” Opens Today
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The Intermediatheque 10th Anniversary Special Exhibition “Birds in Paradise” opens to the public today.
The present exhibition, organized by the University Museum, the University of Tokyo (UMUT) and L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts, supported by Van Cleef & Arpels, runs until May 7th.
It presents historical masterpieces of jewelry with birds as a motif, alongside first-grade Natural History specimens including bird taxidermy specimens as well as related scientific documents. For more details on the exhibition, please refer to our previous press release.
The present release’s exhibition views capture the scenography of a poetic space developing from night birds to daytime birds and then to birds of fantasy, going from obscurity to light and then to a world of fantasy.
Key Information
[Title] Intermediatheque 10th Anniversary Special Exhibition “Birds in Paradise”
[Dates] January 20 – May 7, 2023
[Opening Hours] 11:00 – 18:00 (open until 20:00 on Fridays and Saturdays) *Opening hours may change.
[Closed on] Mondays (or the following Tuesday if Monday is a National Holiday), February 20-27. May close irregularly.
[Venue] Intermediatheque 3F
[Organizers] The University Museum, the University of Tokyo (UMUT) + L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts, supported by Van Cleef & Arpels
[Cooperation] Yamashina Institute for Ornithology
[Support] Van Cleef & Arpels
[Curation] Intermediatheque Department (UMUT) + Department of International Design Studies (UMUT)
[Admission] Free of charge
[Address] KITTE 2-3F, 2-7-2 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JAPAN
[Access] JR lines and Tokyo Metro Marunouchi line Tokyo Station (Marunouchi South Exit). Nijubashimae Station (Exit 4) on the Chiyoda Line (about 2 minutes on foot).
Exhibition Page
http://www.intermediatheque.jp/en/schedule/view/id/IMT0257
Contact
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Information on the Special Exhibition “Birds in Paradise” and on Intermediatheque:
birdsinparadise(a)intermediatheque.jp
Press contact for information on L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts and on Van Cleef & Arpels:
van_cleef_and_arpels_pr_japan(a)vancleefarpels.com
Visuals for the Press
You can download the visuals for the Press here. When using the visuals, the accompanying captions are mandatory.
About L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts
Founded in 2012 on Place Vendôme in Paris with the support of Van Cleef & Arpels, L’ÉCOLE is the first school in the world to open the world of jewelry arts to the general public. In addition to courses, talks and exhibitions held throughout the year at its two permanent campuses in Paris and Hong Kong, special programs are held in major international cities such as Tokyo, New York, and Dubai, expanding the scope of learning to a worldwide scale. L’ÉCOLE also supports research in a variety of ways through exhibitions, publications, partnerships with museums and other academic institutions, online educational videos, and a library specialized in jewelry arts.
https://www.lecolevancleefarpels.com/jp/en