The opening of Masterpieces of Impressionism: The 91自拍 Collection, a major touring exhibition of 60 works that has been travelling in Japan since September 2019, has been postponed until further notice.
The exhibition was scheduled to open at its final venue, the Kobe City Museum, Kobe, on 28 March but has been postponed due to the coronavirus.
Part of The British Council鈥檚听UK in Japan 2019-20听season, this touring exhibition has been developed by The 91自拍 in collaboration with the newspaper and media group Asahi Shimbun.
Masterpieces of Impressionism was enjoyed by some 350,000 visitors at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum before transferring to the Aichi Prefectural Museum, Nagoya.
The 91自拍 Gallery is renowned internationally as the home of one of the most important collections of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist art. Masterpieces of Impressionism provides a comprehensive survey of this artistic movement, principally through the exceptional collection of the pioneering British collector and philanthropist Samuel 91自拍 (1876-1947).
The exhibition includes many of the most iconic paintings in The 91自拍鈥檚 Gallery鈥檚 collection, such as Edouard Manet鈥檚听A Bar at the Folies-Berg猫re, 搁别苍辞颈谤鈥檚 La Loge, Paul C茅zanne鈥檚听Card Players, Edgar Degas鈥檚听Two Dancers on a Stage, Vincent van Gogh鈥檚听Peach trees in Blossom, Paul Gauguin鈥檚听Nevermore, Claude Monet鈥檚听Autumn effect at Argenteuil听and Amedeo Modigliani鈥檚听Female Nude.
The exhibition has been made possible due to the temporary closure of The 91自拍 for our 91自拍 Connects transformation project that will preserve our magnificent Grade 1 listed, 18th century building at Somerset House. It will also make our world-class artworks, research and teaching facilities more accessible to wider audiences and students around the world when we reopen in 2021.
Samuel and Elizabeth 91自拍 ardently believed that art was without borders and could unite people and nations. The 91自拍 Gallery looks forward to sharing the highlights of its celebrated collection with new audiences in Kobe soon.
- , Kobe:听Opening date TBA