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Meiji Modern Opening Reception
Thu. March 21 • 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Join our community as we mark the opening of Meiji Modern: Fifty Years of New Japan.
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Family Day: Tiger Tales
Sat. March 23 • 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Drop in and create wild tiger drawings using bamboo calligraphy brushes and black and orange ink!
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Workshop: Calligraphy is for Lovers
Thu. March 28 • 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Four special guest artists lead an in-depth, hands-on calligraphy workshop inspired by Meiji Modern.
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Smart Salon: Meiji Architecture and the Built Environment
Wed. April 3 • 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Join Meiji Modern co-curator Chelsea Foxwell and visiting scholar Erez Golani Solomon for a discussion on the built environmental and the shifting architectural landscape of Meiji-era Japan.
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Bridging the Gap: The Miyumi Project
Tue. April 9 • 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
As part of EXPO ART WEEK, this live performance from Tatsu Aoki's The MIYUMI Project illuminates the drum traditions of Japanese taiko and jazz.
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Family Day: My Wish, My Wish, My Wish, Is Fish!
Sat. April 13 • 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Dive into the wonderful world of fish and fishing in Japan's Meiji period.
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Rakugo Performance
Mon. April 15 • 5:00 PM
An exciting evening of Japanese storytelling by rakugo-ka San’yūtei Ponta II.
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Smart Salon: Temptation and Pacific Geopolitics in the 19th century
Tue. April 16 • 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Join us for a virtual roundtable discussion about the events surrounding the US annexation of Hawaii and the history of Japan-Hawaii relations.
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Experimental Sounds with Kikù Hibino
Thu. May 2 • 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Experience a sonic journey through Meiji Modern during a live, in-gallery performance by Chicago-based experimental artist and composer Kikù Hibino.
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Symposium: Meiji Art and Visual Culture
Fri. May 3 • 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
The first day of this international symposium features a keynote lecture by Satō Dōshin, Tokyo University of the Arts.
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Symposium: Meiji Art and Visual Culture
Sat. May 4 • 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
The second day of this international symposium offers a wide-ranging discussion from leading scholars of Meiji art and culture.
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Family Day: Birds of a Feather
Sat. May 11 • 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Shake your tail feathers during an afternoon art activities at the Smart!
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Smart Salon: Meiji Dress and Self Identity
Thu. May 16 • 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Join Meiji Modern co-curator Chelsea Foxwell and librarian Ayako Yoshimura for an exploration of the intricacies of dress and identity during Meiji-era Japan.
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Seaside Bathing: Discussion and Art-Making
Thu. May 23 • 6:00 PM
What are we to make of the explicit depiction of sexual activity in the print Seaside Bathing?
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Family Day: Rice Paper Kites
Sat. June 8 • 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Make—then fly—your own kites using Japanese rice paper!