KIMONO: FASHIONING IDENTITIES INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM
“Revisiting the Role of the Kimono in Japanese Culture”
International Symposium videos tentatively scheduled to remain online until March 31, 2023.
The in-person “KIMONO: Fashioning Identities” international symposium was canceled due to COVID-19. Instead, video presentations by the keynote speaker and five panelists are being presented online with Japanese and English subtitles for Japanese and international audiences.
（Produced by Lectures and Educational Event Programming Education Programming Division in February 2021）
PROGRAM
Keynote Speech Kimono: Expressions of Tradition and Ingenuity
Kirihata Ken, Curator Emeritus, Kyoto National Museum
Presentation 1 Reflections on the Exhibition Kyoto Style: Trends in 16th–19th Century Kimono, Twenty Years Later
Kawakami Shigeki, Professor, School and Graduate School of Humanities, Kwansei Gakuin University
Presentation 2 Kimono: Bridging Fashion and Decorative Arts
Oyama Yuzuruha, Curator of Japanese and Asian Textiles, Tokyo National Museum
Presentation 3 Kosode to Kimono: Highlights of Two Exhibitions Organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Sharon S. Takeda, Senior Curator and Department Head of Costume and Textiles, Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Presentation 4 Exhibiting Kimono at The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Monika Bincsik, Diane and Arthur Abbey Associate Curator for Japanese Decorative Arts, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Presentation 5 Kimono: Kyoto to Catwalk
Anna Jackson, Keeper, Asian Department, Victoria and Albert Museum
Moderator Melissa M. Rinne, Specialist, Kyoto National Museum
Download the SYMPOSIUM PROGRAM (PDF) with presentation abstracts and speaker profiles.
・Revisiting the Role of the Kimono in Japanese Culture（PDF，3.7MB）
http://ow.ly/w3W550DJipg
The symposium program was produced before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Some elements of the program may have changed. Thank you for your understanding
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