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The Maison supports the exhibition "Birds in Paradise" for the 10th anniversary of JP Tower Museum Intermediatheque

January 10, 2023

The Maison supports the exhibition "Birds in Paradise" for the 10th anniversary of JP Tower Museum Intermediatheque

To commemorate the tenth anniversary of its opening, JP Tower Museum INTERMEDIATHEQUE is holding the special exhibition "Birds in Paradise". Organised by the University Museum, the University of Tokyo (UMUT) and L'ECOLE School of Jewelery Arts.

 

This exhibition will present historical specimens masetrpieces of Jewelery with birds as a motif, alongside first-grade natural history specimens including bird taxidermy specimens as well as related scientific documents. 

 

The visitors will be able to know more about the biological meaning of the diversity in bird coloration and plumage, and how that has inspired human design, while experiencing the enigmatic evolution of birds defying human imagination.

 

The focus is also on the birds of paradise wich partly inspired the exhibition title. Birds of paradise are aptly named because of their sheer beauty, but this poetic name hides a complex history with many legends, also pertaining to their preservation. 

 

The scenography of the exhibition will fittingly transform the Intermediatheque into a poetic space developing from night birds to daytime birds and then to birds of fantasy, going from obscurity to ligth and then to a fantastic world. 

  • Intermediatheque 10th Anniversary Special Exhibiton "Birds in Paradise"

    From January 20th to May 7th, 2023

     

    Tuesday to Friday and Sunday: 11:00am to 6:00pm

    Friday and Saturaday: 11:00am to 8:00pm

    Mondays: closed (or the following Tuesday if Monday is a National Holiday) 

    Please note that opening hours may change

    For any inquiries, we invite you to contact : birdsinparadise@intermediatheque.jp

     

    JP Tower Museum

    KITTE 2-3F, 2-7-2 Marunchouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan

     

    Free entrance, no reservation needed

Gustave Baugrand, Peacock Brooch, 1865, pearl, diamonds, sapphires and rubies, emeralds, gold. Private collection

Gustave Baugrand, Peacock Brooch, 1865, pearl, diamonds, sapphires and rubies, emeralds, gold. Private collection

Charles Mellerio, Peacock Brooch, 1910, diamonds, enamel. Private collection

Charles Mellerio, Peacock Brooch, 1910, diamonds, enamel. Private collection

Van Cleef & Arpels, Bird Brooch, 1920's, diamonds, emeralds, onyx, green feathers, platinum. Private collection

Van Cleef & Arpels, Bird Brooch, 1920's, diamonds, emeralds, onyx, green feathers, platinum. Private collection

Pierre Sterlé, Bird Brooch, yellow gold, platina, diamonds. Private collection

Pierre Sterlé, Bird Brooch, yellow gold, platina, diamonds. Private collection

Mauboussin, Quetzal Brooch, 1960's, chased and guilloché yellow gold, sapphires and engraved sapphires, engraved emeralds, turquoises, diamonds, rubies and engraved rubies. Private collection

Mauboussin, Quetzal Brooch, 1960's, chased and guilloché yellow gold, sapphires and engraved sapphires, engraved emeralds, turquoises, diamonds, rubies and engraved rubies. Private collection