April 22 to June 25, 2023
*Download the list of changes in works on display
*There will be an exhibition change during the course of exhibition.
*Photography permitted only for works with PHOTO OK mark in this exhibition.
Glassblowing is the technique of creating vessels by blowing into glass so hot it has melted, making it puff out, like a balloon. The glass blower does not touch the material directly but acts swiftly, while judging the temperature and state of the glass, to create works, using a technique that is unique to glass, making use of the material qualities of glass.
The origins of blown glass go back to about the first century BCE. Its genesis not only radically changed how glass vessels were made and distributed but also enabled forms possible only in glass to flourish. This exhibition focuses on the techniques that the makers of blown glass employ to create works unique to glass, while presenting blown glass works ancient and modern, from East and West.
The exhibition also introduces the results of collaborative research between contemporary glass artists and researchers in exploring the creative techniques of the unknown blown glass craftsmen of the past. We hope you will savor the works from their makers’ perspectives while rediscovering the fascination of blown glass.
Period |
April 22 to June 25, 2023 *Download the list of changes in works on display |
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Hours |
10:00-18:00 *Friday and Saturday 10:00-20:00 *Open until 20:00 on May 2 to May 4 |
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Closed |
Tuesdays *Open until 20:00 on May 2 |
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Admission |
Elementary, junior high school students and under are free. |
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Discount |
◇100 Yen Discount *Only one discount per person |
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Audio Guide |
¥600 English audio guide available |
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Organized by |
Suntory Museum of Art, The Yomiuri Shimbun Company |
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Sponsored by |
Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd., Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co., Ltd., Suntory Holdings Limited |
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