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[Image: W.＆D. Downey "Sarah Bernhardt in Théodora" (1884) Collection Daniel Ladeuille]

The World of Sarah Bernhardt, Luminary of the Belle Époque

The Shoto Museum of Art

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Artists

Sarah Bernhardt, Alfons Maria Mucha, René Lalique

Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) was one of France’s most famous actresses. She captivated the world with her beautiful voice and acting and with her lavish and glamorous personal life. This exhibition, the first of its kind in Japan, includes paintings, photos, stage costumes, and accessories, as well as the works of Alphonse Mucha and René Lalique, whose talent Bernhardt discovered. They show Bernhardt the actress while also revealing the other wide-ranging activities she engaged in, which included being a businesswoman and sculptor and painter.
*Sarah Bernhardt’s birth year is under debate; however, this exhibition accepts the year 1844.*

[Related Events]
1. Commemorative Talk “The World of Sarah Bernhardt”
Date and Time: 12/21 (Sat) 14:00- (approx. 1.5 hours)
Venue: Basement 2nd floor Hall
Speaker: Masayuki Okabe (Exhibition Supervisor, Professor, Teikyo University Faculty of Letters, History, The Museum of Modern Art, Gunma, Museum Director)
Fee: No additional entry fee
Capacity: 80 persons
*Numbered tickets distributed from 13:30*
1. Museum Concert “In Honor of Sara Bernhardt”
Date and Time: 12/22 (Sun) 16:00 - (approx. 1 hour)
Capacity: 80 persons (lottery in case of over capacity)
Venue: Basement 2nd floor Hall
Performers: Masami Suzuki (soprano), Sonomi Harada (piano)
*Reservation required*

3. Special Lecture
(1) “Sarah Bernhardt as Patron”
Date and Time: 1/11 (Sat) 14:00- (approx. 1 hour)
Venue: Basement 2nd floor Hall
Fee: Free (museum entry required)
Capacity: 80 persons
*Numbered tickets distributed from 13:30*
Lecturer: Miyako Nishi (Exhibition curator)
(2) “Cross-Dressing and Social Life in 19th Century France”
Date and Time: 1/26 (Sun) 14:00- (approx. 1 hour)
Venue: Basement 2nd floor Hall
Fee: Free (museum entry fee required)
Capacity: 80 persons
*Numbered tickets distributed from 13:30*
Lecturer: Iho Niimi (Assistant Professor, Ochanomizu Women’s University)
*Please visit official website for more information.

Schedule

Dec 7 (Sat) 2019-Jan 31 (Fri) 2020

Opening Hours Information

Hours	10:00-18:00 (Open submission exhibitions and salon exhibitions are open from 9:00 to 17:00. *On the final day, the open submission exhibition venue will close at 16:00.)
Closed	Monday Open on a public holiday Monday but closed on the following day. Open on public holidays but closed on the following day (unless this falls on a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday when the venue will open). Closed during the New Year holidays and in between exhibitions.

Fee

Adults ¥500, University Students ¥400, High School and 60 and over ¥250, Elementary and Junior High School ¥100

Website

https://shoto-museum.jp/en/exhibitions/186sara/