morikami museum and japanese gardens Tag

04 Dec

Posted at 12:25h in News

The Florida Association of Museums (FAM) has announced that the recipient of its 2024 Outstanding Trustee Award is Randal Baker, Board Chairman of the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens in Delray Beach. The Annual Museum Service Awards honor individuals and organizations demonstrating exceptional leadership, dedication, and service to Florida’s museums and cultural institutions.

The Outstanding Trustee Award recognizes Mr. Baker’s invaluable contributions to the Morikami’s continued success, emphasizing his unwavering commitment to advancing the mission of preserving and sharing Japanese culture in Florida.

“Randal Baker’s passion and strategic leadership have been instrumental in the Morikami Museum’s growth and influence within our community and beyond,” says Malinda Horton, Executive Director of the Florida Association of Museums. “His dedication exemplifies the very best of museum stewardship and serves as an inspiration to fellow trustees and cultural leaders.”

As a trustee, Mr. Baker has played a pivotal role in shaping the Morikami Museum’s vision, fostering educational programs, and ensuring financial stability. His efforts have not only enhanced the museum's reputation as a cultural gem but have also expanded opportunities for community engagement and cultural exchange.

“Receiving this accolade from the Florida Association of Museums is a great honor,” says Randal Baker. “It reflects the hard work and dedication of our entire team at the Morikami and our collective vision to see the museum’s cultural footprint continue to flourish in South Florida.”

The 2024 Annual Museum Service Awards are part of FAM's mission to celebrate the achievements of those who enrich Florida's vibrant museum landscape. This year’s recipients will be honored at the upcoming FAM Annual Conference on an undisclosed date.

ABOUT MORIKAMI MUSEUM AND JAPANESE GARDENS

The mission of the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens is to engage a diverse audience by presenting Japanese cultural experiences that educate and inspire. Since 1977, the Morikami has been an epicenter for Japanese arts and culture in South Florida. With rotating art exhibitions, traditional tea ceremony performances, and an array of educational programming, Morikami strives to spread appreciation for the living culture of Japan. For more information, visit morikami.org.

ABOUT THE FLORIDA ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUMS

The Florida Association of Museums (FAM) is the not-for-profit professional organization for Florida’s museums and museum professionals. The mission of the Association is to represent and address the needs of the museum community, enhancing the ability of museums to serve the public interest. The Association encourages excellence in its members by promoting communication through which its members share information and resources, effect legislation and promote support of museums. For more information, visit flamuseums.org.

07 Nov

Posted at 15:59h in News

December workshops, classes, and demonstrations at Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens:

Tuesdays, December 3, 10, 17

Ikebana Flower Arrangement- Ikenobo School Time: Beginners – 11am – 1pm

            Intermediate – 1:15pm – 3:15pm*

Cost: $67.50 (Morikami Members $60) Advance Registration Required *Intermediate courses are for students with prior experience or have taken at least three sessions of Ikebana classes.

Flower arranging, ikebana, is a traditional Japanese art form spanning centuries. Ikebana has various different schools of study, each with unique philosophies and aesthetics. Dating back to the 15th century, the Ikenobo School is the oldest and most traditional. Students in this course learn the basic principles and style of Ikenobo, creating fresh flower arrangements each week to take home and enjoy.

Wednesdays, December 4, 11, 18

Ikebana Flower Arrangement: Sogetsu School

Time: Beginners – 10:30am – 12:30pm

           Intermediate – 1:30pm – 3:30pm*

Cost: $67.50 (Morikami Members $60) Advance Registration Required Flower arranging, ikebana, is a traditional Japanese art form spanning centuries. Ikebana has various different schools of study, each with unique philosophies and aesthetics. The Sogetsu School is a contemporary school which focuses on the creativity and individuality of ikebana. The idea is that ikebana can be done by anyone, anywhere, with almost anything. Students will learn the basics of Sogetsu and create pieces each week to take home and enjoy. *Intermediate courses are for students with prior experience. For required materials or to register, visit morikami.org.

Saturday, December 7

The Art of Kokedama Time: 10am – 12:30pm or 2–4:30pm

Cost: $65 Advance Registration Required Kokedama is the Japanese art of growing plants in a moss-covered ball of soil. It is wrapped with string and contains an ornamental plant growing inside. These beautiful and decorative plants, brings an organic and natural touch to planting orchids, succulents, and other ornamental plants. Learn the mechanics of how to make kokedama, creating two regular size and one small one to decorate your home or to give away to a special person.

Saturday, December 7 Koto Time: 10:30am – 12:30pm Cost: $60 Advance Registration Required

Koto is a traditional Japanese stringed instrument first introduced to Japan from China in the 7th-8th centuries. Learn the fascinating history of this exquisite instrument and how to play it in this one-day introductory workshop. Instruments will be provided for participants to use in the workshop. To further your studies on the koto, sign-up for our koto class series or summer Guest Artist Workshops.

Sundays, December 8, 15

Sado: Tea Ceremony Time: Beginners – 10:15am – 12:15pm*

           Intermediate – 1–3pm

Cost: $60 (Morikami Members $55) Advance Registration Required

Expand upon your knowledge of Japanese tea ceremony in this hands-on class. Perform traditional Japanese tea ceremony, with its ever-evolving seasonal subtleties, in the authentic Seishin-an Tea House under the guidance of instructor Yoshiko Hardick. The tea ceremony changes from month to month and from season to season. Intermediate course requires approval by the instructor before registering. *Sunday Beginner’s II Class Prerequisite - You must have already taken a Thursday beginner’s I class session or a workshop to attend Sunday classes.

Thursdays, December 12, 19

Sado: Tea Ceremony Time: Beginners – 10:15am – 12:15pm

           Intermediate – 1pm-3pm

Cost: $60 (Morikami Members $55) Advance Registration Required

Expand upon your knowledge of Japanese tea ceremony in this hands-on class. Perform traditional Japanese tea ceremony, with its ever-evolving seasonal subtleties, in the authentic Seishin-an Tea House under the guidance of instructor Yoshiko Hardick. The tea ceremony changes from month to month and from season to season. Intermediate course requires approval by the instructor before registering.

Saturday, December 14 Sado: The Way of Tea Time: 12pm, 1:30pm or 3pm Cost: $5 with paid museum admission.

Observe Japanese sadō, an ever-changing demonstration rich in seasonal subtleties. Your involvement in the true spirit of sadō — harmony (wa), reverence (kei), purity (sei), tranquility (jaku) — along with a sip of matcha green tea and a sweet will help you bring a calm perspective into your busy life.

Saturday, December 14

The Art of Japanese Gift Presentation Time: 10am – 12pm or 1:30–3:30pm

Cost: $35 Advance Registration Required

Learn the customs and art of Japanese gift presentation in this hands-on workshop. Combining traditions with contemporary aesthetics, participants are introduced to the beauty of Japanese packaging and design, often times incorporating natural and unconventional materials.  Learn to wrap with washi (Japanese traditional handmade paper), create uniquely designed boxes, and other techniques to give your gift an Asian-inspired elegance. Workshop tools and materials will be provided for the participants to use.

Saturday, December 14 Family Fun: Snow Globe Ornaments Time: 12–3pm Cost: FREE (with paid museum admission). No Reservation Required

Get festive by decorating a Japanese wintry scene that you can keep inside your own snow globe ornament.

Saturday, December 14

Shibori Indigo – Scarf

Time: 10am – 3pm Cost: $75 Advance Registration Required

The use of indigo dye, or aizome, has a long and cherished history in Japan. The deep blue colors for which Japanese textiles are celebrated come from the leaves of the tade ai, a plant introduced to Japan from China in the sixth century. Shibori is a Japanese technique of manual resist dyeing used to make patterns on fabrics. Learn various shibori techniques and make a shibori scarf to add to your wardrobe or for a special someone.

Saturday, December 14 – Sunday, December29 Family Fun: Nengajō: New Year’s Cards Time: Virtual | Lobby: 10am- 5pm Cost: FREE (with paid museum admission). No Reservation Required

Join us throughout the holiday season to create a nengajō, a Japanese New Year’s card, to share with friends and family.

Sunday, December 15 Film Screening: Akira

(124 mins., 1988, Rated R, Sci-fi, Anime) Time: 11am (Dubbed in English) Cost: $5 with paid museum admission (FREE for members as part of Member Appreciation Weekend. Children ages 3 and under free, limited tickets available

In the year of 2019, thirty one years after World War III, Tokyo has been rebuilt into Neo-Tokyo a modern metropolis. A secret military project endangers New-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath who can only be stopped by a teenager, his gang of biker friends and a group of psychics.

Sunday, December 15 Film Screening: Survival Family

Underwritten by Linda and Michael Sonnenreich (117min., 2016, Not Rated, Comedy, Adventure, Family)

Time: 2pm (in Japanese, subtitled in English) Cost: $5 with paid museum admission (FREE for members as part of Member Appreciation Weekend. Children ages 3 and under free, limited tickets available)

Exploring the comedic masterpieces by award-winning Director Shinobu Yaguchi, Survival Family will delight audiences with this post-apocalyptic comedy for the whole family. The Suzukis are a self-indulgent family who squirm at the sight of a dead fish. When Tokyo abruptly loses all forms of electricity – clocks stop, trains halt, and purification plants stop pumping water – they find themselves trapped in a city slicker’s first world nightmare. The Suzukis hop on their bikes and decide to escape the pandemonium and reluctantly head to grandpa’s farm in Kagoshima. Thrown in face of first-world challenges, they encounter ups-and-downs which ultimately bring their family together. And through their journey across mountains and farmland, they realize they gravity of taking resources for granted.

Thursday, December 19 Karesansui: Raking Demonstration Time: 10:30am Cost: FREE with paid museum admission. No Reservation Required

Karesansui or dry landscape garden, is founded on Zen ideology using carefully composed rock arrangements and gravel or sand.  Karesansui are carefully raked to represent characteristics of water

such as currents and waves while boulder arrangements may be interpreted as islands.  Learn about our Late Rock Garden and observe how the raking can be a practice in mindfulness and meditation.

Saturday, December 21 Family Fun: Kagamimochi Time: Virtual Program Cost: FREE

Let’s prepare for the new year by making a kagamimochi, a traditional Japanese New Year’s decoration.

Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens is located at 4000 Morikami Park Road, Delray Beach. For more information, call (561) 495-0233 or visit morikami.org.

28 Oct

Posted at 10:17h in News

November workshops, classes, and demonstrations:

Saturday, November 2

Families Reading Together Kick-Off Event

In partnership with the Palm Beach County Library System Time: 10am – 1pm Cost: FREE with paid museum admission. Children presenting a valid library card from any Palm Beach County library will receive free admission along with one accompanying adult.

Reading with your family is an important bonding experience. Children and their families are encouraged to celebrate Families Reading Together this year at the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens. For this year’s theme come dressed as your favorite book or comic character.

Give the gift of a Morikami Membership! For this one day only renewals and new members can get an extra month on their annual membership! Special is only available in-person, does not apply to online membership sales.

Schedule of Free Activities:

  • Great Book Giveaway (Sakai Room)
  • Family Fun Activity
  • Kamishibai Storytelling in the Theater (20 mins.)
    • 11:00am – Magic Tea Kettle
    • 11:30am – The Goblin, the Water Imp, and the Thunder God
    • 12:00pm – The Peach Boy, Momotaro
    • 12:30pm – Kon and Pon
  • Palm Beach County Bookmobile (front entrance)

Saturday, November 2

Tea Ceremony (W) Time: 1pm – 3pm Cost: $60 Advance Registration Required

The workshop teaches the basics of sadō – The Way of Tea - necessary to understand the aesthetics of sadōand to fully enjoy the tea ceremony itself. Participants become familiar with how to be a guest, how to make a bowl of tea, and serve it.

Sundays, November 3, 10, 17, 24, December 8

The Art of Bonsai (C) Time: Beginners – 12:30pm – 3:30pm

           Intermediate - 9am – 12pm Cost: $100 (Morikami Members $90) Advance Registration Required Bonsai means "a tree in a tray." The art of bonsai creates the illusion of age and maturity of a tree which has developed and sustained the effects of nature for many years. Students of bonsai learn to artfully trim and train a tree in a container.

Tuesdays, November 5, 12, 19

Ikebana Flower Arrangement - Ikenobo School Time: Beginners - 11am – 1pm

           Intermediate – 1:15pm – 3:15pm*

Cost: $90 (Morikami Members $80) Advance Registration Required *Intermediate courses are for students with prior experience or have taken at least three sessions of Ikebana classes.

Flower arranging, ikebana, is a traditional Japanese art form spanning centuries. Ikebana has various different schools of study, each with unique philosophies and aesthetics. Dating back to the 15th century, the Ikenobo School is the oldest and most traditional. Students in this course learn the basic principles and style of Ikenobo, creating fresh flower arrangements each week to take home and enjoy.

Wednesdays, November 6, 13, 20

Ikebana Flower Arrangement: Sogetsu School

Time: Beginners - 10:30am –12:30pm

           Intermediate – 1:30pm – 3:30pm*

Cost: $67.50 (Morikami Members $60) Advance Registration Required Flower arranging, ikebana, is a traditional Japanese art form spanning centuries. Ikebana has various different schools of study, each with unique philosophies and aesthetics. The Sogetsu School is a contemporary school which focuses on the creativity and individuality of ikebana. The idea is that ikebana can be done by anyone, anywhere, with almost anything. Students will learn the basics of Sogetsu and create pieces each week to take home and enjoy. *Intermediate courses are for students with prior experience.

Saturday, November 9

Shibori Indigo – Tenugui

Time: 10am – 3pm Cost: $75 Advance Registration Required

The use of indigo dye, or aizome, has a long and cherished history in Japan. The deep blue colors for which Japanese textiles are celebrated come from the leaves of the tade ai, a plant introduced to Japan from China in the sixth century. Shibori is a Japanese technique of manual resist dyeing used to make patterns on fabrics. Learn various shibori techniques and create a tenugui cloth towel for your home or personal use.

Saturday, November 9 Film Screening: AKIRA

Time: 11am

(124 mins., 1988, Rated R, Sci-fi, Anime) (In Japanese, subtitled in English) Cost: $5  

In the year of 2019, thirty one years after World War III, Tokyo has been rebuilt into Neo-Tokyo a modern metropolis. A secret military project endangers New-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath who can only be stopped by a teenager, his gang of biker friends and a group of psychics.

Saturday, November 9

The Cultural Significance of AKIRA – Talk by Curators Stefan Riekeles and Hiroko Myokam Time: 1:30 pm Cost: FREE (with paid museum admission)

Join the curators of the exhibition AKIRA: The Architecture of Neo-Tokyo for an introduction to the production process of Japanese animation in general and to the details of the classic ground-breaking animated film AKIRA’s genesis. Hiroko Myokam will highlight the archiving situation of these important artifacts of a historic milestone in animation history in today’s industry. Stefan Riekeles will elaborate on the specific cultural value of AKIRA’s background artwork which continues to inspire artists and an audience alike to this day.

Hailing from Stuttgart, Germany, Stefan Riekeles is a graduate of Humboldt University, Berlin and the Technical University, Berlin. He is an animation historian and exhibition curator of several internationally touring exhibitions of original anime background art, most notably Proto Anime Cut (Berlin, Dortmund, Barcelona, Madrid, Tallinn, Basel, 2011-2013), Anime Architecture (Berlin, London, Sydney, Delray Beach, 2016-2019), AKIRA - The Architecture of Neo Tokyo (Berlin, Delray Beach, 2022 & 2024) and Cityscapes in Anime Background Art (Kanazawa, 2023). He founded Riekeles Gallery in 2021. His most recent publication is Anime Architecture - Imagined Worlds and Endless Megacities (Thames & Hudson, 2020).

Hiroko Myokam is from Ishikawa, Japan and a graduate of the University of Tsukuba, School of Art and Design, the Academy of Advanced Media Arts and Sciences (IAMAS) and completed an MA in Media Art Histories at the University of Danube. After working as a curator at the SKIPCITY Museum of the Moving Image (2004-2007) and the NTT InterCommunication Center (2007-2009), she was a visiting researcher at the Inter Media Art Institute Düsseldorf, Germany (2013-2018). In 2018, she co-founded the Eizo Workshop with Noriyuki Kimura. She is currently a curatorial researcher of SIAF Lab, a director of the Toshio Iwai Archive & Research, and a part-time lecturer at the Kanazawa College of Art and Kyoto Seika University.

Sundays, November 10, 17

Sado: Tea Ceremony Time: Beginners - 10:15am -12:15pm*

           Intermediate – 1pm-3pm

Cost: $60 (Morikami Members $55) Advance Registration Required

Expand upon your knowledge of Japanese tea ceremony in this hands-on class. Perform traditional Japanese tea ceremony, with its ever-evolving seasonal subtleties, in the authentic Seishin-an Tea House under the guidance of instructor Yoshiko Hardick. The tea ceremony changes from month to month and from season to season. Intermediate course requires approval by the instructor before registering. *Sunday Beginner’s II Class Prerequisite - You must have already taken a Thursday beginner’s I class session or a workshop to attend Sunday classes.

Thursdays, November 14, 21

Sado: Tea Ceremony Time: Beginners - 10:15am -12:15pm

           Intermediate – 1pm-3pm

Cost: $60 (Morikami Members $55) Advance Registration Required

Expand upon your knowledge of Japanese tea ceremony in this hands-on class. Perform traditional Japanese tea ceremony, with its ever-evolving seasonal subtleties, in the authentic Seishin-an Tea House under the guidance of instructor Yoshiko Hardick. The tea ceremony changes from month to month and from season to season. Intermediate course requires approval by the instructor before registering.

Saturday, November 16 Sado: The Way of Tea Time: 12pm, 1:30pm or 3pm Cost: $5 with paid museum admission.

Observe Japanese sadō, an ever-changing demonstration rich in seasonal subtleties. Your involvement in the true spirit of sadō — harmony (wa), reverence (kei), purity (sei), tranquility (jaku) — along with a sip of matcha green tea and a sweet will help you bring a calm perspective into your busy life.

Saturday, November 16

Introduction to the Art of Kintsugi Time: 10:00am – 12:30pm

Cost: $70 Advance Registration Required Kintsugi an inspired version of the traditional Japanese art form of mending broken pottery with gold powder.

Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens is located at 4000 Morikami Park Road, Delray Beach. For more information, call (561) 495-0233 or visit morikami.org.

07 Oct

Posted at 09:55h in News

Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens will serve as the exclusive U.S. venue for AKIRA: The Architecture of Neo-Tokyo, an unprecedented exhibition presenting the original background artwork of the classic science-fiction animation.

The exhibit, which runs November 9, 2024 through April 6, 2025, traces the architectural world-building process of Japan’s most influential animated science fiction film, AKIRA. To highlight the artists, designers and director of the meticulous backdrops that bring to life the futuristic urban environments of this classic anime, co-curators Stefan Riekeles of Reikeles Gallery, Potsdam, Germany and Hiroko Kimura-Myokam of Eizo Workshop, Kaga City, Japan, spent years compiling these hand-drawn works of art.

Since its release in 1988, AKIRA was almost solely responsible for the boom in Japanese animation (anime) among an international audience during the early 1990s. For many viewers AKIRA was the first film that they perceived as anime – as specifically Japanese animation. As such, it had a tremendous influence on a whole generation of film enthusiasts. Much of AKIRA’s cinematic power stems from the opulent representation of the film’s iconic city of Neo-Tokyo.

More than 50 original production backgrounds, layout drawings and concept designs which had been used to create Neo-Tokyo in the animated feature will be on display. Exclusive access to the studio archives of the artists involved in AKIRA’s production allows the presentation of artworks that are rarely shown outside of Japan and only very few of them have ever been published. The exhibition includes works by Toshiharu Mizutani who served as the production’s art director and his colleagues Hiroshi Ono and Katsufumi Hariu.

This exhibition is presented in part by the Henri and Tomoye Takahashi Charitable Foundation.

Museum admission is $16 for adults; $14 for seniors; $12 for students and Military with ID; and $10 for children ages 6 to 17. Museum members and children under 6 are free.

Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens is located at 4000 Morikami Park Road, Delray Beach. For more information, call (561) 495-0233 or visit morikami.org.

 

15 Aug

Posted at 09:16h in News

Spring into fall during Sunset Stroll at the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens on Thursday, September 12, from 5:30–8pm.

Enjoy a spectacular twilight procession through the Roji-en: Garden of the Drops of Dew, and explore the peaceful Yamato-kan, the Morikami’s original museum, during the annual after-hours event series.

Highlights will include the Sean Danconia Pop Surreal Art Show, a Japanese anime pop-up, docent-led garden talks, a curated selection of beer and sake for purchase, and Asian-inspired gastronomy by Ramen Lab Eatery, Kaminari Ramen, Kona Ice, and the Cornell Café.

Discover the enchanting fusion of traditional and modern kimonos during “The Old Meets the New” kimono fashion show presented by Manami Inc. Photography in the Morikami Theater. Performances are at 5:50pm, 6:20pm, and 6:50pm.

Experience live taiko drumming by Fushu Daiko on the museum’s lakefront terrace. Performances are at 6:10 pm, 6:50 pm, and 7:30 pm.

Purchase a limited edition Sunset Stroll poster signed by local artist Sean Danconia, on sale for $5 next to the Museum Store.

Kanpai! Sip and savor premium, artisanal sake during Japanese Spirits: Sake Tasting & Talk with Carrie Becker of Niigata Sake Selections. Cost is $12 per person. (Participants must be 21 or older.) Tastings are at 6:10pm, 6:45pm, and 7:20pm.

Cost is $5 for members and $10 for the general public.

Space is limited. Rain or shine. Tickets will not be available for purchase at the door.

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit morikami.org/event/sunset-stroll.

Sunset Stroll sponsors are JM Family Enterprises and Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC.

Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens is located at 4000 Morikami Park Road, Delray Beach. For more information, call (561) 495-0233 or visit morikami.org.

 

24 Jul

Posted at 10:24h in News
Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens in Delray Beach will host its annual Obon Weekend on August 10-11, from 10am to 5pm. Obon is a traditional Japanese festival and holiday observed to honor the spirits of one’s ancestors, who are believed to return  home for a short time to visit their living relatives.   Bon Alter and Memory Slips During Obon Weekend, museum visitors are invited to fill out paper slips in memory of lost loved ones. Guests can also pay their respects to founder George Morikami’s bon altar on display in the Kamiya Room, next to the Membership desk. Taiko Drumming Experience the ancient art of taiko drumming. Fushu Daiko will perform live drumming performances in the Morikami Theater on Saturday and Sunday at 11:30am, 12:30pm, 2:30pm, and 3:30pm (Sunday only). Taiko performances are $5 for members; $10 for non-members with paid museum admission. Purchase tickets at morikami.org/event/obon-weekend.   Bon Dancing Workshop and Performance  On Saturday, learn the ancestral art of Bon Odori with Fushu Daiko on the museum’s lakefront terrace. Also known as the Bon dance, this festive folk dance is performed in a circle and honors the deceased relatives and ancestors. Afterward, participants will participate in a Bon dance performance to live music by Fushu Daiko. Bon dance workshop is from 3:30-3:50pm; Bon dance performance is from 3:50-4:20pm. Free.   Guiding Lights In honor of Obon, guests can light up private celebrations and welcome home beloved ancestors’ spirits with a colorful Guiding Light Lantern ($5 each). Available for purchase in the Morikami Museum Lobby.   Obon Weekend admission is $16 for adults; $10 for children; and free for museum members.   Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens is located at 4000 Morikami Park Road, Delray Beach. For more information, call (561) 495-0233 or visit morikami.org.

17 Jun

Posted at 13:45h in News

The Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens invites guests to experience the world of illuminated bamboo as it welcomes its newest exhibit, Take Akari: Bamboo Lights. The dazzling experience created by Japan-based bamboo craftsman Akihiro Mashimo and is on view in the Museum’s Yamato-Kan now through September 22, 2024. The exhibition was organized and curated by Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens.

In Japan, Take Akari, or Bamboo Light festivals, have become beloved cultural celebrations, captivating audiences across the country for over three decades. These festivals were initiated to raise awareness about the critical importance of maintaining bamboo forests and to educate the community on the significance of this vital natural resource in daily life. Now, this mesmerizing experience comes to life at the Morikami. Take Akari: Bamboo Lights offers a unique opportunity for visitors to witness the artistry and master craftsmanship of Akihiro Mashimo, whose illuminated bamboo installations create a unique and immersive atmosphere. The exhibition allows attendees to experience a piece of Japan's vibrant festival culture and brings awareness to the importance of environmental conservation. Take Akari: Bamboo Lights is funded in part by The Jacarlene Foundation, JM Family Enterprises Inc., and Nobu Hotel Miami Beach. Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens is located at 4000 Morikami Park Road, Delray Beach. For more information, call (561) 495-0233 or visit morikami.org, and follow on social @morikamimuseum.

09 May

Posted at 11:57h in News

Enjoy the golden hour during Sunset Stroll at the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens on Thursday, May 23, from 5:30–8:00pm. The popular after-hours event will feature the Sean Danconia Pop Surreal Art Show, Guildhall Pop-Up Booth (including games, anime, and manga goods), docent-led garden tours, beer and sake tastings, and Asian-inspired gastronomy by Ramen...

30 Apr

Posted at 12:11h in News

This May, celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month at Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens in Delray Beach, Florida. The zen oasis will showcase a plethora of adult and family-friendly programming, as well as two new art exhibits including the doll-centric Musha-Ningyō: Avatars of the Samurai Spirit and hapa.me, which...