Collection Exhibition: Baccarat, Gallé, Daum Frères—French Art Nouveau Glass

“Art Nouveau,” a French term meaning “new art,” refers to a movement and style in the arts, principally in Europe, in the latter half of the nineteenth century and the start of the twentieth. In that period, when the role of supporting the arts had long since shifted from royalty and the nobility to the bourgeoisie, momentum was growing to seek a new style of art that suited the time, instead of a pastiche of styles from the past. Artists’ eyes turned towards the graceful curves in the natural world—the gentle contour lines of plants’ stems and petals, the supple lines of swans’ necks when their heads are tilted. That period also demanded artistic qualities in everything around us: not just architecture, paintings, and sculpture but also furniture, wall paper, and everyday tableware. Ceramics, metalwork, and even posters and other graphics became more lavishly decorative. Glass vessels and lamps were a field in which this new style made dramatic progress.

This exhibition presents glass vessels and lamps, plus furniture, by Baccarat, Émile Gallé, and the Daum Frères, the artists who exemplify French Art Nouveau. Please enjoy a world of glass suffused with gentle light and interiors characterized by smooth, flowing lines.

Venue:

Exhibition Room 4 & Transparent Storage, Floor 4　Toyama Glass Art Museum

Dates:

Saturday, December 6, 2025 - Sunday, May 31, 2026

Hours:

9:30－18:00

[January 2 - 3] 9:30 - 17:00 (Admission ends 30 mins. before closing time)

Closed:

First and Third Wednesdays, December 29, 2025 - January 1, 2026, May 13, 2026

(Opened on May 6, 2026)

Organizer:

Toyama Glass Art Museum

Contributor:

Citizens Art Administration Center of Toyama

Artists:

Baccarat (1764- ), Émile Gallé (1846-1904), Daum (1878- ), Victor Almalric Walter (1870-1959), Müller（1895-1936）, Louis Majorelle (1859-1936)

Admission

＜General Public & College Student＞ 200 yen (170 yen)

*Price in brackets for groups of 20 or more.

*Admission fee is free for high school students and younger.

*Tickets also allow admission to the Glass Art Garden at the 6 floor.

（left）Baccarat (1764- ),*Vase with stand, with Wild Goose and Moon Design*, Around 1878,（right）Baccarat (1764- ), *Vase with stand, with Crane and Moon Design*, Around 1878, Photo:IkedaHIRAKU / ViA de la frontera

Émile Gallé (1846-1904), *Vase with Butterfly and Frog Design*, Around 1894-96, Photo:IkedaHIRAKU / ViA de la frontera

Émile Gallé (1846-1904), *Box with Tulip Design*, Around 1890, Photo:IkedaHIRAKU / ViA de la frontera

Daum (1878- ), *Vase with Grape and Snail Design*, 1904, Photo:IkedaHIRAKU / ViA de la frontera

Daum (1878- ), *Lamp*, Around 1900-14, Photo:IkedaHIRAKU / ViA de la frontera

All images of works are on loan to the Toyama Glass Art Museum.

*Reproduction of photos are prohibited.

Access

[From Toyama Station]

○20-minute walk.

○Take the tram (Shinaidensha) for Minamitoyamaeki-mae. Get off at Nishicho. 1-minute walk.

○Take the Loop Line tram (Shinaidensha Kanjō-sen). Get off at Grand Plaza-mae. 2-minute walk. (Tram takes approx. 10 minutes from Toyama Sta. to Nishicho/Grand Plaza-mae.)

[From Toyama Airport]

○Take the Airport Bus to Toyama Station (Airport Express Bus/Local Bus (Route no.36)) and get off at Sogawa. 4-minute walk.

5-1 Nishicho, Toyama City, Toyama 930-0062, Japan

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