Keiko Kitagawa (北川景子) has been appointed exhibition ambassador for The Louvre Museum: Renaissance and will also provide the audio guide. The exhibition focuses on Renaissance paintings from the late 15th to the late 16th century and includes works being shown in Japan for the first time.
Actress Keiko Kitagawa (北川景子) has been appointed exhibition ambassador for The Louvre Museum: Renaissance, currently being held at The National Art Center, Tokyo, and will also provide the audio guide. She expressed great joy at being appointed an exhibition ambassador for the first time.
The exhibition is centered on the Renaissance period from the late 15th to the late 16th century and features works including Leonardo da Vinci’s Portrait of a Woman, being shown in Japan for the first time. As its name suggests, it also focuses on painting techniques and the historical background of the period.
Kitagawa spoke about the power contained in the works and the depth of interpreting them, describing the exhibition as a place where visitors can experience “what we wanted to deliver to people in the future.” She also discussed similarities with acting.
She discussed her habits of viewing art and ways of enjoying art despite a busy schedule, and revealed that her previous visit to the exhibition led to her appointment this time.