KAB Events - The Japan Folk Crafts Museum Osaka

The Japan Folk Crafts Museum Osaka - Past Events

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

Kashiki-gata: Giving Shape to Beauty
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- Media: Sculpture - Product - Crafts
- 2017-03-04 - 2017-07-17
Kashiki-gata are wooden molds used to give Japanese sweets and snacks such as rakugan sugar candies their decorative shapes. Designs include flowers and plants like plums or lotuses, seasonal motifs, and...More »
Tamba Folk Crafts – Ceramics and Textiles
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- Media: Fashion - Ceramics
- 2016-03-05 - 2016-07-18
Displaying Tamba ceramics and Tamba textiles from Hyogo Prefecture’s Tamba region. Soetsu Yanagi (1889-1961), founder of the Mingei (Folk Crafts) movement, spent his late years as a passionate collector...More »
The Japan Folk Crafts Museum Osaka 45th Anniversary Exhibition: Shoji Hamada
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- Media: Ceramics
- 2015-09-05 - 2015-12-13
Displaying some 200 ceramic works by Shoji Hamada (1894-1978), who served as the first curator of the Japan Folk Crafts Museum Osaka. [Related Event] Lecture “Shoji Hamada, The Japan Folk Crafts Museum...More »
The Beauty of Kasuri - The World of Pattern
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- Media: Crafts
- 2015-03-07 - 2015-07-20
An exhibition showcasing 120 dyeing and weaving works from Tottori, a prefecture famous for Kasuri fabric and Yumihama-Gasuri. [Related Events] Lecture “Long Life Design and Folk Art” Date: June.28...More »
Shikou Munakata + Keisuke Serizawa Exhibition
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- Media: Prints - Crafts - Talks
- 2014-09-06 - 2014-12-16
An exhibition of works by printmaker Shikou Munakata (1903-1975) and dyer Keisuke Serizawa (1895-1984), early members of the Mingei Japanese folk art movement, which was developed in the late 1920s and...More »
Folkcrafts of India
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- Media: Crafts
- 2014-03-08 - 2014-07-21
Displaying some 150 examples of Indian dyeing, weaving, and wall decorations from the museum’s collection. Indian folkcraft reflects the country’s diverse natural environments, religions, and cultures....More »
Masters of the Mingei Movement - Shoji Hamada, Kanjiro Kawai and Keisuke Serizawa
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- Media: Crafts - Talks
- 2013-09-07 - 2013-12-15
The Mingei Movement was founded by Soetsu Yanagi (1889-1961) whose aesthetics revolved around the everyday objects made by unknown craftsmen. This exhibition introduces the works of three masters considered...More »
The Beauty of Blue & White - Sobachoko and Aizome
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- Media: Crafts - Ceramics
- 2013-03-09 - 2013-07-21
While “blue and white” usually refers to ceramics decorated with an underglaze blue, there are other “blue and white” traditional Japanese crafts too. This gallery focuses on Soba choko (glasses used for...More »
"Textiles: The Soul of India" Exhibition
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- Media: Product - Fashion - Crafts
- 2008-03-20 - 2008-07-13
This exhibition features the selected pieces from various textiles that folk textile researcher Hiroko Iwatate collected throughout his travels. Outfits, blankets and rugs have original colors, shapes...More »
"Masterpieces from Kurashiki Museum of Folkcraft" Exhibition
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- Media: Painting - Product - Crafts
- 2007-09-15 - 2007-12-09
About 170 works that have been selected from the Kurashiki Museum of Folkcraft will be displayed in Osaka for the first time. From the Okayama prefecture and its vicinities, handicrafts, dyed textiles...More »
"Contemporary Textiles - Exploring Beauty in Everyday Life" Exhibition
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- Media: Fashion - Crafts
- 2007-03-17 - 2007-07-08
By focusing on "utilitarian beauty", the exhibition will feature works by textile artists who manipulate natural materials by hand.More »