Kobe Artists Museum - Past Events
Below is a list of all past events for Kobe Artists Museum. Current and upcoming events, as well as other details, are available on the venue's page.
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Leiji Matsumoto + Miyako Maki Exhibition
Displaying 250 original manga, manuscripts, publishings, and photographs by Leiji Matsumoto and Miyako Maki, a husband-and-wife pair of manga artists and protégées of Osamu Tezuka. A character created...More »
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Nizo Yamamoto “Returns”
Introducing the works of Ghibli Art Director Nizo Yamamoto, famous for his works such as “Laputa: Castle in the Sky” (1986), “Grave of the Fireflies” (1988), “Only Yesterday” (1991), “Whisper of the Heart”...More »
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Welcome to Another World: Postwar Kobe Painters – Netherworlds, Illusions, Abstraction, Kobe
The Kobe Artists Museum, opened in March, 2007, focuses on the art of Kobe’s Western-style oil painters, including pieces that have decorated Kobe Bunka Hall, Kobe Labor Hall, and other civic facilities....More »
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Maneki Neko-Tei Collection
Some 200 paintings, sculptures, and other works featuring cats by internationally renowned artists including Leonard Foujta and Kuniyoshi Utagawa from the 40-year-old, feline-focused Maneki Neko-Tei Collection....More »
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Seizo Watase: From Heart Cocktail to Anne Be With Me
Looking back on 40 years of work from the illustrator and comics artist Seizo Watase. [Related Event] Talk Date: 11/21 (Sat) 13:00-13:45 Please see the official website for details.More »
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Masuki Komatsu and Masuki Kawabata
Landscape paintings of Kobe by Masuki Komatsu (b. 1904) and Kinji Kawabata (b. 1909) trace the city’s changes from the Meiji era through the postwar and contemporary periods. [Related Event] Gallery...More »
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Masaru Nakanishi Exhibition
In honor of the donation of works by oil painter Masaru Nakanishi to the museum, this exhibition presents major paintings spanning his career, from the wartime era through recent works.More »
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From the Archives— Port Town Landscapes: Portraits of an Era
On the 20th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake, paintings of Kobe’s beautiful cityscapes by local artists who have had person experiences with natural disasters are on display. More »
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Gaigi Nobori Exhibition
An exhibition of works by Japanese painter Gaigi Nobori.More »
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Etranger
These painters set out on their trip abroad with their individual desires and thoughts close to their hearts. Some ventured to the West to learn oil painting techniques, whilst others looked for exotic...More »
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“Kobe Artists Museum Collection”
An eclectic display of 80 works covering painting, nihonga, print works and sculpture from all 55 artists represented by the Kobe Artists Museum.More »
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In Search of Lost Landscapes— Portraits of Kobe in Paintings and Photos
Kobe is a city that has undergone transformations through changing times and disasters, natural and otherwise. It developed as an international town after opening its port in 1868, taking in foreign cultures...More »
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Kobe Yoga Kai and the Successors of Modernism
Exhibition of some 40 works of oil painting by founding and current members of the Western-style painting group, Kobe Yoga Kai, set up in 1954 and has been central to the development of Kobe’s modern art...More »
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Isao Nishimura and Kobe
The streets corners and stations of Paris set the scene for Isao Nishimura’s oil paintings. To commemorate 10 years since the artist’s passing, this exhibition will display Nishimura’s Parisian cityscapes,...More »
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Kinji Kawabata Exhibition
Gallery Tour: April 13th, 27th, May 11th, 25th, June 8th, 22nd, July 6th, 20th All 14:00- [Image: "A Scenery at Ichinotani" (1960)]More »
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"Landscapes From the Artists' Perspective: Kobe" Exhibition
The exhibition features about 30 paintings by artists who have a strong tie with Kobe city and depict the city various landscapes. Part I: January 12th - February 19th Part II: February 21st - March...More »
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"Masuki Komatsu Paints Paris" Exhibition
In 1958, Masuki Komatsu (1904-2002) visited Paris and produced oil paintings and sketches. This exhibition features Komatsu's works depicting Paris and the Ijinkans (foreigners' houses) in Kobe with oil...More »