INFORMATION
2024.02.28 We uploaded manga "Our Edo Beauty" 050 episodes.
2022.09.08 Click here to see our 2021 activities.
2021.04.15 Apology and corrections of our publication
DIGITAL MUSEUM
Exploration of the world of beauty with a single click
Digital Museum will be in service in April, 2024. Visitors can have access to exhibitions that have been held since the establishment of the Pola Cultural Institute in 1976, in addition to curations presented with fresh perspectives.
COSMETIC CULTURE
This site provides fun ways of learning culture of cosmetics. It contains texts, videos and documents of ukiyo-e prints, introducing the techniques and history of makeup, particularly around the Edo period.
ABOUT US
POLA Research Institute of Beauty & Culture, POLA ORBIS HOLDINGS INC., has been working on academic research on cosmetics as a culture of beauty. By utilizing our collection gathered on the concept of “cosmetics,” we have been studying cosmetic history of all ages and places, as well as holding exhibitions and lectures. We have also conducted our own surveys on the lifestyles and perspectives of contemporary women.
