Exhibitions

"50"

Contemporary Japanese Prints

This exhibition, celebrating the Jubilee year of the Tikotin Museum of Japanese Art, is the outcome of the initiative of the Yoseido Gallery in Tokyo and the Tikotin Museum.

Saturday, 20.11.10
Saturday, 25.06.11
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Coptic Textiles from Egypt

In Ancient Times

"Coptic Textiles" is the term generally used for a class of decorated textiles from the 4th - 13th centuries CE, discovered in Egypt in a good state of preservation due to the hot, dry climate of that country.

Saturday, 25.12.10
Sunday, 15.05.11
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War of the Languages: Founding of the Technion/Technikum

The establishment of the Technikum (now the Technion) at the beginning of the 20th century is considered as one of the most important events in the history of Haifa city.

Saturday, 12.03.11
Saturday, 30.07.11
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The Art of Bonsai

he Japanese word "bonsai" (盆栽) is written with two Chinese characters: 'bon' meaning tray, and ‘sai' meaning planting - i.e. ‘planting in a tray'.

Sunday, 03.04.11
Saturday, 30.04.11
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Saturday, 28.05.11
Sunday, 07.08.11
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YAKUSHA-E

"All the World's a Stage"

The exhibition presents woodblock prints of the Yakusha-e (役者絵) genre - depictions of Kabuki (歌舞伎) actors by the most esteemed artists dealing with this subject.

Monday, 01.08.11
Sunday, 20.11.11
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SURIMONO

The collections of the Tikotin Museum of Japanese Art include some 500 surimono prints (摺物, surimono: "something printed"), most of them from the collection of the Museum's founder, Felix Tikotin.

Saturday, 13.08.11
Saturday, 26.11.11
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Mikio Toki

Artist of the Edo Kite

Mikio Toki, who was born in 1950, studied graphic design at the University of Design in Tokyo. He learned the art of the kite from the artist Katsuhisa Ota (1902-1989), and he has been making traditional Edo kites since 1970.

Saturday, 13.08.11
Saturday, 26.11.11
More info: 04-6030800

Sailing Ships of the 18th Century in the Print-Maker's Art

Many prints in the collection of the National Maritime Museum depict the development of shipping and naval engagements. During the 18th century important modifications were made in the construction of sailing ships, including sails and naval artillery.

Saturday, 20.08.11
Tuesday, 06.03.12
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Shana Tovas

The History of Greeting Cards for the Jewish New Year

For many decades, New Year's greeting cards were an inseparable part of life in Israel. Along with wishes for a good new year, the captions on these cards expressed a variety of hopes: local and world peace, the return of all Jews to their homeland, and numerous other wishes for a better life.

Tuesday, 06.09.11
Saturday, 07.01.12
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