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"31st Government Employee Calligraphy Exhibition"
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[0]- at Ueno Royal Museum
- Media: Calligraphy
- Closes in 2 days
"Open-Call Jewelry Art Exhibition 2008"
[0] [0]- at Ueno Royal Museum
- Media: Crafts
- Closes in 2 days
Shinko Okuhara "Sleeping Person"
[14] [3]- at SCAI The Bathhouse
- Media: Painting
- Closes in 5 days
This artist has gained a broad fan base for her depictions of mysterious scenes lurking in daily urban scenes. This is her first solo exhibition comprising large scale paintings. Sleeping people can be (...)
"Contemplating Crafts: Feeling the Materials" Exhibition
[3] [0]- at University Art Museum & Chinretsukan Gallery, Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music
- Media: Crafts
- Closes in 6 days
There are currently eight research laboratories devoted to engraving, hammering, casting, lacquerware, ceramics, dyeing and weaving, woodwork and glassware, allowing instructors in each department to make (...)
"La Venere di Urbino: The Lineage of the Goddess of Beauty from Antiquity to the Renaissance" Exhibition
[50] [8]- at National Museum Of Western Art, Tokyo
- Media: Painting
- Closes in 6 days
This exhibition displays various works on the theme of the goddess Venus, dating from antiquity through the Renaissance and early Baroque eras. The exhibition, with its selection of approximately 70 paintings, (...)
Masahiro Saito Exhibition
[0] [0]- at Tea & Gallery Hanakagesho
- Media: Sculpture
- Closes in 6 days
Midori Mitamura "Art & Breakfast"
[3] [1]- at Higure 17-15 CAS (Contemporary Art Studio)
- Media: Installation
- Closes in 6 days
Part 1 "Breakfast & Open Studio" April 26th (Sat) - May 2nd (Fri) 8:00-12:00 Part 2 "Exhibition & Open Studio" May 3rd (Sat) - 18th (Sun) 12:00-20:00
"ESD Photo Message" Exhibition
[0] [0]- at Ueno Royal Museum
- Media: Photography
- Closes in 7 days
80 prizewinning works from the Asia-Pacific competition will be on display.
Elisabeth Kopf "Air Cigarette Tokyo Ideal"
[3] [0]- at Gallery ef
- Media: Graphics - Art Party
- Closes in 7 days
This is the first solo exhibition in Japan by Elisabeth Kopf, an illustrious Austrian graphic designer based in Vienna. She was selected to become a member of the prestigious AGI (International Association (...)
"Natural History Albums - The Development of Natural History Study in Japan" Exhibition
[8] [1]- at Tokyo National Museum
- Media: Other - Other
- Closes in 13 days
The development of museum studies in Japan began with surveys and studies of the entire country conducted by the Kyoho shogunate (1716-35), spurred on by the introduction of Western museum studies introduced (...)
Art Man Japan "Love My Job, Love My Town"
[0] [0]- at Kume Press Room
- Media: Graphics - Sculpture - Fashion
- Closes in 19 days
Art Man Japan, a young group of butsudan (Buddhist altar) craftsmen from Mikawa, will exhibit their T-shirt designs at this exhibition entitled "Love My Job, Love My Town." While employing traditional (...)
"Imaginary Museum of the O Collection" Exhibition
[8] [1]- at Tokyo Wonder Site, Hongo
- Media: Installation - Other - Art Party
- Closes in 20 days
Tokyo Wonder Site Hongo is pleased to be hosting "Imaginary Museum of the O Collection - Magical Museum Tour Room 3 'Kozo Uchida, Hitoshi Kuriyama and Cobra - Imaginary Hotel Magical'". This exhibition, (...)
"Index #4 - Yes We Can Destroy" Exhibition
[6] [1]- at Tokyo Wonder Site, Hongo
- Media: Painting - Photography - Installation - Art Party
- Closes in 21 days
This year's Index exhibition themed "destruction" is the fourth in the series. The exhibition is held annually in Kyoto and Tokyo with the support of student volunteers from Kyoto University of Art and (...)
"Niigata: Kashiwazaki, Kariwa, Izumozaki" Exhibition
[0] [0]- at Tepco Asakusa
- Media: Photography - Other
- Closes in 24 days
A close-up look at Kashiwazaki, Kariwa and Izumozaki, in Niigata Prefecture. Introduces the rich bounty of nature and culinary culture stemming from these tourist spots. - Exhibition of winners from photo (...)
"Heijo Capital Relocation 1300th Anniversary - National Treasures from Yakushi-ji Temple" Exhibition
[24] [10]- at Tokyo National Museum
- Media: Painting - Sculpture
- Closes in 27 days
Statues, paintings, and other works will be brought from the Yakushi-ji Temple in Nara for this special commemorative exhibition. This temple is the headquarters of the Hosso School of Buddhism, and this (...)
"Dia De Los Muertos" Exhibition
[2] [4]- at Galeria de Muerte
- Media: Graphics - Other - Art Party
- Closes in 34 days
Exhibition by five artists who create artwork for record jackets, logos and other design projects. Opening Party : April 25th 18:00-
"History of Bugaku Costume" Exhibition
[0] [0]- at Tokyo National Museum
- Media: Fashion
- Closes in 34 days
Bugaku is a type of music with accompanying dance performance, derived from those created in ancient China and Korea, and imported to Japan in the late 8th century. During the Heian period (794-1192) it (...)
"Daily Work of the Ainu People" Exhibition
[1] [0]- at Tokyo National Museum
- Media: Crafts - Ceramics - Other
- Closes in 48 days
This exhibition introduces the daily lives of the Ainu people by focusing on their tools for weaving, hunting and fishing in addition to their daily clothes and wooden vessels. The Ainu people inhabited (...)
"Lacquerworks of the Muromachi Period" Exhibition
[0] [0]- at Tokyo National Museum
- Media: Crafts
- Closes in 48 days
The Japanese lacquerwork technique of maki-e had advanced tremendously by the Muromachi period. It had reached a stage of such refinement where almost all techniques known to us today were already invented (...)
"Seven Faces of Yumeji Takehisa" Exhibition
[3] [1]- at Takehisa Yumeji Museum
- Media: Illustration - Painting - Art Talk
- Closes in 48 days
This exhibition presents painting and illustrations by artist Yumeji Takehisa（1884-1934). His illustrations were seen in a number of publications. This exhibition aims to introduce the life of this multi-talented (...)
Souji Omokawa Exhibition
[3] [1]- at Yayoi Museum
- Media: Illustration - Painting
- Closes in 48 days
Souji Omokawa became famous as an illustrator of adventure stories for children in the period just after World War II. His illustrations helped spark the imagination of children in the postwar period, (...)
"Paris et les Parisiens (1830-1930) dans les chefs-d'oeuvre des musées de France" Exhibition
[17] [2]- at Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum
- Media: Painting - Prints - Sculpture
- Closes in 55 days
This exhibition highlights Paris's golden age as an art capital of the world from 1830 to 1930. 150 works depicting the shifting landscape and nature of France from this period are on view. Commemorative (...)
"Graphic Trial 2008" Exhibition
[45] [5]- at P&P Gallery
- Media: Graphics - Prints
- Closes in 62 days
This is the third edition of the exhibition series "Graphic Trial," which is based on the "execution of beauty." Relief printing directors and four leading art directors have collaborated to produce offset (...)
"BAUHAUS experience, dessau" Exhibition
[109] [11]- at University Art Museum & Chinretsukan Gallery, Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music
- Media: Architecture
- Closes in 70 days
Bauhaus began in Weimar in Germany as a school for design in 1919. Centered on Weimar, Dessau and Berlin, Bauhaus was forced to close down in 1933 with the rise of the Nazi regime. However, even 75 years (...)
"Korean Tea Bowls from the Joseon Dynasty" Exhibition
[1] [0]- at Tokyo National Museum
- Media: Ceramics
- Closes in 76 days
Korean tea bowls are ceramic bowls made in Korea and used as tea bowls in Japan, and it was here that they became an especially admired form of ceramic ware. Originally mass produced in provincial Korean (...)
Permanent events
Asakura Choso Permanent Exhibits
[29] [30]- at Asakura Choso Museum
- Media: Architecture - Furniture - Sculpture
Fumio Asakura is known as the father of Japanese Modern Sculpture. Originally built as Asakura's home atelier, Asakura Choso Museum has a permanent exhibit of his major works. Closed from Dec. 29 to Jan. (...)
Gallery of Horyuji Treasures
[13] [18]- at Tokyo National Museum
- Media: Drawing - Calligraphy - Crafts
Over 300 treasures derived from Horyuji Temple are stored and displayed here.
Heiseikan Japanese Archaeology
[1] [0]- at Tokyo National Museum
- Media: Sculpture - Crafts - Other
The First floor of the Heiseikan is dedicated to the display of archaeological finds from Japan.
Honkan Japanese Gallery
[9] [6]- at Tokyo National Museum
- Media: Painting - Calligraphy - Sculpture
Masterpieces of Japanese Art, spanning the Jomon era to the Edo period.
Kuroda Memorial Hall Permanent Exhibit
[16] [10]- at Kuroda Memorial Hall
- Media: Painting - Drawing - Other
Seiki Kuroda (1866-1924) left huge footprints in modern japanese art as a painter, pedagogue and art administrator. He helped revolutionize mid-Meiji period painting, and his influence reached far and (...)
NMWA Museum Collection
[10] [13]- at National Museum Of Western Art, Tokyo
- Media: Painting - Other - Sculpture
The NMWA was established in 1959 around the core Matsukata Collection as Japan's museum specializing in Western art. The Main Building displays pre-18th century paintings, including those by Ritzos, Van (...)
Toyokan Asian Gallery
[1] [4]- at Tokyo National Museum
- Media: Painting - Calligraphy - Sculpture
Artworks and crafts from China, the Korean peninsula, Southeast Asia, India, the Middle East, and Egypt, organized by area and genre.
Yokoyama Taikan Memorial Hall Permanent Exhibit
[9] [5]- at Yokoyama Taikan Memorial Hall
- Media: Painting - Drawing - Ceramics
Works, studies, sketches, ceramics, kimonos, artworks by friends, letters, bamboo crafts, and other belongings of Yokoyama Taikan are on display. Exhibits will change every three months. Closed during (...)
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