Hakone Open Air Museum - Past Events
Below is a list of all past events for Hakone Open Air Museum. Current and upcoming events, as well as other details, are available on the venue's page.
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"The Art of Gem Engraving: From Alexander the Great to Napoleon III" Exhibition
Cameo and intaglio are the engraving techniques that started in the ancient Greco-Roman period. Throughout the long history of Europe, despite its constantly changing political climate, jewelries and items (...)
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Roger Chouinard Exhibition
At the multi-space inside the Hakone Open Air Museum, Hawaiian shirts and ukuleles designed by Roger Chouinard are on display. Born in Los Angeles, Chouinard has his own animation production company, while (...)
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"Play in the Forest - the World of BorneLund" Event
BorneLund is a marketer of build-and-play toys for children. This summer, Hakone Open Air Museum and BorneLund collaborate to create an environment where children can experience "art" and "play" at the (...)
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"26th Ueno Royal Museum Prize Winners' Exhibition"
The Ueno Royal Museum painting competition started in Showa 58 (1983), with the aim to discover unique up-and-coming artists. A total of 1320 works by 873 artists were submitted for this year's competition, (...)
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"Challenge Moore! Making Supine Figures with Clay" Workshop
Making a figure sculpture is a lot more difficult than you might think. Referring to works by Henry Moore, this workshop will give you pointers on how to create a supine figure sculpture. Capacity: (...)
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"Guri & Gura - Illustrated Books in the Forest" Exhibition
In 1956, a publishing company Fukuonkan Shoten released a monthly paper-bag version of a children's illustrated book entitled "Kodomo-no Tomo." The magazine consisted of works by leading authors and illustrators (...)
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Arts J Crafts Exhibition
This exhibition presents jewelry, textile, pressed flower works and many other craft oriented works. The committee looked for artistically sophisticated works rather than technically well crafted works (...)
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Hiroshige Utagawa 150 Years Posthumous Exhibition
It has been 150 years since Hiroshige Utagawa passed away. This exhibition focuses on Hiroshige's famous piece "Tokaido Goju-santsugi" from various perspectives. Along with a total of 55 prints from the (...)
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Takaharu Ito Exhibition
A light installation by Takaharu Ito is on view around museum closing time. Consisting of 6 works, the installation colorfully lights up the garden creating fantastical scenery.
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23rd Hakone Landscape Painting Exhibition
Various landscape paintings submitted especially for this exhibition are on display.
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Art Performance "Whirling Silk"
This is an artistic performance using circus acts such as pantomime, dance, juggling, and fire by a three-person male dance troupe. August 12th (Sun) -19th (Sun) 1) 11:00- 2) 14:30- Location: (...)
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"Stories of Art - Flow of the 20th Century" Exhibition
This exhibition introduces 20th-century art history through the collection of the Hakone Open Air Museum. In the 20th century, drastic shifts changed the history of art, and art traditions evolved into (...)
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25th Ueno Royal Museum Grand Prize and Excellent Works Exhibition
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Creators Market
Craft works by 9 artist groups that are active in the indies art scene will be on sale and display. Artists: -Art.F/ Eiichi Takada -Kuru-kuru Rainbow/ Harue Umemoto -Kamaty moon/ Koji Kamata -Robot (...)
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"Art Loop" Exhibition
The museum has created a landscape called "Art Loop" so that museum-goers can experience art first hand by "playing, experiencing, creating, viewing, doodling" continuously. Themed areas have been set (...)
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"Color, Light and Wind through the Seasons" Exhibition
Scenes depicting the changing seasons have been painted by many artists. Such paintings from the museum's collection will be on display. 【Image: Yasse Tabuchi, "Flowering Sky - The Eternal Season"】
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2007 Arts J Crafts Exhibition
The "Arts J Crafts" exhibition is Japan's first exhibition to pick and choose the cream of the crop of Japanese creators and display their work, following a public call for submissions. Their work is not (...)
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12th Hakone Open Air Art Museum Springtime Calligraphy Exhibition
An annual calligraphy exhibition.
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Cecco Bonanotte Exhibition
Bonanotte was born in Porto Recanati, a country town with unique traditions in the Marche region of central Italy, in 1942. Due to the influence of his father who was a furniture manufacturer, he frequented (...)
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Peter Blizzard "Sacred Earth 2006"
Peter Blizzard's solo exhibition at Hakone Open-Air Museum is a culmination of 13 years of exhibiting and commission work in Japan. It will be the first solo sculpture exhibition by an Australian at this (...)
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"Colour, Shape and Chairs" Exhibition
This exhibition compares the colours and forms in chair design with the ones we can see in artworks. In doing so, it is hoped that visitors will be able to see the points in common between design and art, (...)
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Arman Music Exhibition
French born artist Arman's work consists of everyday consumer goods which have been broken down, crushed or stuck together, restructured into artworks. With this "assemblage" technique of his, he was able (...)
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Praemium Imperiale Prizewinners Exhibition
The Prince Takamatsu Memorial Prize, the Praemium Imperiale, was set up by the Japanese Arts Association and according to Prince Takamatsu's wishes, has recognised those who contribute to the "improvement (...)
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24th "Painting for Tomorrow"
The Ueno Royal Museum's Grand Prize exhibition of top-class works is well known as a public exhibition of contemporary painting. On display will be prize-winning works, works submitted for the prize as (...)
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Moving Sculpture "The Dinosaurs Have Come!"
Moving "dinosaur" sculptures are here for the Golden Week period. It is hoped that visitors will enjoy the latest theories and the world of dinosaurs brought back to life.
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Workshop "I'm an Artist too"
Visitors will be free to make whatever they like by mixing four colourful types of clay: white, red, yellow and blue.
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Artists who long for Paris - An exhibition centred on Tsuguharu Fujita's Portraits
The works on display in this show are taken from the museum collection and feature pieces by Tsuguharu Fujita and other Japanese artists who spent their youth in Paris, as well as works by French masters (...)
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Sculptural Works from the Museum Collection
This exhibition introduces visitors to sculptural works made by Japanese artists, using stainless steel, aluminium and a variety of other materials. On show will be works by Minami Tada, who polishes his (...)
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Photography Exhibition by Abbas Kiarostami
Film Director Abbas Kiarostami(1940-), who receieved the Praemium Imperiale this fall, has worldwide renown for filming "Khane-ye doust kodjast?(Where is the Friend's Home?)"(1987) and "Taste of Cherry"(1997). (...)





