Nara Prefectural Museum of Art - Past Events
Below is a list of all past events for Nara Prefectural Museum of Art. Current and upcoming events, as well as other details, are available on the venue's page.
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"People's prayer: Shimizu Bunko's Buddhist and Shintoist Prints " Exhibition
This exhibition features Buddhist and Shintoist prints, widely published all over Japan during the Edo era, that depict richly ordinary people's religious beliefs. Introducing the works from Shimizu Bunko, (...)
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"Great Ukiyoe Masters - Common Pleasures, Uncommon Prints - Japanese Woodblock Prints from the Minneapolis Institute of Arts" Exhibition
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts is one of the leading comprehensive museums in the U.S. with a very fine collection of Japanese art. They hold more than 3000 Ukiyo-e mainly from the collection of Richard (...)
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"Adventures in Painting: Enjoying Abstract Art" Exhibition
Abstract expressionism developed both in Europe and the US simultaneously around the 1950s. Its innovative methods of expression influenced artists greatly at that time. This exhibition features paintings (...)
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"Chagall: A Song in Praise of Love and Nature" Exhibition
The bountiful colors and fantasy-filled works that Chagall produced have been accepted all over the world. His subject matter varies from lovers, flowers, animals, circus and the bible, which all express (...)
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Kihei Sasajima "The Old Capital and Buddhist Statues Rendered in Monotones"
Kihei Sasajima's works mostly constitute landscapes of Aska and Buddhist sculptures. During his career, Sasajima was injured heavily and changed his printmaking process from woodblock printing to frottage (...)
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"The Beauty of Ornaments -Shadows From the Dynasty Age-" Exhibition
During the Heian period (between 9th - 12th century), a specific style of costumes for court nobles were formed. The colorful costumes, that were commonly layered on a single body were inspired from costumes (...)
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"Edo Period: The Power of Kamigata Paintings" Exhibition
The exhibition will feature Edo period paintings from various painter schools in Kyoto and Osaka.




