Yamanashi Prefectural Museum of Art - Past Events
Below is a list of all past events for Yamanashi Prefectural Museum of Art. Current and upcoming events, as well as other details, are available on the venue's page.
Koichi Kurita + Yoshihiro Suda “Contentment in the Details”
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[0]- Media: Sculpture - Installation
- 2020-11-14 - 2021-01-31
Koichi Kurita (b. 1962) and Yoshihiro Suda (b. 1969) are two internationally acclaimed contemporary artists from Fuefuki City, Yamanashi Prefecture. Kurita exhibits handfuls of soil collected from shuttered...More »
Courbet and the Sea: Eyes on Nature in the 19th Century
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Workshops - Talks
- 2020-09-11 - 2020-11-03
Focusing on paintings of the sea by French artist Gustave Courbet (1819–1877), this exhibition features around 70 works including landscapes and scenes of hunting and fishing by 19th century artists who...More »
Modern Japanese Handicraft
[0] [0]- Media: Crafts - Ceramics - Workshops - Talks
- 2019-11-16 - 2020-01-13
Over 60 Japanese handicraft works previously exhibited in over 100 cities around the world were donated to the museum in 2016. The first period of this exhibition is divided into categories including pottery,...More »
Hajime Hasegawa Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Sculpture - Crafts - Workshops
- 2019-11-06 - 2020-01-05
Working out of Yamanashi City, Hajime Hasegawa is a metal craftsperson who creates pieces that go beyond the framework of handicraft. Hasegawa bases his work on daily life and believes that his work enables...More »
Moto Hagio SF Artworks
[0] [0]- Media: Manga - Talks
- 2019-09-07 - 2019-11-04
Called a “god of shojo (girls’) manga,” Moto Hagio is known for her sci-fi titles such as “There Were Eleven,” “Star Red,” and “Otherworld Barbara.” This exhibition marking the 50th anniversary of the...More »
Twilight Paintings – Sunset and Evening in Modern Art
[0] [0]- Media: Painting
- 2019-06-22 - 2019-08-25
Introducing works of modern Western art from the 19th and 20th centuries depicting scenes of twilight and sunsets. Their influence on Japanese modern art is also explored.More »
Design Ah! in Yamanashi
[0] [0]- Media: Graphics - Installation - Product - Media Arts
- 2019-04-13 - 2019-06-09
The NHK program Design Ah! aimed at nurturing design skills and imagination in children comes to Yamanashi with this hands-on exhibition inviting visitors to “see, think, and create.”More »
New Acquisitions
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Nihonga - Prints
- 2019-02-02 - 2019-03-03
Presenting 45 works added to the museum’s collection in the past year, including Nihonga by Shohin Noguchi, prints by Yukio Fukazawa, ceramics by Yataro Amemiya, and other artists with ties to Yamanashi...More »
Charles-François Daubigny: A Bridge Between the Barbizon School and Impressionism
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Workshops - Talks
- 2018-10-20 - 2018-12-16
Introducing outstanding works from international collections by Charles-François Daubigny, a landscape painter admired by Monet and Van Gogh. More »
Yukio Fukazawa Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Graphics - Painting - Prints - Workshops - Talks
- 2018-09-01 - 2018-10-08
Yukio Fukazawa (1924–2017) was a leading Japanese copperplate etching artist born in what is today known as Fujikawa City, Yamanashi Prefecture. In addition to more than 1,000 prints, his estate includes...More »
Hiroko Hayashi Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Installation
- 2018-04-24 - 2018-07-01
The Yamanashi Prefectural Museum of Art entrance hall features the unique work of Hiroko Hayashi, a textile artist from Koshu City, Yamanashi who uses color newspaper ads and washi paper to make string...More »
The Cat Who Lived A Million Lives: The Work of Yoko Sano
[0] [0]- Media: Illustration - Painting
- 2018-04-21 - 2018-06-17
Displaying around 100 illustrations, prints, and manuscripts by the artist and essayist Yoko Sano (1938–2010), known especially for her best-selling children’s book “Hyakuman-kai Ikita Neko” (The Cat Who...More »
The 40-Year History of Yamanashi Prefectural Museum of Art
[0] [0]- Media: Photography - Crafts
- 2018-01-02 - 2018-03-04
This exhibition examines the 40-year history of Yamanashi Prefectural Museum of Art, which opened in 1978, through various collections and materials organized into four chapters. The first section focuses...More »
“Hogai Kano and the Big Four: Modern Japanese Painting, Another Vein”
[0] [0]- Media: Nihonga - Workshops - Talks
- 2017-11-03 - 2017-12-17
Hogai Kano (1828-1888) is an artist who represents the dawn of modern Japanese painting, his masterpiece “Hibo Kannon,” produced for the emperor, hailed as a turning point that shines brightly in the narrative...More »
Maurice de Vlaminck Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Painting
- 2017-09-02 - 2017-10-22
Maurice de Vlaminck (1876–1958) was a musician, writer, car racer, and painter in the Fauvist movement. He was later involved in Cubism and influenced Japanese painters such as Yuzo Saeki and Katsuzo Satomi....More »
Fuji Film Collection – My Page of Japanese Photography History
[0] [0]- Media: Photography
- 2017-07-01 - 2017-08-20
Displaying 101 works by 101 important figures in the history of Japanese photography. Artists including Shoji Ueda, Ihei Kimura, and Shinjo Remooka are represented.More »
Baroque Masters – Rubens, Rembrandt, Velázquez and the Golden Age
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Talks
- 2017-04-15 - 2017-06-11
The Yamanashi Prefectural Museum of Art presents paintings by Baroque-period masters including Rubens, Rembrandt, and Velázquez on loan from the Prague National Gallery, Poland’s Museum of John Paul II...More »
Trees in French Landscape Paintings, 1850 to 1920 – From Corot to Monet, Pissarro and Matisse
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Talks
- 2016-10-22 - 2016-12-11
With a focus on Impressionist paintings, this exhibition explores the evolution of French modern landscape paintings, using trees as the motif. This exhibition traces the roles trees have played in the...More »
The National Art Center, Tokyo Traveling Exhibition: Brilliant Artists
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Nihonga - Crafts - Workshops - Talks
- 2016-09-03 - 2016-10-10
Displaying the works of 69 luminaries of modern Nihonga and oil painting on loan from the National Art Center, Tokyo and the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo. Featured artists include Ryusei Kishida,...More »
Ena Furuya Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Crafts
- 2016-08-09 - 2016-09-25
Ena Furuya, a Musashino Art University graduate from Koshu City, Yamanashi, creates original floral-themed works using the traditional techniques of roketsu color wax-dyeing. One of her major works, an...More »
Utsukushi, Yamanashi, Power! The Women Artists of Yamanashi
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Manga - Nihonga - Installation - Ceramics
- 2016-06-25 - 2016-08-21
Women artists from Yamanashi have a long history of creative practice inside and outside the prefecture. Luminaries include Shohin Noguchi, a literati painter of the Meiji-era (1868–1912); Kuwayo Hanihara,...More »
The Genius of Michelangelo - Majestic Renaissance Architecture
[0] [0]- Media: Drawing
- 2016-04-23 - 2016-06-12
Whilst famed for his stone sculptures of “David” and “Pieta” and his breathtaking murals of the Sistine Chapel, the Renaissance master Michelangelo was also a great architect, planning the St. Peter’s...More »
The Story of Life
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Prints
- 2016-01-26 - 2016-03-06
Centering around the theme of war, this exhibition examines the tensions between life and death, love and prayer, war and artists, coming to place its finger upon the very heart of humanity and the spring...More »
Pierre-Joseph Redouté “Les Roses”
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Prints - Talks
- 2015-11-03 - 2016-01-17
The Belgian-born botanical artist Pierre-Joseph Redouté (1759–1840) created works for Marie Antoinette, Napoleon, and Empress Josephine, most notably the copperplate prints of “Les Roses” and “The Most...More »
Night Artists - The Light and Tenebrism of Candles
[0] [0]- Media: Painting
- 2015-04-18 - 2015-06-14
In the baroque age of the 17th century such paintings of Georges de La Tour and Rembrandt capturing scenes of night and darkness dramatically illuminated by candle light enjoyed wide popularity, while...More »
New Acquisitions 2014
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Sculpture
- 2015-03-21 - 2015-04-12
Unveiling the new acquisitions of the Yamanashi Prefectural Museum of Art centering on a collection of Yamanashi artist associates including the oil paintings and watercolors of Hideo Hagiwara(1913-2007),...More »
The Beauty of Yamanashi— Landscapes and Lives
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Drawing
- 2015-01-31 - 2015-03-01
With Mt. Fuji designated as a World Heritage Site and the Linear Chuo maglev line to run through the prefecture, Yamanashi is attracting much attention these days. This special exhibition offers a fresh...More »
Yuzo Saeki and Paris - On a Postered Street Corner
[0] [0]- Media: Painting
- 2014-11-15 - 2015-01-18
Yuzo Saeki (1898-1928)was a painter of genius who tragically died at the age of 30. After graduating from Tokyo Art School he made his way to France and upon earning the critique of Fauvism’s Maurice de...More »
Four Innovators of Post-war Art in Yamanashi
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Sculpture - Crafts
- 2014-09-20 - 2014-11-03
From their early productions to latest works this exhibition marks the unique innovation of 4 post-war artist associates of Yamanashi through a collection of sculpture, craft, prints and other 2D work....More »
Millet - Two Hundred Years On
[0] [0]- Media: Painting
- 2014-07-19 - 2014-08-31
2014 marks 200 years since the birth of Millet(1814-1874) and is celebrated here in an exhibition of 80 of his works brought together from across the world, shining light upon his unique subject of peasant...More »
“Kinetic Art - The Art of Magic”
[0] [0]- 2014-04-26 - 2014-06-16
Between the 1950s-1960s Europe saw the rise of the kinetic art movement, combining mechanical moving parts, illuminations, optical illusions and forms and colors which would change over time. This exhibition...More »
Shika Haneda Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Painting
- 2014-04-22 - 2014-06-22
Based in Yamanashi, Shika Haneda is an artist who in recent years has focused his practice on media art, creating interactive works which respond to the presence and movement of the viewer and explore...More »
“The Stories of Animals” Special Christmas + New Year Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Illustration - Sculpture
- 2013-12-14 - 2014-01-19
If it is said that animals take an important role as leading characters in various picture books and stories, then it can also be said that they are an important source of inspiration for many artists....More »
Yamanashi National Cultural Festival Assoicated Event “100 Years of Hideo Hagiwara”
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Prints
- 2013-10-26 - 2013-12-08
Born in Kofu, Yamanashi, Hideo Hagiwara(1913-2007) was one of Japan’s leading post war print makers. After the war Hagiwara suffered from tuberculosis and while recuperating began to create wood prints...More »
Curator’s Eye: Makoto Morimura
[0] [0]- Media: Sculpture - Crafts
- 2013-10-08 - 2013-12-01
Works by a conceptual artists who explores how words shape our everyday lives. More »
Japanese Skill and Beauty— Works by Living National Treasures
[0] [0]- Media: Fashion - Product - Crafts - Ceramics
- 2013-09-07 - 2013-10-14
Nearly 200 works by 170 national living treasures, also known as creators of important intangible cultural heritage. Featured pieces include ceramics, textiles, lacquer ware, metalwork, wood and bamboo...More »
Modern Naturalist Painting in the Dutch Hague School: Inspiration from the Barbizon School and the Origin of Van Gogh
[0] [0]- Media: Painting
- 2013-07-13 - 2013-08-25
In 19th Century Hague, there was a group of painters who based their work on direct observations of nature. Called the Hague school, they vividly portrayed fields, forests, streams, ponds, farming landscapes,...More »
Curator’s Eye - Sho Saito - Existence
[0] [0]- Media: Installation
- 2013-07-09 - 2013-09-01
Although having studied sculpture at Musashino Art University Sho Saito’s work is not concerned with figurative/abstract representations of material and weight but instead follows a technique of installation...More »
All-Yamanashi Art Museum “Water Voyage” Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Sculpture - Installation
- 2013-06-15 - 2013-06-30
Yamanashi’s water flows from high in the mountains down into its valleys. While playing an important role in the lives of people in any location, water has special ties to industry, regulation, and spirituality...More »
Shunko Mochizuki and Her Era
[0] [0]- Media: Painting
- 2013-04-27 - 2013-06-09
Born in Kofu, Shunko Mochizuki(1893-1979) built her career upon graduating from the Tokyo University of Arts through her frequent selection to the renowned "Japan Art Academy Exhibition", receiving the...More »
New Permanent Collection Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Painting
- 2013-03-30 - 2013-04-14
In this exhibition the new acquisitions of Yamanashi Prefectural Museum of Art which have been added to the collection in the past year are introduced. These include the works of Kuwayo Haniwara, one of...More »
Toshio Iguchi "Like a Shadow, Like the Wind"
[0] [0]- Media: Architecture - Installation
- 2013-01-29 - 2013-03-31
Spatial installation that creates a sense of a membrane transforming through natural and artificial light. [Image: Toshio Iguchi]More »
Yamanashi Prefectural Museum of Art Complete Millet Collection
[0] [0]- Media: Painting
- 2013-01-02 - 2013-03-03
Features all 70 artworks by Millet in the Museum's collection, including 11 oil paintings.More »
Juichiya Collection Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Painting
- 2012-12-15 - 2013-02-11
Works from the collection of a wealthy sake-producing family based in Shiga Prefecture, centering on paintings and bunjin-ga (literati paintings) by artists like Tomioka Tessai and Shohin Noguchi. More »
"Magnificent Okura Zaibatsu Art Collection: The Okura Shukokan Masterpieces Exhibition"
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Crafts
- 2012-10-13 - 2012-11-25
Kihachiro Okura left a great mark on modern Japanese industry and he also opened the country's first private art museum. This exhibition features selections from the collection, including many Important...More »
Makoto Masuda "Paris"
[0] [0]- Media: Painting
- 2012-07-14 - 2012-09-23
Makoto Masuda (1920–89) was a Yamanashi-born painter who lived and worked in France for many years. This exhibition showcases a selection of works from various collections. More »
"Learning How to Enjoy Modern Art from Dick Bruna" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Illustration - Painting
- 2012-06-12 - 2012-09-17
Features one of Dick Bruna's representative Miffy picture books, introducing children to modern art. [Image: Illustrations Dick Bruna (C) copyright Mercis (1953-2012) www.miffy.com]More »
Jean-François Millet Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Painting
- 2012-06-12 - 2012-09-17
Features selections from the museum's collection of Jean-François Millet, as well as other Barbizon artists' work.More »
Hideo Hagiwara Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Painting
- 2012-06-12 - 2012-09-17
Features the work of Yamanashi printer Hideo Hagiwara, focussing on his landscapes of the Mt. Fuji area. [Image: Hideo Hagiwara (1981-86) Woodblock print 35.0-47.0cm]More »
Marie Laurencin + Seiji Togo Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Painting
- 2012-04-28 - 2012-06-24
This exhibition explores new notions of beauty in the context of romantic, refined modern lifestyles by two leading 20th century female painters, Marie Laurencin and Seiji Togo.More »
"New Works Exhibition“
[0] [0]- Media: Painting
- 2012-03-24 - 2012-04-15
Exhibition featuring new acquisitions during 2011.More »
Maurice Denis "Le matin de la vie"
[0] [0]- Media: Painting
- 2012-01-10 - 2012-03-04
Nineteenth century French painter Maurice Denis (1870-1943) was influenced by Gauguin and created a new style of painting through beautiful coloring and simple forms. He is well known for his religious...More »
"The Beauty of the Joseon Dynasty" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Crafts - Ceramics
- 2011-11-19 - 2011-12-25
Brothers Noritaka and Takumi Asakawa were Yamanashi-born craftsmen who both spent time in Korea in the early 20th century honing their skills and introducing Japanese audiences to the beauty of Joseon...More »
"The Yasunari Kawabata Collection and Kaii Higashiyama" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Drawing
- 2011-09-17 - 2011-11-06
Yasunari Kawabata, the renowned writer and Nobel Laureate for literature, was also known as a passionate collector with a deep knowledge of art. Kawabata also cultivated a deep friendship with the Japanese...More »
"Hideo Hagiwara Memorial Room 2011 Autumn" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Prints
- 2011-09-06 - 2011-11-27
On display are various works by the Yamanashi-born printmaker Hideo Hagiwara, including a selection of oil paintings depicting family members and artists who influenced him.More »
"Millet Gallery Autumn 2011 Permanent Collection Exhibition"
[0] [0]- Media: Painting
- 2011-09-06 - 2011-11-27
Works from the museum collection in room 1 and Barbizon school paintings in room 2.More »
"Permanent Collection Ⅱ 2011 Autumn" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Illustration - Painting - Drawing
- 2011-08-30 - 2011-12-04
On display are modern works of Western and Japanese painting, including autumn landscapes and a series of works with a strong narrative component.More »
"Moomin and Friends" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Illustration - Drawing - Prints
- 2011-07-09 - 2011-08-28
Features around 120 Moomin prints and magazine illustrations. A must-see for fans of the Finnish characters!More »
"Millet Gallery Summer 2011 Permanent Collection Exhibition"
[0] [0]- Media: Painting
- 2011-05-31 - 2011-08-28
Works depicting rural village life by Jean-Francois Millet and other French painters from the Barbizon school.More »
Spring Permanent Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Prints - Sculpture
- 2011-03-23 - 2011-06-05
On display are flower-and-bird paintings as well as spring and early summer landscape paintings. [Image: Shiro Kasamatsu, "Spring Evening - Ginza" (1934) woodblock print]More »
Millet Gallery Spring 2011 Permanent Collection Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Prints - Sculpture
- 2011-03-08 - 2011-05-29
Hideo Hagiwara Memorial Room 2011 Spring Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Painting
- 2011-03-08 - 2011-05-29
New Permanent Collection Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Prints
- 2011-03-05 - 2011-04-10
On display is a selection of new artworks acquired by the museum in 2010. See website for details on related events. [Image: Jean-Francois Millet, "Shepherdesses Watching a Flight of Wild Geese"...More »
"Works that Resonate with Each Other" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Painting
- 2011-01-15 - 2011-02-27
Showcases a selection of works ranging from 19th century French painters like Delacroix, Daubigny, Courbet and Corot, Romantic and Realist works, and paintings by Barbizon school painters. See website...More »
Winter Permanent Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Prints
- 2010-12-14 - 2011-03-06
The permanent exhibition this winter features a selection of modern Japanese paintings by artists with links to Yamanashi prefecture, including Koichiro Kondo and Ikunosuke Shirataki. [Image: Teruo...More »
"Ichizo Kobayashi Collection" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Ceramics
- 2010-10-30 - 2010-11-30
Literati paintings and tea ceremony utensils from the collection of Ichizo Kobayashi, founder of the Takarazuka opera troupe.More »
"Permanent Collection Ⅱ 2010 Autumn" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Prints - Sculpture
- 2010-09-14 - 2010-12-19
"Millet Gallery Autumn 2010 Permanent Collection Exhibition"
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Prints
- 2010-09-07 - 2010-12-12
"Hideo Hagiwara Memorial Room 2010 Autumn" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Drawing - Prints
- 2010-09-07 - 2010-12-12
Felix Thiollier Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Photography
- 2010-09-04 - 2010-10-17
Born in Saint-Etienne, France, Felix Thiollier (1842-1914) had a successful career in ribbon manufacturing before retiring at the age of 37 in order to devote the rest of his life to archeology and photography....More »
"From Whale-shaped Clouds to Tic-Tac" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Illustration
- 2010-07-25 - 2010-08-29
This exhibition features original illustrations that accompany the stories found in Japanese elementary school textbooks. There will also be a whole series of related events. See website for details.More »
Tatsuo Ikeda "Evolution of the Avant-Garde"
[0] [1]- Media: Painting - Talks
- 2010-06-19 - 2010-07-19
At the end of World War II, with Tokyo little more than a burnt-out shell, a young generation of artists began searching for a new, experimental mode of artistic expression. This exhibition showcases the...More »
"Permanent Collection Ⅱ 2010 Summer" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Drawing - Sculpture
- 2010-06-01 - 2010-09-12
"Hideo Hagiwara Memorial Room 2010 Summer" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Graphics - Prints
- 2010-05-25 - 2010-09-05
"Millet Gallery Summer 2010 Permanent Collection Exhibition"
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Drawing - Prints
- 2010-05-25 - 2010-09-05
"Modern Painting: the Barbizon School, Impressionism, Fauvism" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Talks
- 2010-04-18 - 2010-07-05
The Royal Museum of Fine Arts in Brussels is made up of two separate museums - one housing ancient and classical works, the other housing modern art. On display at this exhibition are 69 modern paintings...More »
"The Splendor of Victorian Jewelry" Exhibition
[0] [1]- Media: Fashion - Crafts
- 2010-04-10 - 2010-06-06
Showcases more than 300 works, focusing on the highly ornamented jewelry of the Victorian era. A diamond ring of late Princess Diana will also be on show.More »
"Permanent Collection Ⅱ 2010 Spring" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Prints - Sculpture
- 2010-03-16 - 2010-05-30
"Millet Gallery Permanent Collection Exhibition Spring 2010"
[0] [0]- Media: Painting
- 2010-03-09 - 2010-05-23
"Hideo Hagiwara Memorial Room 2010 Spring" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Prints
- 2010-03-09 - 2010-05-23
"Beautiful Treasure Box of Asia: Seattle Art Museum Collection" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Crafts - Talks
- 2009-12-23 - 2010-02-28
Founded in 1933, Seattle Art Museum is one of the best museums in the U.S. housing artworks from all over the world. From their Japan and Asian art collection, which consists of 7000 pieces and constitutes...More »
Permanent Collection II "Winter"
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Prints
- 2009-12-15 - 2010-03-14
Permanent Collection III Hideo Hagiwara Memorial Room
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Prints
- 2009-12-08 - 2010-03-07
On view are Hideo Hagiwara's paintings depicting Mount Fuji, and more.More »
Permanent Collection I Millay Gallery "Winter"
[0] [0]- Media: Painting
- 2009-12-08 - 2010-03-07
"Exploration of Images -Book Illustrations by the 20th Century Masters" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Illustration - Painting
- 2009-10-17 - 2009-11-23
Avant-garde artists of the 20th century such as Picasso, Matisse and Chagall explored forms of artistic expression that straddled multiple genres throughout their lives, creating not only paintings but...More »
"Masterpieces of Yamanashi Museums" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Sculpture - Crafts
- 2009-09-12 - 2009-09-27
Introducing the collections and various activities of 23 selected museums in Yamanashi prefecture, this exhibition hopes to bring cultural enrichment to the region, as well as increase the visibility of...More »
Permanent Collection II "Autumn"
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Prints - Sculpture
- 2009-09-01 - 2009-12-13
Permanent Collection III Hideo Hagiwara Memorial Room
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Prints
- 2009-08-25 - 2009-11-29
On view are Hideo Hagiwara's paintings depicting Mount Fuji, and more.More »
Permanent Collection I Millay Gallery "Autumn"
[0] [0]- Media: Painting
- 2009-08-25 - 2009-11-29
"World of Hans Fischer" Exhibition
[0] [1]- Media: Illustration - Drawing - Prints
- 2009-07-19 - 2009-08-23
Hans Fischer is an internationally-known Swiss picture book author who created illustrations for "Pitschi", "Bremen Town Musicians", "Puss in Boots" and more. Now, more than 50 years since their publication,...More »
Permanent Collection Exhibition II "Summer"
[0] [0]- Media: Painting
- 2009-06-02 - 2009-08-30
Permanent Collection II showcases gorgeous nihonga paintings by artists like Shunko Mochizuki and Shokei Noguchi which go well with the coming season, as well as modern and contemporary yoga paintings...More »
Permanent Collection I Millay Gallery "Summer"
[0] [0]- Media: Painting
- 2009-05-26 - 2009-08-23
"Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique Collection: History of Belgian Modern Painting" Exhibition
[0] [1]- Media: Painting - Talks
- 2009-04-18 - 2009-07-05
Musées royaux des beaux-arts de Belgique situates itself in Brussels, the capital of Belgium. It consists of Musée d'Art ancien and Musée d'Art Moderne, housing the nation's biggest collection which amounts...More »
Permanent Collection Exhibition II "Spring"
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Photography - Prints - Sculpture
- 2009-03-03 - 2009-05-31
Permanent Collection II showcases gorgeous nihonga paintings by artists like Shunko Mochizuki and Shokei Noguchi which go well with the coming season, as well as modern and contemporary yoga paintings...More »
Permanent Collection I Millay Gallery "Spring"
[0] [0]- Media: Painting
- 2009-03-03 - 2009-05-24
Permanent Collection III Hideo Hagiwara Memorial Room
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Prints
- 2009-03-03 - 2009-08-23
On view are Hideo Hagiwara's paintings depicting Mount Fuji, and more.More »
"Treasured Japanese Art in Yamanashi" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Sculpture - Talks
- 2009-02-07 - 2009-03-29
Since its opening, Yamanashi Prefectural Museum of Art has devoted itself to the research of artists and artworks associated with the prefecture. Thanks to the kind support of donors as well as untiring...More »
Permanent Collection I Millay Gallery "Winter"
[0] [0]- Media: Painting
- 2009-01-06 - 2009-03-01
A brand new Millay Gallery opened on January 6th of this year. The renovated gallery space mainly holds works by Millay and other Barbizon painters. More »
Permanent Collection Exhibition II
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Prints
- 2009-01-06 - 2009-02-08
Permanent Collection II showcases gorgeous nihonga paintings which go well with the new year and early spring seasons, as well as landscape oil paintings, watercolors and prints. Furthermore, works which...More »
Permanent Collection I "Autumn"
[0] [0]- Media: Painting
- 2008-09-13 - 2008-11-03
The Yamanashi Prefectural Museum of Art changes its permanent collection display four times a year. The current exhibition in the main building presents works by nihon-ga artists Shodo Anayama, Yako Okouchi,...More »
"30 Year History of the Yamanashi Prefectural Museum of Art - My Favorite Work" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Talks
- 2008-09-13 - 2008-12-21
The Yamanashi Prefectural Museum of Art celebrates its 30th anniversary this year on November 3rd. From July 21st through December 24th last year, the museum conducted a survey among visitors asking them...More »
Permanent Collection II "Fine Work Exhibition"
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Prints
- 2008-09-09 - 2008-12-21
Permanent Collection I "Autumn"
[0] [0]- Media: Painting
- 2008-09-02 - 2008-09-07
The Yamanashi Prefectural Museum of Art changes its permanent collection display four times a year. The current exhibition in the main building presents works by nihon-ga artists Shodo Anayama, Yako Okouchi,...More »
"The World of Takashi Yanase" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Talks
- 2008-07-26 - 2008-08-31
Hero of love and justice "Anpanman". The creator of this now internationally famous hero is Takashi Yanase. Yanase is also well known as manga artist, poet and editor, having produced a wide range of...More »
"Mt. Fuji - Japanese Symbol in the Modern Times" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Crafts - Talks
- 2008-06-07 - 2008-07-21
Mt. Fuji is a familiar icon, often seen as a subject of worship, which appears in various stories and as a motif in art. How was this collective image of Mt. Fuji developed over time? Since the old times,...More »
Permanent Exhibition II "Summer"
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Prints - Crafts
- 2008-05-27 - 2008-09-07
Yamanashi Prefectural Museum of Art changes their permanent collection display four times a year. The current exhibition in the South Building presents paintings, prints and glass works by Hideo Hagiwara,...More »
Permanent Exhibition "Summer"
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Prints
- 2008-05-20 - 2008-08-31
Yamanashi Prefectural Museum of Art changes their permanent collection display four times a year. The current exhibition in the South Building presents paintings, prints and glass works by Hideo Hagiwara,...More »
"Rural Anthem: Nature and Human Life in Modern Painting" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Talks
- 2008-04-19 - 2008-06-01
In the 19th century, many of the Barbizon and French painters, such as Millet, depicted lives of farmers and scenes in the countryside. These particular subjects were nostalgic for people living in the...More »
Permanent Collection II "The World of Beauty by Hideo Hagiwara"
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Prints - Crafts
- 2008-02-27 - 2008-05-25
Yamanashi Prefectural Museum of Art changes their permanent collection display four times a year. The current exhibition in the South Building presents paintings, prints and glass works by Hideo Hagiwara,...More »
Permanent Collection "Spring"
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Prints
- 2008-02-20 - 2008-05-18
Yamanashi Prefectural Museum of Art changes their permanent collection display four times a year. The current exhibition in the main building presents works by artists that are from or lived in Yamanashi,...More »
New Permanent Collection Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Prints
- 2008-01-26 - 2008-03-02
This exhibition presents works newly added to the museum's permanent collections. Nihonga, oil paintings and prints are on display.More »
Permanent Collection Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Prints
- 2007-11-27 - 2008-02-24
Yamanashi Prefectural Museum of Art changes their display of permanent collection four times a year. In the exhibition space in the main building, Nihonga paintings are on display in several groups....More »
Ryuta Endo Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Prints
- 2007-10-30 - 2007-12-16
Printmaking artist from Kofu City, Ryuta Endo teaches at Musashino Art University. He mainly works in lithograph, taking "body" themes. In his recent figurative works, the images are extremely abstracted...More »
Yukio Fukazawa "Expressing the Roots of Life"
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Talks
- 2007-10-27 - 2007-12-09
Yukio Fukuzawa (1924-) was born in Masuho-cho, Minamikoma-gun in Yamanashi Prefecture. After graduating from Tokyo National University of Fine Arts & Music, he started learning copper plate printmaking...More »
"Collection from National Museum in Prague: Rubens and his Time in Brueghel" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Talks
- 2007-09-08 - 2007-10-14
This exhibition features works by Rubens, one of the most significant painters of the 17th century Baroque period, and other painters from Flanders. A total of 70 pieces from the collection of the National...More »
Original Picture Book Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Illustration - Painting
- 2007-07-21 - 2007-08-26
Children go through the same picture books over and over again, finding details that adults would easily miss. For children who remember such details, original illustration must look even more interesting....More »
"Surrealism" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Talks
- 2007-06-02 - 2007-07-07
Surrealism was a cultural movement attempting to address the question of what reality is. After World War I, in the middle of crisis in Europe, the Surrealists had doubts about rationalistic society, and...More »
Shoko Kawasaki + Kaii Higashiyama Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Talks
- 2007-04-21 - 2007-05-27
Shoko Kawasaki (1886-1977) developed his original ink drawing style after learning from his father Senko Kawasaki and studying at Tokyo University of Fine Arts and Music. In the Taisho period, he created...More »
Workshop ”Let's Make Things and Play!"
[0] [0]- Media: Sculpture - Crafts - Talks
- 2007-03-17 - 2007-05-19
The museum is providing activities for children using wooden bricks and recycling materials. On workshop days, the museum exhibition is free for children. Schedule: March 17th (Sat), April 14th (Sat),...More »
Yuriko Matsuda Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Sculpture
- 2006-12-12 - 2007-03-11
An exhibition of sculptures by Yuriko Matsuda, a resident of Oshino in Yamanashi Prefecture. Works on display include the vibrant "Hasu (water lily)" series, with delicate forms and vivid colors. More »
"Scenes of Paris" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Talks
- 2006-08-26 - 2006-10-01
The exhibition will present 120 works including documentation by and about artists who were attracted to Paris at the beginning of the 20th century. Most renowned are those associated with the "Ecole de...More »
Takahito Kimura Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Illustration - Installation
- 2006-08-09 - 2006-10-29
Takahito Kimura produces works based on the concept of "playing with the earth". The work presented in this exhibition, a 4m-wide dome that creates star-shaped patches of light, is part of the "Komorebi...More »
This Face, That Face, All Kinds of Faces
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Talks
- 2006-07-22 - 2006-08-18
The face has been the subject of countless art works since the beginning of time. This exhibition is a selection of 30 works from the museum collection that focus on the face as its main theme. The works...More »
Ernst Barlach Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Drawing - Sculpture
- 2006-06-03 - 2006-07-17
Sculptor, printmaker and playwright, Ernst Barlach (1870-1938) was born outside of Hamburg and spent most of his life in the small village of Gustrow in Mecklenburg. 'Human beings' were Barlach's theme...More »
Chizuru Kasai "Thinking of the Wind"
[0] [0]- Media: Installation
- 2006-04-18 - 2006-06-25
The Ohki Foundation gives financial aid to artists that were born in or currently based in Yamanashi Prefecture to support budding artists and to spread art in the area. Final presentations by the recipients...More »
Muneyoshi Yanagi's Folk Art
[0] [0]- Media: Crafts
- 2006-04-15 - 2006-05-21
Mingei is Japanese for 'folk art'. This exhibition takes a close look at the folk art movement by Yanagi Soetsu (1889-1961) through Soetsu's collection of Mingei arts and crafts, as well as representative...More »
Permanent Collection - New Acquisitions
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Drawing
- 2006-01-28 - 2006-03-12
On show are 21 new additions to the museum's permanent collection including Japanese paintings, contemporary art by local artists and oil paintings from Europe.More »
Toshio Muramatsu Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Installation
- 2005-12-20 - 2006-03-21
Toshio Muramatsu, born in Yamanashi prefecture, creates unique three dimensional works. Introduced in this exhibition is his master piece series, "Sway, Empty Air". With moire and prism light he creates...More »
Hiraki Collection of Japanese Wood Block Prints
[0] [0]- Media: Prints
- 2005-11-12 - 2005-12-11
An exhibition of Hiraki Ukiyoe Foundation's ukiyoe collection, one of the best in Japan. It consists of three parts: "Beautiful Women" by Harunobu Suzuki and Utamaro Kitagawa, "Actors" by Sharaku Toshusai...More »
French Paintings from the Musée Fabre, Montpellier
[0] [0]- Media: Painting
- 2005-09-17 - 2005-11-03
The Musée Fabre in Montpellier, southern France city was open to the public in 1828 on the basis of the collection of the painter, Francois-Xavier Fabre (1766-1837). Fabre flourished as an artist of the...More »
Jean Cocteau
[0] [0]- Media: Illustration - Painting - Crafts
- 2005-08-06 - 2005-09-07
Jean Cocteau was born to a rich family in the suburb of Paris in 1889. Aged 19, he revealed himself a poet and started interacting with various writers, artists, and other public figures. Well aware of...More »
Mt. Fuji Captured in Art
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Prints
- 2005-06-18 - 2005-07-24
Mt. Fuji has been a popular icon since the Heian period. Countless times have its slopes been reproduced on pottery, clothes, ceramics, lacquerware and other craft goods. This exhibition will allow us...More »
Shohin Noguchi and Modern Nanga
[0] [0]- Media: Painting
- 2005-04-23 - 2005-06-05
This exhibition will display 70 works by Shohin Noguchi (1847-1917), alongside 40 works by 20 other Nanga artists, dating from the late Edo Shogunate to the Taisho Period. Noguchi was a leading female...More »
The Reinnovation of Wood Prints - from Koshiro Onchi to Hideo Hagiwara
[0] [0]- Media: Prints
- 2005-02-19 - 2005-03-27
This exhibition will feature over 200 print works by 30 artists. Japanese Wood Prints have changed over the years, from traditional Ukiyo-e to modern art. The Organization for Creative Japanese Prints...More »
New Collection Exhibition: 2003-2004
[0] [0]- Media: Painting
- 2005-01-08 - 2005-02-06
Works added to our collection during 2003-2004 will be on display, including Theodore Rousseau's "Clearing in the Forest near Fontainebleau" (1866).More »
Norio Hosaka Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Installation - Crafts
- 2004-11-16 - 2005-01-16
Norio Hosaka is an artist who works with bamboo, a traditional Japanese resource. This exhibition features an installation illuminated from within. Please enjoy the magical ambience created by the interplay...More »
Man Ray Exhibition: "I am a Mystery"
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Photography - Video and Film
- 2004-11-03 - 2004-12-15
Man Ray (1890-1976) was an American avant-garde artist who participated in European art movements like Dadaism and Surrealism. Known primarily as a photographer, he was also prominent in various other...More »
Japanese paintings in Kyoto
[0] [0]- Media: Painting
- 2004-09-11 - 2004-10-24
The well-known aritsts in Kyoto inherited the Maruyama-Shijyo style, which started from Edo period, based on sketch illustrations, and created the new era for the Japanese painting. The Kyoto drawing school...More »
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