A calligrapher’s workshop in Cairo. The banner reads “Welcome to the National Museum of Ethnology” in Arabic (Photo by Aymon Kreil, Egypt, 2023)

Lines and Dots: The Aesthetic Journey of Arabic Calligraphy

National Museum of Ethnology
Starts 3/13
This thematic exhibition traces the transformation and rebirth of Arabic calligraphy in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. We have selected the artefacts which would narrate the story of how this artistic tradition has acquired a renewed value in the mediatised world where a large volume of written communication is now done digitally. With the advent of mass media, such as print, photography and motion pictures, demand for highly skilled calligraphers increased dramatically. The invention of Arabic computer fonts of the 1980s was the game changer. With digitisation, anybody could type and reproduce highly legible Arabic letters without expense. But what appeared as a loss gave some calligraphers the impetus to transform themselves from an artisan to an artist.

Schedule

Mar 13 (Thu) 2025-Jun 17 (Tue) 2025 

Opening Hours Information

Hours
10:00-17:00
Closed
Wednesday
Open on a public holiday Wednesday but closed on the following day.
FeeAdults ¥580, University Students ¥250, High School Students and Under free.
Websitehttps://www.minpaku.ac.jp/en/ai1ec_event/56836
VenueNational Museum of Ethnology
https://www.minpaku.ac.jp/en
Location10-1 Senri Banpaku Koen, Suita-shi, Osaka 565-8511
Access15 minute walk from Banpaku-kinen-koen Station on the Osaka Monorail.
Phone06-6876-2151
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