Exhibitions & Events
National Gallery of Scotland THE GREATS Masters of Beauty
THE GREATS. Masterpieces from the National Galleries of Scotland
main building
Tuesday, October 4, 2022 - Sunday, November 20, 2022
Tuesday, 4 October - Sunday, 20 November 2022
Opened in 1859, the National Gallery of Scotland is a temple of beauty with one of the finest and broadest collections of Western paintings in the world.
This exhibition features some of Scotland's greatest treasures, including Raphael, El Greco, Velazquez, Rembrandt, Boucher, and other masters who have colored the history of Western painting from the Renaissance to the late 19th century. In addition to English painters such as Gainsborough, Reynolds, Turner, and Millais, who are the hallmark of the museum, many masterpieces by Scottish painters such as Ramsay, Raeburn, and Wilkie, which are rarely seen in Japan, will also be exhibited. Please enjoy the competition of the great masters (THE GREATS) who shine brightly in the history of art.
The National Galleries of Scotland is home to one of the world’s leading collections of Western art, a vast treasure trove of fine quality of pieces.
This exhibition displays about 90 pieces by master artists such as Rafael, El Greco, Velázquez, Rembrandt, and Boucher, truly “THE GREATS”, from among the National Galleries of Scotland’s finest treasures, including oil paintings, watercolour paintings and drawings, covering the history of Western art from the Renaissance period through to the second half of the 19th century. The exhibition forms a veritable textbook charting the development of fine art in the West.
The works on display also include many pieces from Scotland and England that are representative of the National Galleries, including pieces by Gainsborough, Reynolds, Tuner, Millais, Ramsey, Raeburn, and Wilkie etc. Those paintings will provide a perfect introduction to the history of British fine art stemming from cultural exchanges between Britain and Europe.
*For more information about photography in the venue, click here.- video containing a slideshow of still images (usually of women)
Produced by Edix - Exhibition Official Website
Special Website - session (of a legislature)
Period - Tuesday, October 4, 2022 - Sunday, November 20, 2022
Tuesday, 4 October - Sunday, 20 November 2022 - venue
Venue - Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Art, Main Building
Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Art, Main Building - Hours of operation
Opening Hours 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. (Admission until 5:00 p.m.)
- Every Saturday, the museum will be open at night until 8:00 p.m. (admission until 7:30 p.m.).
9:30-17:30 (Last admission 17:00)
Saturdays 9:30-20:00 (Last admission 19:30)
- closed day
Closed 月曜日 Mondays
- However, the museum will be open on Monday, October 10 and closed the following Tuesday, October 11.Special opening on Monday, November 14
Open the Mondays of 10 October and 14 November 2022.
Closed the Tuesday, 11 October 2022.
- Fee for viewing
Admission Fees 一般 1,500（1,300）円 Adults 1,500（1,300）yen
高大生 1,200（1,000）円 College students/ High school students 1,200（1,000）yen
小中生 800 （600）円 Elementary school students/ Junior high school students 800（600）yen
- （Prices in parentheses ( ) are for advance purchase and for groups of 20 or more. Those with a disability certificate are admitted free of charge. Those 65 years old or older residing in Kitakyushu City are entitled to a 20% discount.
- Advance tickets are,Official Online Tickets(from the exhibition's official website), Lawson Ticket, Ticket Pia, Seven Ticket, e+ e plus, Kokura Izutsuya, major Kitakyushu Monorail stations, etc.
- Online and digital tickets will be sold at the same-day prices during the exhibition.
*Numbers in parenthesis indicate the discount fees for advance ticket and for visitors in a group of 20 people or more.
*Disabled visitors admitted free charge (Please present your disability identification upon arrival). Seniors 65 and older living in Kitakyushu City admitted 20% discount charge (Please present your identification upon arrival)
*Advance tickets available through exhibition official website (ONLINE TICKET), Lawson ticket, Ticket Pia, Seven Tickets, e-plus, Izutsuya Kokura and mainline stations of Kitakyushu Monorail etc.
*Advanced tickets sales period (ONLINE TICKET and digital tickets): through 3 October 2022.
*In Japanese-language only
- organizing
Organized by - Graetz Exhibition Executive Committee (Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Art, Mainichi Newspapers, NHK Kitakyushu Broadcasting Station)
THE GREATS Executive Committee (Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Art, The Mainichi Newspapers, NHK Kitakyushu Station)
- support
Sponsored by - Shin-Etsu Chemical, DNP, Asahi Breweries, Daiwa Kasei
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd., Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (DNP), ASAHI BREWERIES, LTD., DaiwaKasei Co., Ltd.
- support
Supported by British Council, Fukuoka Anglo-Japanese Association, Kyushu Railway Company,
Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co., Kitakyushu Monorail, Chikuho Electric Railway Co,
Star Flyer Corporation, Kitakyushu City, Kitakyushu Board of EducationBritish Council, The Fukuoka Japan-British Society, Kyushu Railway Company, Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co., Ltd., Kitakyushu Urban Monorail Co., Ltd., Chikuho Electric Railroad Co., Ltd., Star Flyer Inc., City of Kitakyushu, City of Kitakyushu Board of Education
- aiding
Subsidized by - 公益財団法人 福岡文化財団 The Fukuoka Cultural Foundation
- cooperation
Cooperation with - 日本航空、ルフトハンザカーゴ AG JAPAN AIRLINES, Lufthansa Cargo AG
- This exhibition is covered by the government's Compensation for Works of Art program.
This exhibition is covered by the Japanese Act on the Indemnification of Damage to Works of Art in Exhibitions (Act No.17 of 2011).
Photography at the venue Weekdays onlyPhotography of all works is allowed. Videos are not allowed.
*To prevent the spread of new coronavirus infection, it is prohibited on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays to ease congestion.
*Only photography for personal and non-commercial use is allowed.
※ただし、三脚、一脚、フラッシュ照明は使用できません。また、撮影の際はほかのお客様にご配慮ください。
You can take pictures of all works on this exhibition. Videography is forbidden.
*To prevent crowding, you can NOT take pictures of any works on this exhibition on Saturdays, Sundays and National Holidays.
*The pictures should only be for your personal use, and must not be duplicated, distributed, nor used in any other way for commercial purposes.
*Taking pictures is allowed for personal use, without tripods, monopods, selfie sticks and flash. Please regard the general courtesy towards other visitors and don’t disturb their viewing in case you do take pictures.
- Exhibition Related Events
Special Events .
Lecturer / Aya Kadota (Associate Professor, Faculty of Letters, The University of Kitakyushu)
Date/Time: Sunday, October 9, 11:00 - (about 1 hour)
Venue: Lecture Room, 3F, Annex Building, Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Art
Free admission, no registration required, capacity of 80 people
Ⅰ Lecture “Relationship between art and power as seen in the paintings by El Greco”
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Lecturer/ Associate Prof. Sai Kadota (The University of Kitakyshu, Faculty of Humanities)
Date and time/ Sunday, 9 October 2022, 11:00-12:00
Venue/ Kitakyushu Municipal Museum Art, Main Building Annex, Lecture Room（3F）
*Free admission. No reservation required. Audience limit: 80 people.
*In Japanese-language only.
Performance by Ayumi Uchikoshi
＜演奏会は終了しました＞
Date/Time: Saturday, October 29, 18:00 - (about 30 minutes)
Venue / Entrance Hall, Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Art, 1F
*Free admission, no registration required (seats are limited).
Grand harp and Irish harp will play music associated with Scotland.
*Please note that no purchases can be made in the museum store on Saturday, October 29, from 6:00 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. (during the concert).
Ⅱ Harp Concert. A musical evening with harps.
Harpist/ Ayumi Uchikoshi (Grand harp and Irish Harp)
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Date and time/ Saturday, 29 October 2022, 18:00-18:30
Venue/ Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Art, Main Building, Entrance Hall（1F）
*Free admission. No reserved seats.
*Museum Shop will close during the concert (18:00-18:30)
＜終了しました＞
Date: Sunday, October 30, 2:00 p.m. - (about 30 minutes)
Venue: Citizens' Gallery, 1F, Annex Building, Main Building, Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Art
Free admission, no registration required, capacity of 20 people
Ⅲ Slide Talk
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Date and time/ Sunday, 30 October 2022, 14:00-14:30
Venue/ Kitakyushu Municipal Museum Art, Main Building Annex, Community Gallery（1F）
*Free admission. No reserved seats. Audience limit: 20 people.
*In Japanese-language only
Please note that admission to any of the events may be denied if capacity is exceeded.
*If the event content is changed due to unavoidable circumstances, it will be announced on this page.
*Admission will be restricted as necessary if the maximum number of audiences is exceeded.
*The latest event information will be provided in this page.
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Attributed to Andrea del Verrocchio, The Virgin Adoring the Christ Child ('The Ruskin Madonna'), about 1470, tempera and oil on canvas, transferred from panel
El Greco, Christ Blessing ('The Saviour of the World'), about 1600, oil on canvas.
Diego Velázquez, An Old Woman Cooking Eggs, 1618, oil on canvas.
Rembrandt van Rijn, A Woman in Bed, 1647, oil on canvas.
François Boucher, A Pastoral Scene (from the left, 'L'Aimable Pastorale' 1762, 'L'Offrande à la Villageoise' 1761, 'La Jardinière Endormie' 1762,), oil on canvas.
Sir Joshua Reynolds, The Ladies Waldegrave, 1780-81, oil on canvas.
Sir John Everett Millais, 'Sweetest eyes were ever seen', 1881, oil on canvas.
Joseph Mallord William Turner, Somer Hill, Tonbridge, 1811, oil on canvas.
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