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The National Museum of Western Art Raffaello ExhibitionThe Rafael exhibition, Grace of the Renaissance, will be held at the National Museum of Western Art in Ueno from March 2, 2013. It exhibits the many works of Rafael, an artist of the Renaissance, created throughout his life.
It is the first large scale exhibition dedicated to Rafael that has been held outside of Europe; [...]
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Treasures from Sacred IzumoIzumo, located in Shimane prefecture, is said to be a land of myths, known for Izumo Oyashiro, a shrine for the deity protecting the country. 2012 marks the 1300th year of the compilation of Kojiki, which records the mythical legends related to Izumo and the construction of Izumo Oyashiro.
On the occasion of these events an [...]
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Special Exhibition – China: Grandeur of Dynasties2012 marked the 40th anniversary of the normalization of Japan-China diplomatic relations. To celebrate, Tokyo National Museum is holding a special exhibition “China: Grandeur of Dynasties” from October 10th, showcasing objects representative of the focal points in the Chinese dynasties of the ages.
Xia Dynasty, the first Chinese dynasty, is said to have emerged in 2070BC, [...]
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Earth, Sea and Sky: Nature in Western Art; Masterpieces from The Metropolitan Museum of ArtThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, located in New York, is famous for its “Hall of Beauty,” one of the world’s largest exhibits. Starting on Oct 6th, 2012, the MET is putting on an exhibit at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, with nature as its theme.
Van Gogh’s “Cypresses” is a long-awaited Japan debut.
Vincent van Gogh(Dutch,1853-1890)
Cypresses
Rogers [...]
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21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, is Japan’s leading museum of contemporary art which opened in 2004 and 1.5million people visited in one year.
It is no exaggeration to say that the whole museum is a large art. The art works that were made with the museum is also a space where people can [...]
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The special exhibition “Sharaku” that started on may 1stThe special exhibition “Sharaku” that started on may 1st.
The works that the Sharaku left was estimated to be 150 works and within the exhibition 140 works and 170 works are displayed. Works from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Musee Guimet, Paris, and other countries all over the world have been collected. Most of Sharaku’s works [...]
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Tezuka Osamu’s Buddha exhibitionOn April 25th I went to the “Tezuka Osamu’s Buddha exhibition” that traces back the life of the Buddha with statues and mangas; held in the Tokyo National museum.
（special exhibition “Tezuka Osamu’s Buddha Exhibition”）
First, I would like to simply introduce what kind of person “Tezuka Osamu” is.
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Tokyo Design Week■Tokyo Designers Week
The biggest designing event in Japan was held in Tokyo from October 28th to November 3rd. A number of events were held mostly in Aoyama and Harajuku, but also in Roppongi, Shinjuku, Daikanyama and the other 23 districts of Tokyo. Some of biggest ones were “Tokyo Designers Week”, “Design Tide Tokyo”, and “Design [...]
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Special Exhibition: SHARAKU, 2011Sharaku has attracted people’s attention since a German art scholar Julius Kurth published his book “SHARAKU” in 1910. Sharaku is known as a mysterious Ukiyoe master for he was only active for 10 months and his date of birth or when he died still remains unknown.
Tokyo National Museum will hold an exhibition of Sharaku between [...]
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