Kyoto National Museum - Past Events
Below is a list of all past events for Kyoto National Museum. Current and upcoming events, as well as other details, are available on the venue's page.
Tetsuro Sukimoto "Seventy Years Later: Reproduction of Ajanta and Sigiriya Cave Paintings"
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[0]- Media: Painting
- 2008-06-25 - 2008-07-27
The painter Sugimoto Tetsuro (1899-1985) copied the cave paintings in the Ajanta and Sigiriya caves from 1937 to 1938, the first foreigner to undertake this large task. After returning to Japan, he held (...)
"New Acquisitions" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Ceramics - Other
- 2008-05-21 - 2008-06-22
Last year, the Kyoto National Museum received a generous gift of twelve Chinese paintings from the Japanese novelist Sawada Fujiko (b.1946). One of the most noteworthy works among this donation is "Landscape (...)
"Bridging Modernity in the Adventures of the Audacious 19th-century Painter Kyosai" Exhibition
[0] [1]- Media: Painting
- 2008-04-08 - 2008-05-11
Kyosai (1831-89) began studying Ukiyo-e prints, and later studied painting under the Kano school. His unique expressions were especially valued in the international market, yet there has not been a major (...)
”The Milieu of The Tale of Genji - Archaeological Discoveries from the Heian Period" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Ceramics - Other
- 2008-04-02 - 2008-06-29
This year marks one thousand years since Murasaki Shikibu (d. 1014?) wrote her celebrated work, "The Tale of Genji". Recognized by the then Minister of the Left Fujiwara no Michinaga (966-1027) for her (...)
"Hina Matsuri and Japanese Dolls" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Crafts
- 2008-02-23 - 2008-03-30
Although seated hina ningyo-or Girls’ Day dolls-have become mainstream in Japan today, many families traditionally decorated their homes with standing hina dolls such as these. Since these hina dolls could (...)
"A Longing for European Ceramics" Exhibition
[0] [2]- Media: Ceramics - Art Talk
- 2008-01-05 - 2008-03-09
While people in any era are awed by foreign countries and cultures, people especially have a strong longing for the exotic. Exoticism probably explains the recent popularity of European dishes - in fact, (...)
"An Old Man's Mischief: Playful Works by the Buddhist Sculptor Ryukei Shimizu" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Crafts
- 2008-01-02 - 2008-03-30
This exhibition focuses on the Edo-period Buddhist sculptor Shimizu Ryukei, who was active in Kyoto and whose name was used for four generations. On exhibit will be works by Ryukei I (1659-1732), who assumed (...)
"Famous Swords From Temples and Shrines" Exhibition
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- 2008-01-02 - 2008-02-11
This exhibition introduces several historically renowned swords originally belonging to famous temples and shrines. Among these, the oldest known example is an early Heian (794-1185) sword with black-lacquered (...)
"The Beginning of the Collection: Gifts from the Kyoto Museum" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Calligraphy
- 2007-11-21 - 2007-12-24
The exhibition mainly features calligraphic works from the "Kyoto Museum", a museum that existed for only nine years during the Meiji era. *Exhibiting at room 13
Eitoku Kano Exhibition
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- 2007-10-16 - 2007-11-18
Patronized by the warlords Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the celebrated painter Kano Eitoku (1543-1590) developed an ostentatious style. This retrospective explores the world of Eitoku's artistic (...)
"Noh and Art" Exhibition
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- 2007-10-11 - 2007-11-11
Nogaku, or Noh, is a classic form of Japanese theater that continues to be performed today. However, this theatrical art has not always flourished. Noh, which began in the Muromachi period (1392-1573), (...)
"Treasures of Daikaku-ji Temple: Commemorating the 700th Anniversary of Emperor Gouda's Appointment as Abbot" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Calligraphy
- 2007-08-08 - 2007-09-17
Daikaku-ji Temple, which is renowned as the "Saga Imperial Palace," underwent a major revival in 1307, when the retired emperor Gouda (1267-1324) became its abbot. Featured in the exhibition are treasures (...)
"The New Acquisitions" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Other
- 2007-06-20 - 2007-07-29
Moshiogusa (literally, "brinish seaweed") is one of the Kyoto National Museum's best-known tekagami (album of exemplary calligraphy) with many segments from celebrated calligraphic works, such as the Takano-gire (...)
The 1000-year Kinpu Mountain "Celebrating Fujiwara Michinaga and His Achievements"
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Drawing - Calligraphy - Other - Sculpture - Crafts - Ceramics - Other
- 2007-04-24 - 2007-05-27
In this exhibition, the museum will have documents by the Fujiwara family on display including diaries, artwork they possessed, and others.
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- Architecture (2)
- Sculpture (4)
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- Fashion (1)
- Product (4)
- Crafts (5)
- Ceramics (7)
- Other (11)
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- Digital (1)
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