2024.9.13 - 10.20
Special Exhibition:
「大本組スペシャル 一度は見たい国宝・名宝！？展 ～高精細複製品で実現キセキの名品選～」
“Oomoto-gumi Special – National Treasures and Masterpieces You Must See at Least Once! A Selection of Miraculous Masterpieces Realized Through High-Resolution Reproductions”
Masterpieces of Japanese art will be gathered in Okayama in high-resolution facsimiles. Visitors will have the opportunity to view the works up close and in detail without glass cases, and also enjoy a new viewing experience through projection mapping. Photography is allowed for all works in this exhibition.
Main Exhibits:
“Wind and Thunder Gods” by Tawaraya Sotatsu
“Pine Trees” by Hasegawa Tohaku
“Chinese Lions” by Kano Eitoku and Kano Tsunenobu
“Flowers, Birds, and Animals” by Ito Jakuchu
“Matsushima” by Tawaraya Sotatsu
“Cranes” by Ogata Korin
“Dragons and Clouds” by Soga Sobaku
Mr. Tanabe, President of the Kyoto Culture Association, will give a guest lecture at the opening on Saturday, September 14.
For details, please visit the official website of the "National Treasures and Masterpieces You Must See at Least Once! Exhibition Executive Committee."
https://www.webtsc.com/event/ichidohamitai-ten/
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- Duration:
- Friday, September 13 – Sunday, October 20, 2024
- Venue:
- Okayama City Museum 4th Floor Special Exhibition Room (15-1 Ekimae-machi, Kita-ku, Okayama City)
- Closed on:
- September 17, 24, 30; October 7, 15
- Organized by:
- 一度は見たい 国宝・名宝！？展実行委員会（Okayama City Museum, TV Setouchi）
- Co-organized by:
- 'Tsuzuri Project'（Canon Inc., Kyoto Culture Association, NPO）
- Special Sponsor:
- Oomoto-gumi Co., Ltd.
- In cooperation with:
- Independent Administrative Institution National Cultural Heritage Organization, Cultural Heritage Utilization Center
- Supported by:
- Okayama Prefecture, Okayama Prefecture Board of Education, Okayama City Board of Education, (Public Foundation) Okayama Prefecture Regional Cultural Heritage Foundation, Okayama Prefecture Cultural Federation, Okayama City Women's Union, Sanyo Shimbun, Oni Vision, Kurashiki Cable Television, FM Okayama, Radio Momo, FM Kurashiki
- Inquiries:
- Okayama City Museum / 086-898-3000 (10:00 AM - 6:00 PM, excluding closed days)
2024.02.29
Cultural Property Sommelier wanted!
＜Purpose＞
Kyoto National Museum and Kyoto Culture Association launched the “Learning support program for elementary and junior high school students: using high-resolution facsimiles of cultural properties as leaning materials” to offer children opportunities to be more familiar with Japanese cultural properties and to raise their interests on those assets.
Now we are seeking 10 new students who learn art history at university and graduate schools and who satisfy requirement for Cultural Property Sommelier.
＜Detail＞
We seek university or graduate students who are able to participate in the project from next spring. The schooling will start in May 2024, and teaching at elementary and junior high schools will start in June 2024. There will be some gratuity for activities.
＜Application requirements＞
- The requirements for the application are as follows:
- ・Students of university or graduate schools in Kyoto, who also will be enrolled next year
- ・Who has or had taken Japanese Modern Art History class
- ・Whose university or graduate schools must be campus members of Kyoto National Museum
- ・Who will be able to participate schoolings twice or three times a month (Wednesday)
＜Number of the sommelier＞
About 10 people
＜Application period＞
Starting from Early February 2024 to April 18, 2024 until 5:00 PM.
＜Schooling＞
- Two-hour session for twice or three times a month (Wednesday)
- Place: Kyoto National Museum (except the second schooling)
- Teacher: an associate fellow of Kyoto National Museum
- Content: lecture about cultural properties; teaching methods etc.
＜Inquiry＞
Please contact Ohkubo, Kenshi at 
＜Organizer＞
Kyoto National Museum, NPO Kyoto Culture Association
Supported by: Kyoto City Board of Education
