Category: Speaker Series

Sponsored by the Japanese Consulate in Miami The Spirit of Japanese Craftsmanship (Kogei) and Tea Ceremony Lecture By Japanese Pottery Artist OHI TOSHIO CHOZAEMON XI Join Mr. Ohi as he discusses ideas behind Japanese pottery art and how spirituality and culture influence Japanese craftsmanship (kogei こうげい) as well it’s relation to the tea ceremony. Date:  Wednesday, January 23, 2019 Time:  3:30 pm Price: FREE with paid museum admission Location: Morikami Theater     Mr. Toshio Ohi, Chozaemon XI is the 11th generation head of his family’s lineage of potters known for a type of “Raku Yaki”. Besides …

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Guest Speaker: Brynn Saito – Following the Brush: Japanese Poetic Forms, Then & Now Award-winning California poet, Brynn Saito, will discuss the zuihitsu, a form of prose-poetry writing that emerged during Japan’s 11th century. Closely translated as “following the brush,” zuihitsu collects observations, notes, personal feelings, and quotes in a seemingly random and associative manner, leading to surprising, poignant poetic expressions. Saito will discuss how this form—and how Japanese culture, more generally—informs her work. She will close with a short poetry reading, book signing, and Q & A. EVENT DETAILS Thursday, April …

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Guest Speaker: Suzanne Ross – The Wonders of Japanese Lacquerware Sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities and JM Family Enterprises Urushi, the sap of the urushi tree, has been used in Japan for more than 9,200 years. It is a beautiful and versatile material that can be used not only for decoration but also to form a body, as a coating and as an adhesive. It is notably the material used to create beautiful art we call Japanese lacquerware. Join Suzanne Ross on a journey through Japan’s history and learn …

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Sponsored by JM Family Enterprises & Residence Inn by Marriott Boca Raton The Art of Bamboo in the Garden Talk and demonstration by Akihiro Mashimo 1:00PM, Saturday, February 9, 2019 Google iCalendar from $FREE with paid Museum Admission

Author Talk: Pachinko by Min Jin Lee   DATE  Thursday, January 11, 2018 TIME   7:00pm, museum doors reopen at 6:00pm LOCATION   Morikami Theater PRICE   $12 (members $10) *Advance ticket purchase required     ABOUT THE PRESENTATION Join us for an enlightening conversation as Min Jin Lee discusses her most recent best selling novel, a finalist for the National Book Award, and the broader context of the Asian diaspora. Lee’s talk will be followed by a Q& A and book signing. (Pachinko will be available for purchase at the Morikami Museum Store.)  In this bestselling, …

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