Kawasaki City Museum - Past Events
Below is a list of all past events for Kawasaki City Museum. Current and upcoming events, as well as other details, are available on the venue's page.
"Okinawa and Kawasaki -People and Culture that Connect Two Places-" Exhibition
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[0]- Media: Crafts - Ceramics
- 2008-04-26 - 2008-06-08
Since the prewar periods, many people from Okinawa have lived in Kawasaki City and played an important role in its industrial development. The Society of Okinawan People was founded in Kawasaki City 84 (...)
"Japan Institute of Photography and Film Tsukiji Seminar Exhibition"
[0] [0]- Media: Photography
- 2008-03-26 - 2008-03-30
"29th Yomiuri International Manga Awards" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Illustration - Art Competition
- 2008-02-23 - 2008-03-23
This year's theme for the Yomiuri International Manga Awards was "teeth." Award winning works are on display. Location: Art Gallery 1
"Shojo Manga Power! Strong, Kind and Beautiful" Exhibition
[0] [1]- Media: Illustration - Film - Art Talk
- 2008-02-16 - 2008-03-30
Manga exists all over the world and continues to grow and be loved. Japanese manga are particularly well read, and among those Japanese Shoujo Manga (girls comics) has attracted a fair amount of attention. (...)
"Matrix of Photography 2008: Towards a Game of Photography" Exhibition
[0] [2]- Media: Photography - Art Party - Art Talk
- 2008-01-26 - 2008-03-30
Many interesting phenomena are in progress at the forefront of photographic expression in the twenty first century. This exhibition puts the spotlight on these phenomena from the perspective of a "Game (...)
"12-14th Century Musashi Warriors and Kamakura, Light and Shadow of 'Tsuwamono' Warriors: Sanburo Inage's Times: 'Tsuwamono' of the 12-14th Centuries" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Other
- 2007-10-27 - 2007-12-09
In the 10th century, soldiers called "tsuwamono" appear in the Eastern provinces of Japan and spread their influences as they formed samurai groups and became very powerful. This exhibition features artifacts (...)
"Design For Everyone - Good Design in Our Lives" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Product - Art Party - Art Talk
- 2007-10-27 - 2007-12-16
The "Good Design Award" was founded a half century ago, in 1957. This exhibition features winners from the past 50 years, including G-Mark watches and many other items. The products are presented through (...)
"100 Years of the Industrial Manufacturing City of Kawasaki" Exhibition
[0] [1]- Media: Painting - Photography
- 2007-09-01 - 2007-10-14
"A Fantasy of Stars and the Universe - Space Adventures in Images" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Graphics - Prints - Film - Art Talk
- 2007-07-21 - 2007-09-24
The world's first man-made satellite Sputnik-1 was launched in 1957. Even now, 50 years later, the universe is vast, shrouded in mystery, and continues to move us. This exhibition features mostly select (...)
JAALA (Japan Asia Africa Latin America) Art Exchange "Kawasaki"
[0] [0]- Media: Painting
- 2007-06-20 - 2007-07-01
Yoshikazu Yasuhiko "From 'Brave Raideen' to 'Mobile Suite Gundam The Origin'"
[0] [1]- Media: Illustration - Drawing - Film - Art Talk
- 2007-06-16 - 2007-08-19
Yasuhiko is famous in Japan and around the world for his character design and image direction for the 1979 popular anime TV series "Mobile Suit Gundam." This exhibition will follow the artist's creative (...)
Shin Masuyama "Personal Views on Personal Space"
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Other
- 2007-06-05 - 2007-06-10
Kawasaki City・Puchon City Friendship City Cooperation 10th Anniversary Event - Korean Modern Manga Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Illustration - Other
- 2007-04-21 - 2007-06-03
In commemoration of the 10th year anniversary of cooperation between friendship cities Kawasaki City and Puchon City (South Korea), this exhibition will introduce works and anime character goods by popular (...)
"Off Stripes: Repetition and Misalignment in Striped Patterns" Exhibition
[0] [1]- Media: Other - Crafts
- 2007-04-21 - 2007-07-08
Stripes are all around us, from national flags to everyday clothing. Striped patterns are interesting in their repetition but also lively when slightly misaligned. In this exhibition, the allure of stripes (...)
Ian J. Massie "A Second Look"
[0] [0]- Media: Painting
- 2007-04-21 - 2007-05-06
A retrospective of Scottish artist Ian J. Massie's works will be shown to mark 10 years since the artist's passing. Throughout his life, Ian Massie constantly explored new media, including watercolor and (...)
"Showa Boogie Woogie 1945-64" Exhibition
[0] [3]- Media: Photography - Other - Film - Art Talk
- 2007-04-21 - 2007-06-03
Shizuko Kasagi’s hit song "Tokyo Boogie Woogie" was released in 1948. Japanese lives were full of hardship, lacking in food and goods in the immediate post-World War II years. “Tokyo Boogie Woogie” symbolized (...)
"Winners of 'Made in Kawasaki Contemporary Art Award'" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Sculpture - Art Competition
- 2007-01-23 - 2007-02-25
An exhibition of award winning works from 'Made in Kawasaki Contemporary Art Award', the first art competition to be held by a public art museum. Artist talk: February 11th, from 14:00 Each of the (...)
"Doraemon" Exhibition
[0] [3]- Media: Illustration - Product - Film
- 2007-01-20 - 2007-02-25
The manga Doraemon has been loved by the masses since the beginning of the series in 1970. This exhibition will be centered on original drawings with displays of character goods, film material, and contemporary (...)
"18th MOA Museum - Works by Children of Kawasaki City" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Painting
- 2006-11-25 - 2006-11-26
"The World of Mitsuteru Yokoyama" Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Drawing - Film - Art Talk
- 2006-11-18 - 2007-01-08
This exhibition presents the colorful world of Mitsuteru Yokoyama, who passed away in 2004. Yokoyama, who produced works for more than half a century, was the father of hits such as "Iron Man 28", creating (...)
Raymond Savignac "Poster Artist of Parisian Skies"
[0] [3]- Media: Graphics
- 2006-09-16 - 2006-11-05
Raymond Savignac (1907－2002) is a poster artist that is representative of postwar France. His humorous and heart-warming posters are loved by people all over the world today. This exhibition combines (...)
Yonosuke Natori and Japan Kobo Exhibition
[0] [8]- Media: Graphics - Photography - Art Talk
- 2006-07-08 - 2006-09-03
400 magazines, printed works, photographs, and reference materials will be on display to give a comprehensive overview of the careers of Yonosuke Natori (1910-1062) and his young photographers and designers. (...)
Thinking about the Yayoi, Kofun, and Asuka Periods
[0] [0]- Media: Crafts
- 2006-04-28 - 2006-06-25
From the end of the third century to the seventh, enormous graves, or 'kofun', were built as symbols of status and power. With the advancement of research and excavation techniques, we are making exciting (...)
Made in Kawasaki
[0] [0]- Media: Photography
- 2006-03-12 - 2006-04-02
The Kawasaki City Museum is continuously collecting art works from the city residents to allow visitors to think and reflect about the city. It makes for a collection of powerful and creative works that (...)
"Writing Line and Lighting Line" Exhibition
[0] [2]- Media: Graphics - Installation - Digital
- 2005-11-22 - 2006-01-29
"Writing" is a trace of lines, drawn and woven by a person's hand. "Lighting" is the trace of light via a certain device. Both are traces of lines in motion. Our imagination measures those traces, and (...)
Oh! Shigeru Mizuki Exhibition
[0] [1]- Media: Illustration - Drawing
- 2005-11-19 - 2006-01-09
Mizuki is known as the author of "Gegege No Kitaro", a comic based on “yokai” - unique mysterious characters sometimes based on folk tales. While striving to become an artist, he started creating yokais (...)
Ukiyo-e Exhibition
[0] [1]- Media: Drawing - Prints
- 2005-09-17 - 2005-10-16
Mr. Saito, a resident of Kawasaki City, has collected many Ukiyo-e over the years. Mr. Saito's collection has not only been popular with Japanese scholars and collectors but also overseas as well. It was (...)
Comics Country Switzerland
[0] [4]- Media: Illustration
- 2005-09-16 - 2005-12-25
Switerzland's comic scene since the 1970s has increasingly made its presence felt on the world stage and is brimming today with vitality and variety. At the heart of the exhibition, curated by Urs Hangartner (...)
Ainu Collection from the Russian Ethnology Natural History Museum
[0] [0]- Media: Crafts
- 2005-07-02 - 2005-08-28
From about 2600 works from the Ainu Collection of the Russian Ethnology Natural History Museum, 200 works were selected and are on display here. They are highly valuable from an art and data perspectives. (...)
Slashing Look: 30 Years of the Kimura Ihei Photography Award 1975-2005
[0] [8]- Media: Photography
- 2005-04-23 - 2005-06-19
This exhibition surveys 30 years of the renowned Kimura Ihei Photography Award. On show are 400 works by 36 winners as well as the color series "Paris 1954-1955" by Ihei Kimura. The Kimura Ihei Photography (...)
CLAMP Su - Manga Art Exceeds Time
[0] [0]- Media: Illustration - Other
- 2005-01-22 - 2005-04-10
Works such as "Tokyo Babylon" "x" "Card Capture Sakura" "Chobitsu" are created by the popular Manga artist CLAMP, which is a group of four female artists with fifteen years of career.
Norinaga Motoori in 21st Century
[0] [0]- Media: Painting - Drawing - Calligraphy
- 2004-09-18 - 2004-11-07
Do you know Norinaga Motoori? He was a doctor but also studied "Manyosyu", "Stories of Genji" and "Kojiki", in Edo period. In this exhibition, about 250 documents of him, his pupils and his critics are (...)
Olympic Posters Exhibition
[0] [0]- Media: Graphics
- 2004-08-06 - 2005-01-16
More than 70 Olympic Games posters from Tokyo, Munich, Sarajevo, Los Angeles and Seoul are on view.
2D
- Graphics (15)
- Illustration (33)
- Painting (228)
- Drawing (39)
- Calligraphy (14)
- Photography (84)
- Prints (27)
- Other (37)
3D
- Architecture (9)
- Sculpture (63)
- Installation (45)
- Furniture (6)
- Fashion (18)
- Product (21)
- Crafts (41)
- Ceramics (30)
- Other (36)
Screen
- Film (9)
- Video installation (19)
- Digital (2)
- Other (3)
Misc.
- Art Party (57)
- Art Talk (51)
- Performance Art (9)
- Art Competition (2)
In & Around:
Ginza, Shimbashi(80) Ueno(32) Kiyosumi, Odaiba(19) Nihonbashi, Kudanshita(80) Omotesando(54) Shinjuku(61) Shibuya(39) Roppongi(44) Nakameguro(28) Musashino, Tama(28) Yokohama, Kanagawa(28) Kanto: others(47)
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