Tue, 08 Feb 2022 15:00:00 +0900 hourly 1 /release/202201316807 Tue, 08 Feb 2022 15:00:00 +0900 MOMAT National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo Launches “Let’s Talk Art! Online,” Conversational Program in E... The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo Launches “Let’s Talk Art! Online,” Conversational Program in English, from February 2022
 
The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo (MOMAT) in Japan launched “Let’s Talk Art! Online,” an online conversational program in English, on February 2, 2022. Applications are accepted through Viator.
 
Unlike guided tours where people only listen to explanations of art pieces, “Let’s Talk Art!” is an experiential program in which participants interact with each other under the guidance of a facilitator, deepening their understanding of art works and Japanese culture. MOMAT has been conducting this program for museum visitors, but now that it is difficult to travel to Japan, the museum has launched a new online version of the program so that people can join from anywhere in the world.
 
MOMAT has a large collection focusing on Japanese art from the beginning of the 20th century to the present day. In this program, participants spend 60 minutes to appreciate three works from the museum’s collection carefully selected based on a single theme (the entire program takes 80 minutes).
 
The program is recommended not only for art lovers, but also for those who want to deepen their understanding of Japanese culture and those who are interested in cross-cultural exchange.
 
Photo
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“Virtual LTA! -- Light”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhSyDsrooOM
 
Feedback from participants
“I enjoyed it so much! My way of viewing art has changed. I am looking forward to going to the museum.”
“I really enjoyed the opportunity to hear perspectives of other people from all around the world on different art pieces. I enjoyed it very much. Thank you!”
 
Outline
Date & Time: 10:30-11:50 am on Wednesdays or Saturdays (JST/GMT+9:00)
Venue: Program will be conducted online using Zoom.
Language: English
For: Age 12 and over
Capacity: Up to 6 participants in each session. *Booking required.
Fee: JPY1,000
Website: https://www.momat.go.jp/english/am/learn/lets-talk-art/
 
About National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo (MOMAT) is Japan’s first national art museum. It is located across from the Imperial Palace. The museum is home to one of Japan’s largest art collections, including countless masterpieces, dating from the early 20th century to the present day, by both Japanese and foreign artists.
Website: https://www.momat.go.jp/english/
]]> /release/201902263583 Fri, 15 Mar 2019 15:00:00 +0900 MOMAT The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, Japan’s first national art museum situated near the Imperi... The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo to Launch
‘Let’s Talk Art!’--English Program for Foreign Visitors
to Enjoy Artworks through Cross-cultural Conversations
The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, Japan’s first national art museum situated near the Imperial Palace, will launch Let’s Talk Art!--an English program enabling international participants to enjoy appreciating masterpieces of Japanese art since the 20th century--this coming spring.

In each Let’s Talk Art! session, participants will not listen to explanations of artworks but enjoy artworks through a delightful conversation among them and a facilitator.

Specifically, participants will take an hour to explore three works from the “MOMAT Collection” on display and discuss the art and culture of Japan as well as those of participants’ countries, based on what are depicted in the works. In response to participants’ interests, the facilitator provides basic information on the history of locations and others found in the works as well as tourist information.

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The museum aims to provide new attractions of Japan to foreign visitors through the program, including a venue for communication in which participants will mutually respect diverse cultures and values.

The MOMAT Collection is Japan’s sole exhibition of artworks enabling visitors to sense more than 100 years of the history of modern Japanese art.

The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, regularly holds the “MOMAT Collection” exhibition where about 200 works from its collection of more than 13,000 works are displayed. The museum will not notify in advance the three works for discussions in each Let’s Talk Art!, hoping that participants will look forward to knowing the selected works under a theme on the very day of the program on the spot.

Besides the Let’s Talk Art! program, there are signs explaining artworks on display and audio guidance in English (paid) while free guide apps in English, Chinese and Korean are also available.

Let’s Talk Art! Overview:
-Pre-registration necessary, up to 6 people
-For foreign visitors aged 11 or over
-Fee: Adults: 1,500 yen, discount offered for students and seniors
-Schedule: Friday, March 22, from 18:30. After that, every Friday evening

*The exhibits are changed according to exhibition periods.
*For further information, visit the museum website: http://www.momat.go.jp/english/
]]> /release/201903063927 Thu, 14 Mar 2019 15:30:00 +0900 東京国立近代美術館 　東京国立近代美術館（千代田区）では、国内初の英語による鑑賞・異文化交流プログラム「Let’s Talk Art！」を、2019年3月22日から開始します。 　作品解説を聞くだけの一般的なガイドツアー... 東京国立近代美術館
訪日外国人に向けた、国内美術館・博物館で初の体験型プログラム
英語による鑑賞・異文化交流 「Let’s Talk Art！」がスタート
　東京国立近代美術館（千代田区）では、国内初の英語による鑑賞・異文化交流プログラム「Let’s Talk Art！」を、2019年3月22日から開始します。
　作品解説を聞くだけの一般的なガイドツアーとは異なり、参加者の皆さんがファシリテーターと会話をしながら作品の理解を深めていく体験型のプログラムです。作品を通じた異文化交流を目指す、国内の美術館・博物館では初の取り組みとなります。

　訪日外国人の増加にともない、美術館・博物館を訪れる外国人は増えています。一方で、 “参加”や“体験”といった観光ニーズが高まる中、より日本の美術を楽しんでいただける工夫も求められています。
　当館は、明治から現代までの日本美術を中心とした作品を13,000点以上所蔵しており、そこから選りすぐりの約200点を展示する所蔵作品展「MOMATコレクション」は、100年を超える日本美術の流れをご覧いただける国内唯一の展示として、訪日外国人の皆さんには特におすすめです。
　また、当館のもう一つの特徴である所蔵品ガイド（日本語）は、一方向的な解説ではなく、ガイドスタッフが案内役となって参加者の皆さんとトークをしながら作品を掘り下げていくスタイルで、まるで作品の謎解きをするような感覚が味わえると評判の、対話によるガイドプログラムです。

　この考えを発展し、文化の異なる外国人のニーズに対応して、所蔵作品展「MOMATコレクション」を楽しんでいただける「Let’s Talk Art！」を作り上げました。約１時間で３つの作品を鑑賞し、描かれているモノやコトに基づき、日本と参加者の文化を話し合ったり、時には描かれている土地や建物の歴史・観光情報をお知らせしたりします。

　2017年からプログラム作りに着手し、ファシリテーターの募集、研修を行った後、千代田区内を中心とした大学と連携して、海外からの留学生向けのプログラムによるトライアルを重ねて準備を進めてきました。参加者からは、「作品の理解が深まるだけでなく、日本文化や歴史も分かる」、「国籍の異なる参加者の意見から新しい気づきや発見がある」、「作品解説を読むだけでは分からない魅力を感じた」などの声があがっています。
　　当館ではこの「Let’s Talk Art！」により、訪日外国人に新しい日本の魅力を知っていただくとともに、多様な文化や価値観を相互尊重するコミュニケーションの場を提供したいと考えています。

【実施概要ほか】
■　「Let’s Talk Art！」 実施概要
・開始時期：2019年3月22日（金）
・開催日時：毎週金曜日　18時半から約１時間、3作品を鑑賞
・対象：訪日外国人、11歳以上
・参加方法：事前申込制で定員6名、
　詳細は当館ホームページにて  http://www.momat.go.jp/english/am/
　※3月14日公開・申込開始　　　　　　　
・参加費：一般1,500円、大学生1,250円、18歳未満および65歳以上1,000円（全て観覧料込み）

■所蔵作品展「MOMATコレクション」 概要
・内容：4-2階の所蔵作品展フロアに日本画、洋画、彫刻、写真など約200点を展示。
　　　  桜の時期には、「美術館の春まつり」（3月19日-4月7日）と題して、桜の名画等を展示。
・場所：東京国立近代美術館にて（千代田区北の丸公園3-1）、東京メトロ東西線「竹橋駅」1b出口徒歩3分
・開館時間ほか：月曜休館（祝日は開館し、翌平日休館）、開館時間10:00-17:00、金曜・土曜は20:00まで開館。
]]> /release/201902062933 Thu, 14 Feb 2019 14:00:00 +0900 MOMAT The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, Japan’s first national art museum situated at Kitanomaru P... The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
Must-see Masterpieces, Craftworks Featuring Spring
to Be Displayed at The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo,
Introducing 20th-century Japanese Art
The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, Japan’s first national art museum situated at Kitanomaru Park neighboring the Imperial Palace, will hold an annual “Spring Festival” soon.

The works to be on display include Kawai Gyokudo's "Parting Spring" depicting cherry blossoms and other masterpieces featuring spring. "Parting Spring" is designated as an Important Cultural Property which can be displayed only once a year. Ceramics and dyed textiles, among other craftworks, will also be exhibited.

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The pre-eminent collection of art works at the museum allows visitors to feel the history of modern Japanese art that has lasted for more than 100 years.

Chidorigafuchi Park near the museum is known as one of Japan’s best cherry blossom-viewing spots, visited by more than one million people from all over the world. The museum holds the Spring Festival to coincide with the period when cherry blossoms are in full bloom.

- The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, holds the “MOMAT Collection,” in which about 200 works from its collection of more than 13,000 works are displayed with English explanations. Audio guidance in English and free guide apps in Chinese and Korean are also available.
- “Room With A View,” an observation lounge of the Art Museum, commands a panoramic view of the nature-rich Imperial Palace and skyscrapers.

Spring exhibitions & events
- Art Museum: MOMAT Collection, from March 19 to May 26, 2019, on the 2nd to 4th floors
- Art Museum: Laugh off This Hopeless World: Fukuzawa Ichiro, from March 12 to May 26, 2019, on the first floor
- Crafts Gallery: Bizen: From Earth and Fire, Exquisite Forms, from February 22 to May 6, 2019
- Art Museum: Spring Festival in The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, from March 19 to April 7, 2019

*Admission to the MOMAT Collection is free on April 7. “Spring Festival Talk Rally,” which is an annual special event, will also be held from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. English conversations will be available.

*A food truck will sell special boxed lunches at the museum’s front yard.

http://www.momat.go.jp/english/
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Masterpieces Featuring Spring to Be Displayed at The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, Near Imperial Palace, Introducing 20th-Century Japanese Art
The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, Japan’s first national art museum situated at the Kitanomaru Park neighboring the Imperial Palace, will exhibit various masterpieces featuring spring at its annual spring exhibitions in 2018.

The works to be on display include KAWAI Gyokudo's "Parting Spring" depicting cherry blossoms. The masterpiece, which is designated as an Important Cultural Property, can be displayed only once a year. Moreover, FUNADA Gyokuju’s “Flowers (Image of Evening),” an accession at the museum, will be exhibited for the first time during the annual event. At the museum’s Crafts Gallery, ceramics, lacquerware, textile and metal works among other craftworks will be on display.

(Photo: http://prw.kyodonews.jp/opn/release/201802060690/?images)
(TV Spot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KDExHpvdck)

You can view Japan’s only collection of artworks, from which you can learn of the over 100-year history of modern Japanese art, at the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo.

The Chidorigafuchi Park, which is within walking distance from the museum, is known as one of Japan’s best cherry blossom-viewing spots, visited by more than one million people from all over the world. The museum holds the Spring Festival to coincide with the period when cherry blossoms are in full bloom.

About the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo holds the “MOMAT Collection,” in which about 200 works from its collection of more than 13,000 works are displayed with English explanations during each of the exhibition periods. Audio guide in English, Chinese and Korean is also available.
“Room With A View,” an observation lounge of the Art Museum, commands a panoramic view of the nature-rich Imperial Palace and skyscrapers.
Website: http://www.momat.go.jp/english/

Spring exhibitions & events
-Art Museum: MOMAT Collection, from March 20 to May 27, 2018

-Crafts Gallery: Master Hands in the Meiji Period: The Crafts Gallery's 40th Anniversary Exhibition-from the museum collection, from March 1 to May 27, 2018

-Spring Festival in the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo: from March 23 to April 8, 2018
Special lunch boxes for cherry blossom viewers will be on sale at L’ART ET MIKUNI, a restaurant on the premises of the museum.
]]> /release/201702038461 Mon, 06 Feb 2017 14:00:03 +0900 MOMAT The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, Japan's first national art museum, will display various masterpieces at its spring exhibitions in 2017, including KAWAI Gyokudo's "Parting Spring" designated as an ... The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, Situated Near Imperial Palace, Introducing 20th-Century Japanese Art
The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, Japan's first national art museum, will display various masterpieces at its spring exhibitions in 2017, including KAWAI Gyokudo's "Parting Spring" designated as an Important Cultural Property, and other paintings of cherry blossoms.

(Photo: http://prw.kyodonews.jp/opn/release/201702038461/)

The museum is conveniently located for those visiting the Imperial Palace, and a must-see place particularly in spring when cherry blossoms are in full bloom. You can view Japanese paintings acclaimed as masterpieces along with cherry blossoms, thereby enjoying Japan's graceful spring.

- The museum's collection gallery displays 200 works from its collection of more than 13,000 works--mainly masterpieces of modern Japanese art. You can learn of the 20th-century history of Japanese art from works on display with English explanations.
- For the cherry blossom season of 2017, the museum's collection exhibition titled "MOMAT Collection" will present art works, including KAWAI Gyokudo's "Parting Spring" depicting cherry blossoms falling onto the surface of water and KIKUCHI Hobun's "Fine Rain on Mt. Yoshino," from February 18 to April 16. The museum will also hold a special exhibition, titled "The Cosmos in a Tea Bowl--Transmitting a Secret Art Across Generations of the Raku Family," on the first floor, displaying masterpieces of "Raku" ware reflecting the philosophy of "wabi-cha" (a style of tea ceremony featuring refined simplicity).
- Main attractions of the museum include the "highlight" corner, where the essence of its collection is condensed to allow visitors to enjoy art works in a short period of time, and an observation lounge on the fourth floor commanding a panoramic view of the nature-rich Imperial Palace and skyscrapers.

2017 spring exhibitions
- "MOMAT Collection": February 18 - May 21; 2nd - 4th floors
- "The Cosmos in a Tea Bowl--Transmitting a Secret Art Across Generations of the Raku Family": March 14 - May 21; 1st floor

Access to the museum: 3 minutes' walk from 1b exit of Takebashi Station on Tokyo Metro Tozai Line; about 20 - 25 minutes' walk from JR Tokyo Station and Otemachi Station on Tokyo Metro subway lines
Tel: +81-3-5777-8600
Website: http://www.momat.go.jp/english/
]]> /release/201602157902 Tue, 16 Feb 2016 14:00:18 +0900 MOMAT The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, is Japan's first national art museum situated at the Kitanomaru Park adjacent to the Imperial Palace. The museum boasts ... The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, Situated Near Imperial Palace, Introducing 20th-Century Japanese Art
The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, is Japan's first national art museum situated at the Kitanomaru Park adjacent to the Imperial Palace. The museum boasts a collection of over 12,500 art works, and introduces the history of about 100 years of Japanese modern art from the beginning of the 20th century.

In the spring of 2016, various masterpieces, mainly Japanese paintings, will be displayed. The museum is conveniently located for those who also visit the Imperial Palace, and a must-see place particularly in spring when cherry blossoms are in full bloom. You can view Japanese paintings acclaimed as masterpieces along with cherry blossoms, thereby enjoying Japan's graceful spring.

The museum's collection gallery displays about 200 works from its collection of more than 12,500 art works - mainly masterpieces of Japanese modern art, such as those designated as Important Cultural Properties. Many of the exhibits are replaced about four times a year. You can learn of the 20th-century history of Japanese art from works on display with English explanations.

From March 8 to May 15, the museum will hold an exhibition titled "MOMAT Collection Special Feature: Spring in Full Bloom: A Nihon-ga Festival," displaying art works designated as Important Cultural Properties, including Kawai Gyokudo's "Parting Spring" depicting cherry blossoms falling onto the surface of water. You have only one opportunity a year to view these works at a time. The museum will also hold a special exhibition titled "Yasuda Yukihiko: A Retrospective" from March 23 to May 15, featuring Yasuda's masterpieces depicting historical figures and scenes.

Main attractions of the museum include the "highlight" corner, where the essence of its collection is condensed to allow visitors to enjoy art works in a short period of time, the Japanese painting section, and the observatory on the fourth floor. The observatory commands a panoramic view of the nature-rich Imperial Palace.

Museum overview
Name: The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
Access: three minutes' walk from 1b exit of Takebashi Station on Tokyo Metro Tozai Line; about 20-25 minutes' walk from JR Tokyo Station
Tel: 03-5405-8686 (English)
Website: http://www.momat.go.jp/english/
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