Blows Like a Monsoon: Contemporary Afro-Asian Arts on the Great Journey and Exchange

The Museum of Fine Arts, Gifu

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Many contemporary works from Africa represent themes of dynamic movement. The shifting perspective in contemporary art that arises from movement and exchange offers an opportunity to reexamine one's own identity and reassess the richness of human creativity.
This exhibition will not only feature contemporary arts, but also Japanese traditional folding screens from the early Edo period depicting African people.
And it shows the ancient exchange between Africa and Asia, riding the monsoons across the Indian Ocean, as Samurai Warlord Oda Nobunaga deeply connected to Gifu prefecture, had a Mozambican vassal named Yasuke in the 16th century.

Venue: Exhibition Room 3

Schedule Now in session	Mar 13 (Fri) 2026-Jun 14 (Sun) 2026 3 days left Opening Hours Information Hours 10:00-18:00 Until 20:00 on March 20, April 17, and May 15. Closed Monday Open on a public holiday Monday but closed on the following day.
Fee	Adults ¥1000; University Students ¥800; High School Students and Under, Persons with Disability Certificates + 1 Companion free.
Website	https://kenbi.pref.gifu.lg.jp/english/blows-like-a-monsoon/
Venue	The Museum of Fine Arts, Gifu https://kenbi.pref.gifu.lg.jp/english/
Location	4-1-22 Usa, Gifu-shi, Gifu 500-8368 Open with a Map App
Access	15 minute walk from Nishi-gifu Station on the JR Tokaido Main line; From the Central North exit of Gifu Station on the JR Tokaido Main line, take the Gifu bus and get off at Ken-bijutsukan-mae. The venue is 5 minute walk from there.
Phone	058-271-1313
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