Special Exhibition “Directory of Artisans in Modern Osaka:
Listening to the Stories
of Creators”
April 29 (Fri. and a national holiday) to June 20 (Mon.)
Overview of the exhibition
The Osaka Museum of History will hold a special exhibition titled “Directory of Artisans in Modern Osaka: Listening to the Stories of Creators” in the Special Exhibition Hall on the 6th floor from April 29 (Fri. and a national holiday) to June 20 (Mon.), 2016.
After the Meiji Restoration, Japanese craft making, which had undergone remarkable development and earned high reputation both in Japan and abroad, became centered in Tokyo. Far away from the capital, in Osaka, however, there were many creators who remained nameless and whose works were hardly known by the general public.
The year 2016 celebrates the 15th anniversary of the Osaka Museum of History. During these years, a number of Osaka-based artisans and their works have been discovered, resulting from 55 years of research and collection efforts by the Osaka Museum of History for the past 15 years and by its precursor, the Osaka City Museum, for the preceding 40 years.
This exhibition will showcase about 170 “forgotten works of Osaka,” some of which were discovered in the course of our museum activities and are being shown to the public for the first time. Characteristically, many of these exhibits cannot be recognized as works of art in a narrow sense, and thus, our museum is better suited to host this exhibition than any museum of art. Through the works created by Osaka-based artisans, the exhibition will highlight the splendor of Osaka’s modern craftsmanship that has remained largely unknown until today.
| Special Exhibition “Directory of Artisans in Modern Osaka: Listening to the Stories of Creators” | ||||||||||
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| Organizer | Osaka Museum of History | |||||||||
| Special cooperation | Kiyomizu Sannenzaka Museum | |||||||||
| Planning cooperation | Itsuo Art Museum (Hankyu Culture Foundation) | |||||||||
| Exhibition period | April 29 (Fri. and a national holiday) to June 20 (Mon.), 2016 *Closed on Tuesdays except May 3 (a national holiday), 2016. The Special Exhibition Hall is closed on May 6 (Fri.), 2016. |
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| Hours | 09:30-17:00 (Fridays during the exhibition period 09:30-20:00) *Please enter 30 minutes prior to closing. |
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| Exhibition space | 6th floor, special exhibition room | |||||||||
| Admission fees |
*The fees in brackets indicate prices for those in groups of 20 people or more. *Admission is free for junior high school-aged and younger children; citizens of Osaka aged 65 years and older (a document certifying citizenship and age should be presented); and individuals with a disability certificate (plus one accompanying person). |
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| Number of items exhibited | Approx. 170 | |||||||||