Katsushika Hokusai’s The Great Wave off Kanagawa, c.1829-32. Image courtesy of Maidstone Museum
YORK Art Gallery will mark the finale of Making Waves: The Art of Japanese Woodblock Prints during the August Summer Bank Holiday.
This special event will run on Saturday, August 29 and Sunday, August 30 August, with more details to be announced to complement the activities, times, tickets and more information posted already at yorkartgallery.co.uk.
Look out for Japanese-themed crafts and food, traditional harp playing and drumming sessions, as well as performances from York choir groups, plus Kokedama, a traditional nature-based craft.
Visitors are encouraged to enjoy all these activities, staying all day to eat, play and relax in the beautiful Japanese Garden at the back of the gallery.
Hashimoto Chikanobu’s Evacuation Of Chiyoda Palace, from the series The Inner Palace Of Chiyoda, 1896, on show at Making Waves: The Art of Japanese Woodblock Prints at York Art Gallery. Picture: York Museums Trust
Throughout the August Bank Holiday weekend, a range of activities will be available to try inside the gallery too.
This will be the final chance to see Katsushika Hokusai’s The Great Wave off Kanagawa on loan from Maidstone Museum, and to learn more about Japanese art and culture as the exhibition bids farewell with this special closing celebration.
Visitors can create their own print as part of the exhibition, view kimonos from Durham Oriental Museum, discover samurai armour and swords from the Royal Armouries, Leeds, and buy from the gallery gift shop’s Japanese ranges.
More than 38,000 people have visited Making Waves: The Art of Japanese Woodblock Prints already. To book tickets, go to: yorkartgallery.co.uk.