Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum - Past Events
Below is a list of all past events for Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum. Current and upcoming events, as well as other details, are available on the venue's page.
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Japanese Architecture in Animation: From the Films of Studio Ghibli
How is traditional Japanese architecture portrayed in the country’s world-renowned culture of animation? Japanese buildings are the settings for plenty of drama scenes in the animated films of Studio Ghibli,...More »
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Tradition and Innovation in the Modern Finnish Wood Culture - Nikari Stories from Fiskars FInland
The exhibition tells the story of the Fiskars-based Nikari company, its designer and products, along with the story of the village itself. [Related Events] Workshop - Hats for Children Date: Jan.19...More »
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Pure and Refined Elegance – Japanese Fine Woodwork by Living National Treasure Kenji Suda
While focusing on a variety of works including chests of drawers, boxes, and furniture, this exhibition also introduces the precious woods, tools, and studio where Living National Treasure creates his...More »
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Shipwright
An exhibition on the traditional tools and techniques used in Japanese shipbuilding, with special mention of Douglas Brooks, an American who provided guidance to the Sanriku shipwright Mr. Murakami after...More »
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Everett Kennedy Brown “Echoes of Tradition”
The photojournalist Everett Kennedy Brown has traveled across Japan in search of its traditional culture. Some 40 exhibits of carpentry tools, traditional Japanese architecture, and photographs of contemporary...More »
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Modern Japanese Architecture - Challenges in Construction Technology
The Meiji era, the Taisho era and the Showa era: those were the times when Japan experienced great changes in construction, with new techniques arriving from the west. The workers and craftsmen developed...More »
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Collaboration with Architecture and Furniture Worker
Architect Yoshifumi Nakamura collaborates with three furniture designers in an exhibition that unites likeminded artists.More »
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The Kanamono Eagle: An Exhibition of Famous Miki Tools
The Kanamono Eagle is a sculpture created from around 3,330 traditional metal tools such as saws and knives, the highlights of which are famed Miki Kanamono tools from Miki, Hyogo Prefecture. More »
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Ikkyakuten + 2015
A group exhibition by Hyogo based furniture designers.More »
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A Life with Lumber— The Work of Woodcraftsman Eiichi Ogura
The works and tools of Eiichi Ogura, an artisan from Nagiso, Nagano Prefecture, reveal the skill of kichi, a lathe-based form of woodcraft that brings out the beauty of the wood’s grain. [Related Event] Talk...More »
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Master Capenters in Japan, China, and Korea
In this exhibition, three master carpenters representing Japan, China, and Korea are introduced. These three carpenters’ architectural models and carpentry tools have been gathered from overseas, allowing...More »