Yoku Moku Museum Participates in Minato City Library Events Again This Year!

Yoku Moku Museum (Location: Minato-ku, Tokyo, Director: Yoko Fujinawa) supports the initiatives of the local Minato City Libraries. To expand opportunities for people to familiarize themselves with culture and art in the accessible setting of a library, the museum will once again participate this year in planning and executing lectures and art sessions held at two locations: Minato City Akasaka Library and Minato City Azabu Library. Through lectures to "know" art and art sessions to "create," this program offers time for everyone, from children to adults, to easily engage with art. The Yoku Moku Museum strives to extend its specialized museum knowledge and educational outreach beyond its walls, creating lifelong learning spaces that bring life and art closer together.

=== Chronological Event List (Outline) ===

➣ Saturday, May 30 Minato City Akasaka Library | Lecture "Picasso: His Creation and Trajectory - Spain, France, and Japan -"

➣ Sunday, June 14 Minato City Azabu Library | Lecture "Deciphering the Exhibition 'Ceramics by Picasso, Miró, and Barceló - Love for Catalonia -'"

➣ Sunday, July 12 Minato City Azabu Library | Art Session "Let's make a sun eco-bag"

[Outline of the Programs]

Minato City Akasaka Library

◎ Lecture Date and Time: Saturday, May 30, 14:00 - 15:00 Lecture Title: "Picasso: His Creation and Trajectory - Spain, France, and Japan -" Lecture Content: Following the life of Pablo Picasso chronologically, this lecture will decipher Picasso and his works using various places around the world connected to him—Spain, France, and Japan—as keywords. It will also introduce the highlights of the exhibition currently held at the Yoku Moku Museum, "Ceramics by Picasso, Miró, and Barceló - Love for Catalonia -." Lecturer: Tsukasa Machida (Chief Curator of Planning, Yoku Moku Museum) Capacity: Limited (Junior high school students and older: in order of application) Participation Fee: Free Application: Accepted via the Minato City Library website or at the Akasaka Library counter

Minato City Azabu Library

◎ Lecture Date and Time: Sunday, June 14, 14:00 - 15:00 Lecture Title: "Deciphering the Exhibition 'Ceramics by Picasso, Miró, and Barceló - Love for Catalonia -'" Lecture Content: The current exhibition at the Yoku Moku Museum, "Ceramics by Picasso, Miró, and Barceló - Love for Catalonia -," introduces the deep connection these three artists have with the land of Catalonia through their ceramic works. This lecture will analyze their distinct expressions on the common platform of ceramics from the perspective of their "Love for Catalonia." Additionally, the curator in charge will explain the exhibition's highlights, including a work created by Miquel Barceló in collaboration with Shigaraki ceramic artist Kazuya Furutani. Lecturer: Tsukasa Machida (Chief Curator of Planning, Yoku Moku Museum) Capacity: Limited (Junior high school students and older: in order of application) Participation Fee: Free Application: Accepted via the Minato City Library website or at the Azabu Library counter

◎ Art Session Date and Time: Sunday, July 12, 14:00 - 15:30 Title: "Let's make a sun eco-bag" Content: Express the impressions received from the image of the sun just as you feel them. While imagining the volume, movement, and energy of the sun, let's create a one-of-a-kind, energizing bag. Lecturer: Kanako Obata (Chief Curator of Education, Yoku Moku Museum) Capacity: Limited (Junior high school students and older: in order of application) Participation Fee: Free Application: Accepted via the Minato City Library website or at the Azabu Library counter

Lecturer Profile Tsukasa Machida (Chief Curator of Planning, Yoku Moku Museum) Graduate School of Letters, Arts and Sciences, Waseda University