Bulgari opens ‘Kaleidos’ exhibition in Tokyo

Bulgari opened on Wednesday its largest exhibition ever in Japan, at The National Art Center, in Tokyo. 

Dubbed “Bulgari Kaleidos: Colors, Cultures and Crafts”, the exhibition is the maison’s first in the country in a decade and brings together nearly 350 creations spanning high jewelry and contemporary art, staged as a kaleidoscopic journey between Italian and Japanese culture.

Visitors will encounter three thematic chapters — The Science of Color, Color Symbolism, and The Power of Light — each revealing the maison’s work. On view are pieces such as the legendary Seven Wonders emerald necklace, bold sautoirs of the 1960s, Sotirio Bulgari’s early designs, and newly commissioned works by contemporary artists Lara Favaretto, Mariko Mori, and Akiko Nakayam. 

The exhibition debuted with a day of high-profile events including an international press conference, an exclusive vernissage, and a gala dinner held in the museum’s atrium. Extending the narrative beyond the museum walls, activations also took place at the Bulgari Hotel Tokyo.

The opening drew guests such as her Imperial Highness Princess Takamado, Yuriko Koike Governor of Tokyo, the Italian Ambassador to Japan Gianluigi Benedetti, Bulgari Brand Ambassadors Kim Ji Won, Jang Wonyong, Hikari Mori, and Tomohisa Yamashita, as well as acclaimed talents like Kento Nakajima, Haruka Igawa, and Aya Omasa, among others.