Maria Vik 女性 Woman on a boat, sketch》 around 1892 The Ateneum Art Museum of Finland Finnish National Gallery / Ateneum Art Museum, Granberg Collection Photo: Finnish National Gallery / Jenni Nurminen Exhibition commemorating the 100th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations between Japan and Finland The National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo, June 18 (Tuesday) to September 23 (Mon. and Congratulations), "The 100th Anniversary of Japan-Finland Diplomatic Relations: A Modern Woman-Female Artists Who Painted Finnish Art" is held. In Finland in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the independence movement from Russia and the formation of a new nation born in 1917 changed the position and role of women…
“Gogh exhibition” held in Tokyo and Ueno from October this year in Kobe from next January The Hague School, Impressionist … Focus on “Two Encounters” that established its own style
The painter Gogh, who is loved all over the world, the Hague who influenced him, and the “Gogh exhibition” (organized by the Sankei Shimbun, etc.), which collected about 60 works of Impressionism, will be held on October 11 this year ) At the Ueno no Mori Art Museum (Taito-ku, Tokyo) on January 13 (Mon.), and the Hyogo Prefectural Art Museum (Kobe City) on January 25 (Sat.) to March 29 (Sun.) next year. It would be held. This exhibition focuses on the “two encounters” of “The Hague School” in the Netherlands and “Impression School” in France, and reveals how Gogh's original style was born. Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) is still loved…
[Tokyo National Museum] “Sumitomo Foundation Restoration Grant 30 Years Memorial Cultural Property, Forever” Press Release Report
The Tokyo National Museum Heisei Building will hold the “Forever For Cultural Properties,” a special project commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Sumitomo Foundation Restoration Grant, from October 1 (Tuesday) to December 1 (Sun), 2019. The press conference for this exhibition was held, so we will deliver the situation this time. Purpose of holding A cultural property that has been repaired many times in a long time and that life is passed on to the next generation. There are many works that need repair right now, but repair requires knowledge, technology, and cost. Since its establishment, Sumitomo Zaibatsu has provided a total of 1063 projects (745 domestic and 318 overseas)…
[National Science Museum] National Ethnographic Museum / National Science Museum Joint Project Exhibition “Beads-Connect Nature, Connect the World” Preview Report
From April 9 (Tuesday) to June 16 (Sunday), 2019, a joint project with the National Museum of Ethnology "Beads-Connecting the Nature, Connecting the World" is held at the National Science Museum. Since I participated in the media preview, I will tell you about the exhibition right away! When it comes to "beads", many people think of colorful glass balls such as red, blue and green. However, in the long history of humanity, beads, which mean "the connection of various parts" , have been made of various materials for various purposes. What materials and technologies have we used to make beads for what? This time, with the cooperation of Minpaku (National…
The 40th Ueno Toshogu Shrine Spring Festival
Starting with the latest varieties, such as “Zipang” and “Red Body Shine”, over 600 varieties of 110 species including the large stock from the time of its opening and rare green buttons will color the spring. Ueno Toshogu Nobotan, which was opened in 1980 to commemorate Sino-Japanese friendship and to preserve the taste of Edo, is 110 species 600 during April 11 (Thu) to 12 (Sun), 2019. We hold spring botanical festival that more than stock colors. ■ More than 110 kinds of over 600 stocks such as large stock from the time of opening and "Marimo" which blooms in green During the period, over 600 species of buttons of…
National Ethnographic Museum / National Science Museum Joint Project Exhibition “Beads-Connecting Nature, Connecting the World-“
Not only to decorate people and things, Beads made of various materials for various purposes (Beads). What materials and technologies have we used to make beads for about 100,000 years? Minpaku and Science Expo. By looking at the beads from the perspectives of ethnology and natural sciences, which are their respective specialties, and combining the findings of both, we will introduce how the beads relate to humanity. Display introduction Chapter 1 What is a bead We define beads as the connection of various parts. There are various materials used for beads, and the properties they have have a great influence on the role of beads. When considering the properties of…
[Tokyo National Museum Heisei Building] Special Exhibition “National Treasure Toji Temple-Kukai and Buddha Statue Mandala” Preview Report
In the Tokyo National Museum Heisei Building, the special exhibition “National Treasure Toji Temple-Kukai and Buddha Statue Manra” will be held from March 26 (Tuesday) to June 2 (Sun), 2019. As we participated in the press conference held prior to the event, we will tell about the situation. To-ji Temple (Koh Gokoku-ji Temple) was built along with West-ji Temple as a public temple for the protection of the Great Castle, along with Heian-Kei's capital relocation. Kukai Kobo Daishi, who returned to learn the esoteric is a new Buddhism in Tang, look forward to Toji than Emperor Saga in 823 years, was the root dojo of Shingon esoteric Buddhism. Kukai said,…
[National Museum of Western Art] “London National Gallery Exhibition” Goch’s 14 works will be presented following “Sunflower”!
London National Gallery Exterior Image Photo © Phil Sayer © The National Gallery, London The National Museum of Western Art will host the London National Gallery Exhibition from March 3 (Tuesday) to June 14 (Sun), 2020. The London National Gallery is one of the world's leading art museums facing Trafalgar Square in central London. Unlike many European art museums, which are based on royal collections, it has its greatest feature in being an art museum founded in 1824 by a national statute. Van Eyck, Leonardo da Vinci, Raffaello, Titian, Rubens, Velazquez, Turner, Monet, Cezanne, Gogh, etc., about 2,300 points covering various paintings of European paintings from the late 13th century…
Images in all directions are more colorful! National Science Museum “THEATER 36 ○ (Theatre San Roku Maru)” Renewal Opening
Image courtesy: National Science Museum Cooperation and image provision: JAMSTEC (Marine Research and Development Organization) The world's first theater where images are projected 360 ° in all directions and the unique floating feeling can be enjoyed, THEATER 36 ○ (Theater San Roc Mar) . After moving the “Earth Room”, which gained popularity at the 2005 “Aichi Earth Expo”, to the National Science Museum, the THEATER 36 ○ has become a popular facility that 500,000 people view annually, but after the transfer, 10 As more than a year has passed, the facilities have been renewed and reborn. THEATER 36 ○ has been renamed “Ise Foods THEATER 36” and has been open…
【National Science Museum】 Special Exhibition “Large Mammals Exhibition 2 – Survival of Everyone” Private Brief Report
The special exhibition "Mammal Mammals Exhibition 2-The Survival of Everyone" is held at the National Science Museum from March 21, 2019 (Thursday) to Sunday, June 16, 2019. As we participated in the media preview, we will tell you about the exhibition! That "large mammal exhibition" is back! It will be held on a scale-up with the latest videos on more than 500 stuffed and skeletal specimens in 9 years from the "large mammals exhibition land / sea companions" in 2010, which has received great popularity. The theme of this "large mammal exhibition 2" is "Everyone's survival strategy" . Currently, mammals that are adapted and prosperous to most of the environment…