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2020

MASTERPIECES FROM THE NATIONAL GALLERY, LONDON

Slide Talks

Dates:
Friday 13 March, Friday 10 April, Friday 22 May, Friday 12 June 2020 Canceled
Time:
Begins at 18:00 on each day, approx. 30 minutes in length
Venue:
Auditorium, B2 floor, Special Exhibition Wing
Lecturer:
NAKAE Kana (Exhibition curatorial assistant)
Audience:
Limited to 130 visitors, on a first-come, first-in basis. The lecture is free, but a special exhibition ticket (ticket stubs are acceptable) is required.
Please assemble at the Auditorium 30 minutes prior to the start time.

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2019

150 Years Friendship Austria-Japan
The Habsburg Dynasty:600 Years of Imperial Collections

Slide Talks

Dates:
Friday 8 November, Friday 6 December 2019, Friday 17 January 2020
Time:
Begins at 18:00 on each day, approx. 30 minutes in length
Venue:
Auditorium, B2 floor, Special Exhibition Wing
Lecturer:
Kanae Konno (Exhibition curatorial assistant)
Audience:
Limited to 130 visitors, on a first-come, first-in basis. The lecture is free, but a special exhibition ticket (ticket stubs are acceptable) is required.
Please assemble at the Auditorium 30 minutes prior to the start time.

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THE MATSUKATA COLLECTION: A One-Hundred-Year Odyssey

Slide Talks

Dates:
Friday 5 July, Friday 16 August, Friday 23 August, Friday 13 September 2019
Time:
Begins at 18:00 on each day, approx. 30 minutes in length
Venue:
Auditorium, B2 floor, Special Exhibition Wing
Lecturer:
Maiko Tamanyu (Graduate student, The University of Tokyo)
Audience:
Limited to 130 visitors, on a first-come, first-in basis. The lecture is free, but a special exhibition ticket (ticket stubs are acceptable) is required.
Please assemble at the Auditorium 30 minutes prior to the start time.

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Modern Woman: Finnish Women Artists from the Collection of Ateneum, Finnish National Gallery

Gallery Talks

Dates:
Friday 19 July, Friday 9 August, Friday 6 September
Time:
Begins at 18:00 on each day, approx. 30 mins. in length
Meeting Point:
New Wing, 2nd floor
Please assemble where the exhibition starts at the start time.
Lecturer:
Azu Kubota (Associate Curator, National Museum of Western Art)

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Le Corbusier and the Age of Purism

Slide Talks

Dates:
Friday 22 March, Friday 5 April, Friday 19 April 2019
Time:
Begins at 18:00 on each day, approx. 30 minutes in length
Venue:
Auditorium, B2 floor, Special Exhibition Wing
Lecturer:
Azu Kubota (Associate Curator, The National Museum of Western Art)
Audience:
Limited to 130 visitors, on a first-come, first-in basis. The lecture is free, but a special exhibition ticket (ticket stubs are acceptable) is required.
Please assemble at the Auditorium 30 minutes prior to the start time.

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2018

Rubens and the Birth of the Baroque

Slide Talks

Dates:
Friday 2 November, Friday 16 November, Friday 14 December 2018, Friday 11 January 2019
Time:
Begins at 18:00 on each day, approx. 30 minutes in length
Venue:
Auditorium, B2 floor, Special Exhibition Wing
Lecturer:
Yuki Akimoto (Assistant librarian, National Museum of Western Art)
Audience:
Limited to 130 visitors, on a first-come, first-in basis. The lecture is free, but a special exhibition ticket (ticket stubs are acceptable) is required.
Please assemble at the Auditorium 30 minutes prior to the start time.

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Michelangelo and the Ideal Body

Slide Talks

Dates:
Friday 6 July, Friday 17 August, Friday 14 September 2018
Time:
Begins at 18:00 on each day, approx. 30 minutes in length
Venue:
Auditorium, B2 floor, Special Exhibition Wing
Lecturer:
Takashi Iizuka (Curator, National Museum of Western Art and exhibition curator)
Audience:
Limited to 130 visitors, on a first-come, first-in basis. The lecture is free, but a special exhibition ticket (ticket stubs are acceptable) is required.
Please assemble at the Auditorium 30 minutes prior to the start time.

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VELÁZQUEZ AND THE CELEBRATION OF PAINTING:
THE GOLDEN AGE IN THE MUSEO DEL PRADO

Slide Talks

Dates:
Friday 9 March, Friday 23 March, Friday 20 April, Friday 11 May 2018
Time:
Begins at 18:00 on each day, approx. 30 minutes in length
Venue:
Auditorium, B2 floor, Special Exhibition Wing
Lecturer:
Ryuta Sakamoto (Graduate School, Waseda University)
Audience:
Limited to 130 visitors, on a first-come, first-in basis. The lecture is free, but a special exhibition ticket (ticket stubs are acceptable) is required.
Please assemble at the Auditorium 30 minutes prior to the start time.

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2017

Hokusai and Japonisme

Slide Talks

Dates:
Friday 10 November, Friday 17 November, Friday 1 December, Friday 15 December 2017, Friday 5 January 2018
Time:
Begins at 18:00 on each day, approx. 30 minutes in length
Venue:
Auditorium, B2 floor, Special Exhibition Wing
Lecturer:
Yuki Kozu (Graduate student, The University of Tokyo)
Audience:
Limited to 130 visitors, on a first-come, first-in basis. The lecture is free, but a special exhibition ticket (ticket stubs are acceptable) is required.
Please assemble at the Auditorium 30 minutes prior to the start time.

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Arcimboldo: Nature into Art

Slide Talks

Dates:
Friday 7 July, Friday 21 July, Friday 4 August, Friday 18 August, Friday 8 September, 2017
Time:
Begins at 18:00 on each day, approx. 30 minutes in length
Venue:
Auditorium, B2 floor, Special Exhibition Wing
Lecturer:
Akiko Harada (Lecturer, Keio University)
Audience:
Limited to 130 visitors, on a first-come, first-in basis. The lecture is free, but a special exhibition ticket (ticket stubs are acceptable) is required.
Please assemble at the Auditorium 30 minutes prior to the start time.

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Théodore Chassériau : Parfum exotique

Slide Talks

Dates:
Friday 10 March, Friday 24 March, Friday 7 April, Friday 21 April, Friday 12 May, 2017
Time:
Begins at 18:00 on each day, approx. 30 mins. in length
Venue:
Auditorium, B2 floor, Special Exhibition Wing
Lecturer:
Yuko Nakatsumi(Komaba Museum, The University of Tokyo)
Audience:
Limited to first 140 participants. Lectures are free, however Special Exhibition tickets are required.
Please assemble at the Auditorium 30 mins. prior to the start time.

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2016

Lucas Cranach the Elder: 500 Years of the Power of Temptation

Slide Talks

Dates:
Friday 21 October, Friday 11 November, Friday 25 November, Friday 16 December,2016
Time:
Begins at 18:00 on each day, approx. 30 mins. in length
Location:
Auditorium, The National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo (B2 Floor)
Lecturer:
Manami Ryu (Ph.D. candidate, Tokyo University of the Arts)
Audience:
Limited to first 140 participants. Lectures are free, however Special Exhibition tickets are required.
Please assemble at the Auditorium 30 mins. prior to the start time.

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Sacred and Secular: Israhel van Meckenem & Early German Engraving

Slide Talks

Dates:
Friday 15 July , Friday 12 August, Friday 9 September, 2016
Time:
Begins at 18:00 on each day, approx. 30 mins. in length
Location:
Auditorium, The National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo (B2 Floor)
Lecturer:
Asuka Nakada (Associate Curator, The National Museum of Western Art)
Audience:
Limited to first 140 participants. Lectures are free, however Special Exhibition tickets are required.
Please assemble at the Auditorium 30 mins. prior to the start time.

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Caravaggio and His Time: Friends, Rivals and Enemies

Slide Talks

Dates:
Friday 18 March, Friday 8 and 22 April, Friday 13 and 27 May, 2016
Time:
Begins at 18:00 on each day, approx. 30 mins. in length
Location:
Auditorium, The National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo (B2 Floor)
Lecturer:
Nakae Kana (Caravaggio exhibition curatorial assistant, Graduate School, Tokyo University of the Arts)
Audience:
Limited to first 140 participants. Lectures are free, however Special Exhibition tickets are required.
Please assemble at the Auditorium 30 mins. prior to the start time.

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2015

The Golden Legend

Slide Talks

Dates:
Friday 23 October, Friday 13 November, Friday 4 December, Friday 18 December, 2015
Time:
Begins at 18:00 on each day, approx. 30 mins. in length
Location:
Auditorium, National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo (B2 Floor)
Lecturer:
Takashi Iizuka (Associate Curator, The National Museum of Western Art)
Audience:
Limited to first 140 participants. Lectures are free, however Special Exhibition tickets are required.
Please assemble at the Auditorium 30-mins prior to the start time.

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Bordeaux, Port de la Lune

Slide Talks

Dates:
Friday 3 July, Friday 17 July, Friday 7 August, Friday 21 August, Friday 11 September, 2015
Time:
Begins at 18:00 on each day, approx. 30 mins. in length
Location:
Auditorium, National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo (B2 Floor)
Lecturer:
Issei Suzuki (Seijo University)

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GUERCINO

Slide Talks

Dates:
Friday 13 March, Friday 27 March, Friday 10 April, Friday 24 April, Friday 15 May,2015
Time:
Begins at 18:00 on each day, approx. 30 mins. in length
Location:
Auditorium, National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo (B2 Floor)
Lecturer:
Kana Nakae (Graduate School, Tokyo University of the Arts)
Audience:
Limited to first 140 participants. Lectures are free, however Special Exhibition tickets are required.
Please assemble at the Auditorium 30-mins prior to the start time.

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2014

150th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations between Japan and Switzerland
Ferdinand Hodler: Towards Rhythmic Images

Slide Talks

Dates:
Friday 17 October, Friday 7 November, Friday 28 November, Friday 12 December, 2014
Time:
Begins at 18:00 on each day, approx. 30 mins. in length
Location:
Auditorium, National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo (B2 Floor)
Lecturer:
Sumihiro Oki (Graduate student, Tokyo University of the Arts)
Audience:
Limited to first 140 participants. Lectures are free, however Special Exhibition tickets are required.
Please assemble at the Auditorium 30-mins prior to the start time.

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The Rings from The Hashimoto Collection of The National Museum of Western Art

Slide Talks

Dates:
Friday 18 July, Friday 8 August, Friday 5 September 2014
Time:
Begins at 18:00 on each day, approx. 30 mins. in length
Location
Auditorium, National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo (B2 Floor)
Lecturer:
Takashi Iizuka (Assistant Curator, The National Museum of Western Art)
Audience:
Limited to first 140 participants. Lectures are free, however Special Exhibition tickets are required.
Please assemble at the Auditorium 30-mins prior to the start time.

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Jacques Callot : Theater of Realism and Fantasy

Slide Talks

Dates:
Friday 11 April, Friday 25 April, Friday 16 May, Friday 30 May 2014
Time:
Begins at 18:00 on each day, approx. 30 mins. in length
Location
Auditorium, National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo (B2 Floor)
Lecturer:
Asuka Nakada (Assistant Curator, The National Museum of Western Art)
Audience:
Limited to first 140 participants. Lectures are free, however Special Exhibition tickets are required.
Please assemble at the Auditorium 30-mins prior to the start time.

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2013

Monet, An Eye for Landscapes: Innovation in 19th Century French Landscape Paintings

Slide Talks

Dates:
Friday 13 December 2013, Friday 17 January, Friday 7 February, 2014
Time:
Begins at 18:00 on each day, approx. 30 mins. in length
Location
Auditorium, National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo (B2 Floor)
Lecturer:
Megumi Jingaoka (Curator, The National Museum of Western Art)
Audience:
Limited to first 140 participants. Lectures are free, however Special Exhibition tickets are required.
Please assemble at the Auditorium 30-mins prior to the start time.

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Inside and Outside, the Two Faces of Spanish Informalism in the Collections of the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía

Gallery Talks

Dates:
Friday 4 October, Friday 15 November, Friday 20 December
Time:
Begins at 18:00 on each day, approx. 20 mins. in length
Meeting Point:
New wing, National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo
Please assemble at the New wing prior to the start time
Lecturer:
Yusuke Kawase (Assistant Curator, The National Museum of Western Art)

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Michelangelo Buonarroti
The Making of a Genius and the 500th Anniversary of the Sistine Chapel

Slide Talks

Dates:
Friday 13 September, Friday 27 September, Friday 11 October, Friday 25 October, Friday 1 November 2013
Time:
Begins at 18:00 on each day, approx. 30 mins. in length
Location:
Auditorium, National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo (B2 Floor)
Lecturer:
Maho Tomooka(Graduate school of Fine Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts)
Audience:
Limited to first 140 participants. Lectures are free, however Special Exhibition tickets are required.
Please assemble at the Auditorium 30-mins prior to the start time.

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Raffaello

Slide Talks

Dates:
Friday 15 March, Friday 29 March, Friday 12 April, Friday 26 April, Friday 17 May 2013
Time:
Begins at 18:00 on each day, approx. 30 mins. in length
Location:
Auditorium, National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo (B2 Floor)
Lecturer:
Shizuka Nishikawa(graduate school of Keio University, Assistant for the exhibition)
Audience:
Limited to first 140 participants. Lectures are free, however Special Exhibition tickets are required.
Please assemble at the Auditorium 30-mins prior to the start time.

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2012

From Renaissance to Rococo. Four Centuries of European Drawing, Painting and Sculpture.

Slide Talks

Dates:
Friday 22 June, Friday 27 July, Friday 10 August, Friday 24 August 2012
Time:
Begins at 18:00 on each day, approx. 30 mins. in length
Location:
Auditorium, National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo (B2 Floor)
Lecturer:
Makiko Kawai (Graduate School of Tokyo University of the Arts)
Audience:
Limited to first 140 participants. Lectures are free, however Special Exhibition tickets are required.
Please assemble at the Auditorium 30-mins prior to the start time.

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Hubert Robert - Les jardins du Temps

Slide Talks

Dates:
Friday 16 March, Friday 20 April, Friday 11 May 2012
Time:
Begins at 18:00 on each day, approx. 30 mins. in length
Location:
Auditorium, National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo (B2 Floor)
Lecturer:
Megumi Jingaoka (Curator, National Museum of Western Art)
Audience:
Limited to first 140 participants. Lectures are free, however Special Exhibition tickets are required. Please assemble at the Auditorium 30-mins prior to the start time.

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2011

Goya: Luces y Sombras. Obras Maestras del Museo del Prado
Goya: Lights and Shadows. Masterpieces of the Museo del Prado

Slide Talks

Dates:
Friday 4 November, Friday 18 November, Friday 9 December, Friday 13 January 2012
Time:
Begins at 18:00 on each day, approx. 30 mins. in length
Location:
Auditorium, National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo (B2 Floor)
Lecturer:
Yui Toyota (Research Fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Graduate School, Waseda University)
Audience:
Limited to first 140 participants. Lectures are free, however Special Exhibition tickets are required.
Please assemble at the Auditorium 30-mins prior to the start time.

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The Body Beautiful in Ancient Greece
from the British Museum

Slide Talks

Dates:
Friday 15 July, Friday 12 August, Friday 26 August, Friday 9 September
Time:
Begins at 11:00 on each day, approx. 40 mins. in length
Location:
Auditorium, National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo (B2 Floor)
Lecturer:
Takashi Iizuka (Assistant Curator, The National Museum of Western Art)
Audience:
Limited to first 140 participants. Lectures are free, however Special Exhibition tickets are required.
Please assemble at the Auditorium 30-mins prior to the start time.

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Rembrandt
The Quest for Chiaroscuro

Slide Talks

Dates:
Friday 25 March canceled, Friday 8 April canceled,
Friday 22 April 14:00~, Friday 13 May 14:00~, Friday 3 June 14:00~
Time:
Begins at 11:00 on each day, approx. 40 mins. in length
Location:
Auditorium, National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo (B2 Floor)
Lecturer:
Yasuyuki Takashiro (Assistant Curator)
Audience:
Limited to first 140 participants. Lectures are free, however Special Exhibition tickets are required.
Please assemble at the Auditorium 30-mins prior to the start time.

Movie and Talks

After talks of Senior Curator of NMWA Akira Kofuku, two Movies related to this exhibition will be shown.

Saturday 9 April 14:00~16:0013:30~15:30   "Hollands Licht" 94min DVD

Saturday 14 May 14:00~16:30   "The New Rijksmuseum" 117min DVD

Location:
Auditorium, National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo (B2 Floor)
Audience:
Limited to first 140 participants. Movie and Talks are free, however Special Exhibition tickets are required.
To attend:
This Event will be open to the first 140 people.
Pick up Attendance tickets at the Information Center starting at 12:00 noon on the day of the event.
The auditorium entrance is part the entrance to the exhibition Galleries (B1F) and the Auditorium will open at 30 minutes prior to each events.

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2010

Albrecht Dürer Religion/Portraits/Nature Prints and Drawings

Dates:
Friday 5 November, Friday 19 November, Friday 3 December, Friday 17 December
Time:
Begins at 18:00 on each day, approx. 40 mins. in length
Meeting Point:
Auditorium, National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo (B2 floor)
Audience:
Limited to first 50 participants (participation is free of charge, however, an exhibition admission ticket is required)
Please assemble at the Auditorium prior to the start time.

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Masterpieces from the Museum of Capodimonte in Naples, from Renaissance to Baroque

Dates:
Friday 2 July, Friday 23 July 23, Friday 6 August 6, Friday 20 August, Friday 10 September
Time:
18:00 – (approximately 40 minutes each session)
Lecturer:
Kayoko Ichikawa (Graduate student, Keio University)
Location:
Auditorium, National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo (B2 floor)
Audience:
Limited to first 140 visitors. Lectures are free, however Special Exhibition tickets are required.

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Exhibition of  Frank Brangwyn In commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the National Museum of Western Art and the 55th Anniversary of Nippon Television Network Corporation.

Dates:
Friday 5 March, Friday 26 March, Friday 9 April, Friday 23 April, Friday 14 May
Time:
18:00 – (approximately 40 minutes each session)
Lecturer:
Sachiko Oguma (Guest Researcher, National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo)
Location:
Auditorium, National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo (B2 floor)
Audience:
Limited to first 140 visitors. Lectures are free, however Special Exhibition tickets are required.

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2009

L'eredità dell' Impero romano
In commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the National Museum of Western Art and the 55th Anniversary of Nippon Television Network Corporation.

Dates:
Friday 9 October, Friday 30 October, Friday 13 November, Friday 27 November
Time:
18:00 – (approximately 40 minutes each session)
Lecturer:
Takashi Iizuka (Curatorial Department, NMWA)
Location:
Auditorium, National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo (B2 floor)
Audience:
Limited to first 145 visitors. Lectures are free, however Special Exhibition tickets are required.

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国立西洋美術館開館50周年記念事業
かたちは、うつる―国立西洋美術館所蔵版画展

Guided talks explaining the highlights of the exhibition and major works will be conducted in the galleries on the following Fridays during the museum's late evening opening hours.

Dates:
Friday 10 July, Friday 7 August
Time:
Each day at 18:00 (approximately 40 minutes in length)
Guide:
Atsushi Shinfuji (Curator, NMWA)
Audience limit:
First 50 people (free of charge, but exhibition admission ticket required)
Meeting place:
Please gather in the Auditorium (B2F)

LES RÉVOLUTIONS DE L’ÂGE CLASSIQUE : LA PEINTURE EUROPÉENNE DU XVIIème SIÉCLE DANS LES COLLECTIONS DU MUSÉE DU LOUVRE
In commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the National Museum of Western Art and the 55th Anniversary of Nippon Television Network Corporation.

Dates:
Friday 6 March, Friday 27 March, Friday 10 April, Friday 24 April, Friday 8 May, Friday 22 May 2009
Time:
18:00 – (approximately 40 minutes each session)
Lecturer:
Takashiro Yasuyuki (Assistant for the exhibition, graduate student, Keio University)
Location:
Auditorium, National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo (B2 floor)
Audience:
Limited to first 145 visitors. Lectures are free, however Special Exhibition tickets are required.

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2008

Vilhelm Hammershøi: The Poetry of Silence

Dates:
10 October (Fri.), 24 October (Fri.), 7 November (Fri.), 21 November (Fri.)
Lecturers:
Naoki Sato (Curator, NMWA), Kenji Yorozuya (Graduate School of Osaka University)

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Corot:Souvenirs et Variations

Dates:
June 20 (Fri.), July 11 (Fri.), July 25 (Fri.), Aug. 8 (Fri.), Aug. 22 (Fri.)
Speaker:
Suzuki Nobuko (Graduate School of Tokyo University of the Arts)

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La “Venere di Urbino”. 
Mito e immagine di una Dea dall’antichita al Rinascimento

Date:
March 14(Fri),March 21(Fri),April 11(Fri),April 25(Fri),May 9(Fri)
Speaker:
Kobayashi Akiko (Graduate School of Keio University)
Watanabe Shinsuke (Curator, NMWA)

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