Japan’s National Crafts Museum third Grand Opening Exhibition begins April

KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 -- The National Crafts Museum, Japan's only national art museum specialising in ‘kogei’ (crafts), will hold its third Grand OpeningExhibition from April 29 to July 4. According to a statement, the exhibition is titled ‘Modern Crafts and Tea Utensils: Furnishings in Each Season’. The National Crafts Museum is attracting attention as a new base for travel to Kanazawa, where visitors can fully experience Japanese culture, from the samurai era to the present. The museum houses about 3,900 works, covering various fields including ceramics, glass, lacquerware, woodwork, bamboo work, textiles and dolls. The museum features the relocated and reassembled studio of lacquer artist Matsuda Gonroku, showing how the artisan worked and the tools he used, as well as permanently installed touch panels and video installations which explain Japanese crafts terminology and techniques. All of these are available in English, Chinese and Korean and can be enjoyed by both adults and children. In the vicinity of the National Crafts Museum are Kenroku-en, one of Japan's three most beautiful gardens, and the Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Art, which houses 17th-century national treasures and other great pieces of art. The 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa is also within walking distance. Kanazawa is a city with many historical buildings and rich traditional culture. It is a two-and-a-half hour train ride from Tokyo to Kanazawa on the Hokuriku Shinkansen. More details at https://www.momat.go.jp/english/cg/

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