The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Calendar: Museum Event: Arts of Japan

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Members Double Discount Days: November 10–23

Friday: November 6, 2009

Arts of Japan
November 6, 2009
10:45 a.m.
Tours Sign, Great Hall

Free with Museum admission

A presentation of the splendors of Japanese art at the Metropolitan Museum from the Neolithic period to the present.

The collection of Asian art at the Metropolitan is the largest and most comprehensive in the West. This tour presents an introduction to the Museum's full range of Japanese art, from the Neolithic to the modern. Highlights include Buddhist and Shinto ritual objects, secular art in a wide variety of media, screens, prints, and paintings. Textiles and prints rotate every 4 months and paintings every 6 months.

Please note that all of the events listed above are subject to change. For additional information, consult one of our staff members at an Information Desk upon arrival at the Museum. Events are free with Museum admission unless otherwise noted.

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