Image: Simose Art Museum, Hiroshima
Simose Art Museum in Hiroshima, Japan, will present ‘Emile Gallé: The Allure of His Ceramics’ from September 12, 2026, through January 11, 2027. The exhibition will focus on the ceramic work of Émile Gallé, described by the museum as a leading figure of Art Nouveau craft.
According to the museum’s announcement, the exhibition will examine Gallé’s relationship with Japanese art and craft, which provided a rich source of inspiration for his work. The presentation will consider that relationship alongside the distinctive qualities of his ceramics.
The exhibition will be centered mainly on works that have recently entered the museum’s collection. Simose Art Museum said the presentation will use these recent acquisitions to explore the appeal of Gallé’s ceramic production.
The announcement identifies the exhibition’s English title as ‘Emile Gallé: The Allure of His Ceramics’ and gives its Japanese title as ‘Emile Gallé—Japonisme and the Beauty of Ceramics.’ No further information about the number of works, individual objects, lenders or accompanying programs was provided in the announcement.
‘Emile Gallé: The Allure of His Ceramics’ will be held at Simose Art Museum in Hiroshima from September 12, 2026, to January 11, 2027.
