Madina King Abdulaziz Library Collection "Treasures of Arabia – Kingdom of Saudi Arabia" is held at the Tokyo National Museum and the Keio Hall from January 23 (Tue) to March 18 (Sun) in 2018. Since a press coverage was held on January 22, I will tell you the situation. As the place of origin of Islam, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the hometown of Arab people 's heart. In modern times this place known as one of the world's leading oil producers is a bridge of civilizations people traveling in the east and west of the continent, was the center of cultural exchange. There are important trade routes more than…
[Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum] “Genealogy of the Bruegel Exhibition Family Clan 150 years” Exhibition Report
From "Tuesday, January 23, 2018 until April 1, 2018 (Sun), 2018, the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum holds" Genealogy of 150 years of Bruegel painter family ". Since the exhibition was held on 22nd January, I will report on the situation. Pieter Bruegel I is a painter who represents Flemish of the 16th century (now Belgium). His talent as a painter was inherited to the family in a row, and continued to produce excellent painters for 150 years, from my son Pieter Bruegel II, Jan Bruegel I, and grandchildren and grandchildren. This exhibition will follow the clan's painting through about 100 points. It is not exhibiting artworks by each painter, but…
【Tokyo National Museum】 Special Exhibition “Ninna-ji Temple and Omuro School Only Daigeki Tempei and the True Temple’s Essay” Exhibition Report
Goshiri Nyorai Seiza Osaka · Kanji Temple Collection From January 16 (Tuesday) to March 11 (Sun) of 2018, the Tokyo National Museum holds a special exhibition "Only Ninna-ji and Mikui schoolbanks – treasure of Tenpyo and Shingon Buddhism" – is held. Since the exhibition was held on 15th January, I will tell you how it is. Cherry-blossom viewing cherry tree famous as "late blooming cherry". The cherry blossoms cherry blossoms in the precincts of Kyoto · Ninna-ji temple have been popular as cherry blossoms of the common people since the Edo period. Ninna-ji was founded in 888, is the head temple of Omuya temple of about 790 temples nationwide. "Oimuro"…
【National Museum of Nature and Science】 Planning Exhibition “MINAKATA Kumagusu: An informant-savant a 100 years ahead of his time” Exhibition report
From 19th December 2017 (Tue) to 4th March (Sun), 2018, at the National Museum of Nature and Science, the 150th anniversary commemorative exhibition “MINAKATA Kumagusu: An informant-savant a 100 years ahead of his time is held It is. Since the exhibition was held on 18th December, I will report on that situation. ■ Kumagusuku as a researcher and an information provider Minakata Kumagusu is a collective term for plants that do not bloom, such as mosses, ferns, fungi, etc. Currently not used ) We gathered a large number of materials in general, it was a naturalist of Onno. In 2006, the same exhibition "Southern Kumagusuku – explorer of the whole…
【Tokyo University of the Arts, College Art Museum】 “Miakami Masaaki Exhibition of Interior of the Booth” Exhibition Report
“Mamiaki Masaaki exhibition of the booth” is being held at the Tokyo University of the Arts University Art Museum from 4th January 2018 (Wednesday) to 17th January (Wednesday). Since a press coverage was held on January 4th, I will tell you the state of the exhibition. Mr. Miyakami Miakami, who looked at nature and humans with a modern sense and a distinctive point of view and drew it with classical technique of back painting. In recent years, I have held personal exhibitions in Russia, Hungary, Portugal and other countries as paintings beyond the framework of Japanese paintings and continues to be active in many countries around the world. In addition,…
“Ueno Information Office” Panda goods, popular ranking announced!
"Ueno Frontier Tower" was born in the site of Matsuzakaya South Building in November this year. On that first basement floor, "Ueno Information Office" which is a tourist information office is open. At Ueno Information Office, which sells Ueno specialties and gems as well as sightseeing information, we have about 45 brands, 800 kinds of goods such as well-established stores in Ueno area, famous shops, studio and cultural facilities. Among them, occupying more than 30% of sales, popular items are popular items. As Shan Shan (Kaka) will be released, panda goods that gather more and more attention. This time, Top 10 popular items have been announced from among the 60…
【National Museum of Nature and Science】 Planning Exhibition “MINAKATA Kumagusu: An informant-savant a 100 years ahead of his time” held
Image courtesy of the National Science Museum At the National Museum of Nature and Science, the 150th Anniversary Exhibition "MINAKATA Kumagusu: An informant-savant a 100 years ahead of his time" is held during the period from December 19, 2017 (Tuesday) to March 4, 2018 (Sunday). Minakata Kumagusu is a naturalist who gathered a large number of materials such as mosses, ferns, fungi. After traveling to the U.S. and England, he interacted with a wide range of people, he was immersed in the study of cryptomer plants in Wakayama prefecture and focused on the nature conservation movement, and various ecology, religion, folklore that Kumagusu told the world view over the field…
【National Science Museum】 Special Exhibition “Human Body – Challenge to Mystery” Press Release Presentation Report
A press release of a special exhibition “Human body – Challenge to mystery” to be held at the National Science Museum from March 13 (Tue) 2018 to Sunday, June 17, 2018 will be held on November 30 I was told. I will report the situation this time. Human beings who are most familiar to mankind, but existence of mystery filled with eternal mystery. In order to understand the mechanism of things that utilize and move oneself, human race has been challenging many times since the Renaissance era. “Human body – challenge to mystery” is a special exhibition linked with NHK Special “Human body – Mysterious huge network ~” broadcast. In…
【Ueno Royal Museum】 “Scary painting” exhibition, more than 300,000 visitors
Visitors to the "Scary Painting" exhibition being held at the Ueno Royal Museum are on December 2, exceeding 300,000 people. Approximately 5,300 people are visiting the "scary painting" exhibition averaging over the course of the day, and from November 16, the opening hours are from 9 o'clock to 20 o'clock every day from 9 pm to 10 pm It extends to minutes). In the same exhibition (July 22 – September 18) held at the Hyogo Prefectural Art Museum, we recorded about 270,000 visitors. ■ "Scary Paintings" Exhibition is not only to just look at paintings, but also German literature who introduced a hidden episode while hitting motifs and era backgrounds,…
【Welcome to foreigners who visit Japan! 】 Collaboration between traditional arts and contemporary arts
The “IKI” project executive committee ( http://ikipj.com/ ) will hold a festival of Japanese traditional culture at “Iriya SOOO dramatic!” in downtown Tokyo on December 2, 2017. The festival is called “walock”. The theme of "adding Japanese to everyday" is a chic project that has learned and interacted with various cultures both in and outside of the world, providing opportunities for "fun" and "deeply" touching Japanese culture for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games . “Walock” has proposed a new sum that traditional art experts collaborate with contemporary art such as "Ikebana" "Mai" "Sword" "Tea ceremony" etc. This theme is "Fair Day". Somewhat suspiciously nostalgic, let the world of…