KAB Events - Kobe City Museum

Kobe City Museum - Past Events

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

Great Collectors: Masterpieces from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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- 2017-10-28 - 2018-02-04
The collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), one of the world’s foremost in terms of quality and scale, was built by Boston citizens, private collectors, and companies without financial support...More »
Sol Levante nel Rinascimento Italiano
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- Media: Painting - Product - Crafts
- 2017-04-22 - 2017-07-17
The Tensho Embassy was sent from Japan to visit to the Pope and kings of Europe in 1582. This exhibition introduces art from the Italian cities the Embassy visited during its journey. Displays include...More »
A Journey to the Land of Immortals - Treasures of Ancient Greece
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- Media: Sculpture
- 2016-12-23 - 2017-04-02
This exhibition showcases sculptures, fresco paintings, and metal objects from Greece. Let us set off on a journey through Greek art, which blossomed from the Neolithic to the Hellenistic periods in various...More »
The Old Matsukata Collection – The Dreams of Kojiro Matsukata
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- Media: Painting - Nihonga - Sculpture - Product
- 2016-09-17 - 2016-11-27
This exhibition of some 160 works includes art from the National Museum of Western Art; some 90 works of painting, sculpture, tapestry, and furniture from the Matsukata Collection, given to museums around...More »
From the Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: Kuniyoshi & Kunisada
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- Media: Painting - Drawing
- 2016-06-18 - 2016-08-28
In the Edo period (1603–1868), when there were no televisions or magazines, Ukiyo-e served as the equivalent of modern-day pinups for celebrities and as an important medium for presenting the latest entertainment...More »
The History and Culture of Suma - Inherited Memories
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- Media: Painting - Crafts
- 2016-02-06 - 2016-03-21
One of Kobe’s wards, Suma, is a place of scenic beauty surrounded by mountains and the sea. In this exhibition, one national treasure and seven pieces identified as important cultural properties are presented...More »
The British Museum Exhibiton: A History of the World in 100 Objects
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- Media: Sculpture - Product
- 2015-09-20 - 2016-01-11
A selection of 100 objects from the British Museum’s collection of seven million tell the story of the history of the world. From the earliest stone tools from Africa to contemporary credit cards, these...More »
Kunsthaus Zurich Exhibition - From the Impressionists to the Surrealists
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- Media: Painting - Talks
- 2015-01-31 - 2015-05-10
A unique opportunity to enjoy masterpieces of artists who have strong ties with Switzerland such as Ferdinand Hodler, Alberto Giacometti, and Oskar Kokoschka. In addition, this exhibition presents a concentrated...More »
Ancient Egyptian Queens and Goddesses: Treasures from The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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- Media: Sculpture - Crafts - Talks
- 2014-10-13 - 2015-01-12
From the extensive Egyptian collection of the renowned Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York about 200 masterpieces associated with women in ancient Egypt will be shown in Japan for the first time. The...More »
Nanban Art Loved by Hajime Ikenaga
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- Media: Painting
- 2014-07-05 - 2014-08-17
A comprehensive introduction to the world of Nanban art from the collection of Kobe’s Hajime Ikenaga. The displayed works include the Important Cultural Property “Francisco de Xavier Statue” and the folding...More »
Giyaman Exhibition: Imported glass and Japan
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- Media: Crafts - Talks
- 2014-07-05 - 2014-09-15
In the late Edo period, the high-quality glassware imported from Europe was called “Giyaman” to distinguish it from the common Japan-made glass. The word “Giyaman” originates from the Portuguese word for...More »
Hokusai From the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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- Media: Painting - Talks
- 2014-04-26 - 2014-06-22
Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) was an ukiyo-e artist active in the late Edo period. For seventy years, until his death in his ninetieth year, he was relentless in his experimentation with new artistic...More »
Turner “The British Master of Landscape Painting”
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- Media: Painting - Drawing
- 2014-01-11 - 2014-04-06
Born in 18th century London J.M.W Turner showed artistic genius from an early age, becoming known as a gifted watercolorist in his mere teens and going on to prove his mastery as he developed into oil...More »
Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts Exhibition: 300 Years of French Painting
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- Media: Painting
- 2013-09-28 - 2013-12-08
French painting in Russia was all the rage: members of the Imperial family starting with Catherine II to the aristocracy and later the new class of wealthy to emerge in the 19th century with the industrial...More »
Louvre Museum Exhibition
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- Media: Painting - Talks
- 2008-04-26 - 2008-07-06
To mark 150 years of Franco-Japanese relations the Kobe City Museum is holding the "Louvre Museum Exhibition, the Beauty of the French Court". At the French royal court of the 18th century saw the flowering...More »
"The Joy of Maps" Exhibition
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- Media: Ceramics - Talks
- 2008-03-01 - 2008-03-30
Maps come in different forms, sizes, and purposes; there are those that are used in schools to teach children how to navigate, and those that are used as motifs on products for their design factor. During...More »
"Biography Exoticism" Exhibition
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- Media: Painting - Prints - Ceramics - Talks
- 2008-03-01 - 2008-03-30
When we look at artworks and historical materials, we first think about its artists and authors. However, we should also pay attention to people who played the important role in the development of art....More »
"Painting Collection" Exhibition
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- Media: Painting
- 2008-02-20 - 2008-04-17
Masterpieces of Ukiyo-E From the Victoria & Albert Museum Exhibition
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- Media: Prints - Talks
- 2008-01-12 - 2008-02-17
The Victoria & Albert Museum in London is one of the major museums in Britain. Its vast collection includes approximately 25,000 Japanese Ukiyo-e. 160 works by Ukiyo-e masters such as Utamaro and Hokusai...More »
"The Lost Empires: Inca, Maya and Aztec" Exhibition
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- Media: Crafts - Ceramics
- 2007-10-03 - 2007-12-24
Thousands of years ago, Central and South America had three major empires built by the Aztecs, Incas and Mayans. The exhibition will feature approximately 220 pieces found in these empires with additional...More »
"The Blue from the West -Looking at Prussian Blue" Exhibition
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- Media: Painting - Prints
- 2007-07-21 - 2007-09-02
In 1704, the Prussian blue was first introduced in Europe as a mixed pigment. This "Western blue" has been accepted as a prominent part of painting, and has also influenced Japanese prints. The exhibition...More »
"Celebrating 140 Years of Kobe Port: Summer Museum for Children and Parents" Exhibition
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- Media: Illustration - Painting - Talks
- 2007-07-21 - 2007-09-02
Last year, the museum held the “When ‘Reality’ Pops Out From Textbooks” exhibition, which was designed for parents and their children. This year, the exhibition focuses on the history of Kobe port and...More »
The British Museum "Mummy: the Inside Story "
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- Media: Sculpture - Ceramics
- 2007-03-17 - 2007-06-17
The British Museum's exhibit "Mummy: the inside story" displayed its reputable ancient Egyptian art collection around the United States. Now, the exhibition will be available for viewing in Kobe featuring...More »