KIMONO & OBI: Romantic Echoes from Japan’s Golden Age - FREE

The HCW has been invited to a kimono and obi exhibit and opening lecture with Club Member, Anne Marie Moeller '77

What: Kimono and obi exhibit and opening day lecture.

Title: KIMONO & OBI: Romantic Echoes from Japan’s Golden Age

When: Sunday July 10, 2016 2PM

Where: The Baltimore Museum of Art

10 Art Museum Drive

Baltimore, MD 21218-3898

Phone: 443-573-1700

Website: artbma.org

Cost: Free

Lecture description:

Consulting curator, Ann Marie Moeller ’77, will lecture on the meanings of Heian Period (794-1185) images of the imperial Japanese court on modern kimono , the labor intensive techniques used to make these exquisite garments and the unique insights into Japanese culture that can be gleaned from the exhibit kimono and obi.

Exhibit description:

This jewel box of an exhibit is housed in the Jean and Allen Berman Textile Gallery. Japanese kimono and obi dating from the late 19th c. through the 21st c. are showcased. All are handmade and decorated with symbols of the Heian Period (794-1185), an artistic golden age of the Japanese imperial court.