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European Wooden Toys - Focusing on toys from Germany, Switzerland and Scandinavia
Meguro Museum of Art
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This exhibition introduces the charm of wooden toys from the perspectives of “look,” “play,” and “know,” presenting around 400 wooden toys produced by various makers primarily in the years following the Second World War. In addition to showing mass produced items by manufacturers, the “look” section will also exhibit toys created by small-scale workshops. The focus will be on toys made in the Erz Mountains region in central Europe, near the border of Germany and the Czech Republic, where traditional wooden toy production in present day Europe flourishes. It will also introduce the unique reifendrehen technique - where wood is worked on a lathe to produce a wooden ring, the cross-section of which forms the outline of the figures - that was born in this region. For the “play” section, there will be an area where you can handle toys just like the ones on exhibit. Finally, for the “know” section, Christian Werner of Reifendrehwerk Christian Werner in Seifen, Germany will give demonstrations showing the valuable process by which some of these toys are produced.
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Workshop Seminar: Make reifendrehen wooden animals
Event Dates: July 15 (Sat), 16 (Sun), 17 (Mon) / 1st session 11:00-12:30, 2nd session 13:00-14:15, 3rd session 14:30-15:45
An open demonstration will also be held 16:00-17:30 (attendees are free to come and go).
Workshop Leader: Christian Werner (of Reifendrehwerk Christian Werner)
Capacity: 50 (each session)
Admission: Free (Suitable for high school students and above. Exhibition admission ticket for the day is required. No booking necessary.)
[Related Events]
Workshop Seminar: Make reifendrehen wooden animals
Event Dates: July 15 (Sat), 16 (Sun), 17 (Mon) / 1st session 11:00-12:30, 2nd session 13:00-14:15, 3rd session 14:30-15:45
An open demonstration will also be held 16:00-17:30 (attendees are free to come and go).
Workshop Leader: Christian Werner (of Reifendrehwerk Christian Werner)
Capacity: 50 (each session)
Admission: Free (Suitable for high school students and above. Exhibition admission ticket for the day is required. No booking necessary.)
Schedule | Jul 8 (Sat) 2017-Sep 3 (Sun) 2017 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Adults: ¥700, Seniors 65 and Over, University and High School Students: ¥550, Junior High and Elementary School Students: Free, Persons with a Disability Certificate + 1 Companion: ¥300 | ||||||
| Venue | Meguro Museum of Art http://www.mmat.jp/en/  | ||||||
| Location | 2-4-36 Meguro, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-0063 | ||||||
| Access | 10 minute walk from the Main exit of Meguro Station on the JR Yamanote, Namboku, Toei Mita or Tokyu Meguro line. 20 minute walk from the East exit of Nakameguro Station on the Hibiya or Tokyu Toyoko line. | ||||||
| Phone | 03-3714-1201 | ||||||
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