The Museum of Modern Art, Shiga - Past Events

Below is a list of all past events for The Museum of Modern Art, Shiga. Current and upcoming events, as well as other details, are available on the venue's page.

  • poster for Bruno Munari "That Hand, This Hand"

    Bruno Munari "That Hand, This Hand"

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    • Media: Graphics - Illustration - Painting - Sculpture - Product - Film
    • 2008-05-31 - 2008-07-06

    Bruno Munari (1907-1998) was an Italian designer active in a range of fields, from painting to product design, art education, graphics and sculpture, who left behind a oeuvre unique, dream-like and overflowing (...)

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  • poster for Uichi Shimizu Exhibition

    Uichi Shimizu Exhibition

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    • Media: Ceramics - Art Talk
    • 2008-04-12 - 2008-05-18

    Uichi Shimizu, a ceramicist born and raised in Kyoto, opened a kiln in Shiga's Hira mountain range in 1970. Since then, until his death in 2004, Shimizu established a 34-year career making ceramics leaving (...)

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  • poster for William Merrell Vories Exhibition

    William Merrell Vories Exhibition

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    • Media: Other - Architecture - Art Talk
    • 2008-02-09 - 2008-03-30

    William Merrell Vories (1880-1964) resided and worked in Ohmi Hachiman. During the summers, he would live in Karuizawa and expanded his architecture business with the help of Christian missionaries. Now, (...)

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  • 61st Shiga Prefecture Art Exhibition

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    • Media: Painting - Calligraphy - Sculpture - Crafts - Art Talk
    • 2007-11-24 - 2007-12-09

    Part I "Crafts and Calligraphy": November 24th (Sat) - November 30th (Fri) Part II "Painting and Sculpture": December 2nd (Sun)-December 9th (Sun) Lectures: Calligraphy: November 24th (Sun) 10:00-12:00 Crafts: (...)

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  • poster for "Beauty of Heavenly Bodies and the Universe" Exhibition

    "Beauty of Heavenly Bodies and the Universe" Exhibition

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    • Media: Painting - Photography - Prints - Sculpture - Art Party
    • 2007-10-06 - 2007-11-18

    Humans have been dreaming and adoring the sun as the origin of life, innumerable stars, the moon and the infinitely expanding Galaxy. The chemistry of the universe has attracted humans and excited their (...)

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  • poster for "Jikaku-Daishi Ennin: Masterpieces of Buddhist Art" Exhibition

    "Jikaku-Daishi Ennin: Masterpieces of Buddhist Art" Exhibition

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    • Media: Painting - Calligraphy - Sculpture - Crafts - Art Talk
    • 2007-08-11 - 2007-09-24

    Jikaku-Daishi Ennin (794-854) was a Buddhist priest of the Tendai school and contributed to the foundation of Japanese Buddhism. The exhibition features 144 Buddhist art masterpieces, which include 22 (...)

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  • "Summer Children's Art Museum: Go Go! Stop! Go!!" Exhibition

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    • Media: Painting - Other - Crafts
    • 2007-07-03 - 2007-09-02

    Since 2001, the Museum of Modern Art, Shiga, has scheduled the "Summer Children's Art Museum" series during the months of July and August as part of its educational programming. The exhibition targets (...)

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  • poster for "Dialogues Painters' Views on the Museum Collection" Exhibition

    "Dialogues Painters' Views on the Museum Collection" Exhibition

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    • Media: Painting - Photography - Art Talk
    • 2007-06-16 - 2007-07-29

    The exhibition is the second part in its series, following "Sensibilia ~An Experiment on the Collection" held in 2005. For this exhibition, four artists who have some sort of relationship to Shiga attempt (...)

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  • poster for Shoen Uemura, Yuki Ogura, Fuku Akino "Three Great Women Portrait Painters"

    Shoen Uemura, Yuki Ogura, Fuku Akino "Three Great Women Portrait Painters"

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    • Media: Painting - Art Talk
    • 2007-04-21 - 2007-06-03

    The exhibition introduces the three unique artists, Shoen, Yuki, and Fuku, who are known for their female portraits. During Japan's modern era, they achieved reputable status by winning numerous art competitions (...)

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