des royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique
Meesterwerken van de Koninklijke Musea voor Schone Kunsten van
Masterpieces from The Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium

　The Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium in Brussels, the foremost museum in Belgium, house a large collection of Belgian art works from the 15th century up to the modern period. This exhibition is to present its 400-years history and diversity with 109 masterpieces selected out of the collection. It includes ‘The Fall of Icarus’ which is said to be painted by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, one of the most well known painters in Belgium history, among with works by Rubens, Van Dyck, Jordaens, to Khnopff, Ensor, Magritte and Delvaux. This is the biggest ever exhibition in Japan which cover the overall collection from the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium.

The exhibition is on view：

September 12th−December 10th, 2006 at the National Museum of Western Art, TOKYO (7−7 Ueno-koen, Taito-ku, Tokyo)

Gallery hours：

9:30a.m.-5:30p.m. (until 8:00 p.m. on Fridays). Please enter 30 minutes before closing time.

Closed：

Mondays [except September 18 and October 9] and September 19th and October 10th

Admission fee（yen）：

Day ticket Advance ticket Group ticket Adults 1400 1200 1000 College Students 1100 900 800 High school students 600 400 300 ※Under Junior high school students, people with disability and one person accompanying them: free admission ※Advance tickets are available from July 1st -September 11th at Ticket PIA, Lawson ticket, E-plus etc. ※Group tickets are only for 20 or more individuals.

Getting to the Museum：

(JR Line) 1 minutes from Ueno Station (Ginza or Hibiya Tokyo Metro Line) 8 minutes from Ueno Station (Keisei Line) 7minutes from Keisei Ueno Station

Exhibition tours：

January 6, 2007−March 25, 2007 Nagasaki Prefectural Art Museum April 7, 2007−June 24, 2007 The National Museum of Art, Osaka

Organized by：

The Yomiuri Shimbun The National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo The Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Belgium Nagasaki Prefectural Art Museum (for the exhibition in Nagasaki) Nagasaki International Television Broadcasting, Inc. (for the exhibition in Nagasaki) The National Museum of Art, Osaka (for the exhibition in Osaka) Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation(for the exhibition in Osaka)

With the support of：

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan Agency of Cultural Affairs, Japan Embassy of the Kingdom of Belgium

With the special sponsorship of：

Shinko Securities Co., Ltd.

With the sponsorship of：

TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LID. Osaka University of Arts (for the exhibition in Osaka) The Kansai Electric Power Co., Ltd. (for the exhibition in Osaka) Kinden Corporation (for the exhibition in Osaka) DAIWABO Information System Co., Ltd. (for the exhibition in Osaka) Non- Destructive Inspection Co., Ltd. (for the exhibition in Osaka) MARUICHI STEEL TUBE LTD. (for the exhibition in Osaka)

With the cooperation of：

Japan Airlines NIPPONKOA INSURANCE CO., LTD. East Japan Railway Company (for the exhibition in Tokyo) PIONEER CORPORATION (for the exhibition in Tokyo) The Western Art Foundation (for the exhibition in Tokyo) The Daikin Industries Foundation to Promote Modern Art (for the exhibition in Osaka)

For further information, call：

Tel. +81-3-5777-8600