Pilots and Balloonists: 'Soar away, fluttering high.' - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Jiro Horikoshi, Sakutaro Hagiwara

Maebashi City Museum of Literature

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In the 1930s, three contemporaries were drawn to the sky. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900-1944), the author of "The Little Prince," published his works while flying as a pilot, while Jiro Horikoshi (1903-1982), the model for the Studio Ghibli film "The Wind Rises," focused on aircraft design. And poet Sakutaro Hagiwara (1886-1942) entrusted his thoughts to the sky in his poem "Dream of a Balloonist."

What thoughts did these three individuals have as they looked up at the sky? This exhibition was born from such a delightful idea. Like birds wanting to fly through the sky, pilots. Like clouds wanting to float in the sky, balloonists.

As a first attempt, the Literature Museum has enlisted the help of six professors from the Faculty of Literature at Gunma Prefectural Women's University for panel exhibitions and has arranged a special schedule.

Schedule	Mar 9 (Sat) 2024-Jun 9 (Sun) 2024  Opening Hours Information Hours 9:00-17:00 Closed Wednesday Open on March 20. Closed on March 21.
Fee	Free
Website	https://www.maebashibungakukan.jp/kikaku/6427.html
Venue	Maebashi City Museum of Literature https://www.maebashibungakukan.jp/
Location	3-12-10 Chiyodamachi, Maebashi-shi, Gunma 371-0022 Open with a Map App
Access	5 minute walk from Chuo-maebashi Station on the Jomo line, 18 minute walk from the North exit of Maebashi Station on the JR Ryomo line; From the North exit of Maebashi Station on the JR Ryomo line, take the bus and get off at Jotomachi-2chome. The venue is 2 minute walk from there.
Phone	027-235-8011
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