TALE AS OLD AS TIME:
Collecting Stories transcends at
Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens
Current exhibit runs through April 3, 2021
Moonlight Night of the Full Moon
by Morishita Kazz
Delray Beach, FL – Museums define themselves by their collections, each with a unique point of view that is carefully shaped by the mission and vision of the institution.
Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens is pleased to announce its upcoming exhibition, Collecting Stories, which highlights more than 100 works drawn from its Permanent Collection and will be presented in five vignettes, or mini-exhibitions.
Enjoy early 20th century kimono in Dressing the Modern Girl. In Celebrating Sake, explore the many different varieties of utensils used for making and serving sake. Visitors can learn about the vast array of face masks used in Japan, from medieval samurai armor to sci-fi anime characters, in Masquerade. Observe the profound emotions associated with the moon while gazing at A View of the Moon featuring both traditional woodblock prints and contemporary artworks. Consider the culturally intertwined beliefs of Shintō shrines and Buddhist altars in Sacred Spaces.
“The result of our collecting efforts over more than 40 years is not just a catalog of objects,” said Tamara Joy, Chief Curator of the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens, “but rather a collection of diverse ideas and unique stories illuminated by those objects.”
Collecting Stories will be on display now through April 3, 2021.
Funded in part by the Henri and Tomoye Takahashi Charitable Foundation.
For more information, call (561) 495-0233 or visit morikami.org.
Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens is located at 4000 Morikami Park Road, Delray Beach, FL 33446.