2017: cultural fusion at the “Mastery of an Art” exhibition in Kyoto
Presented at the National Museum of Modern Art in Kyoto, Japan from April 29 to August 6, 2017, the “Mastery of an Art: Van Cleef & Arpels – High Jewelry and Japanese Crafts” exhibition highlighted the symmetry between the Maison’s Heritage collection compared and traditional Japanese artwork.

Pendulum, circa 1957, Van Cleef & Arpels Archives

Necessaire, circa 1923, Patrick Gries, Van Cleef & Arpels Archives
Presented at the National Museum of Modern Art in Kyoto, Japan from April 29 to August 6, 2017, the “Mastery of an Art: Van Cleef & Arpels – High Jewelry and Japanese Crafts” exhibition highlighted the symmetry between the Maison’s Heritage collection compared and traditional Japanese artwork.

View of an exhibition's room, scenography created by Sou Fujimoto

View of an exhibition's room, scenography created by Sou Fujimoto

View of creations inside the exhibition, scenography created by Sou Fujimoto