06/11/2024 - 23/03/2025Zodiac Netsuke: Animals of the Japanese Zodiac in Miniature
Dive into the world of Japanese netsuke in the shape of the twelve zodiac animals. Tiny sculptures carved from materials such as wood, ivory and metal, netsuke were used by men during the Edo period (1615–1868), as toggles to secure personal items – money pouches, compartmented boxes (inrō), and writing and smoking accessories.
01/04/2024 - 31/03/2025City Life and Salon Culture in Kyoto and Osaka, 1770–1900
From the late 18th century into the beginning of the modern era, artistic creation and scholarship blossomed in two important and neighbouring Japanese cities: Kyoto and Osaka. This display at the British Museum is one of the results of a three-year collaborative international research project exploring salon culture in these two Japanese cities.
09/01/2025 - 03/05/2025Kyoto
Welcome to the Kyoto Conference Centre, 11 December 1997. The nations of the world are in deadlock and 11 hours have passed since the UN’s landmark climate conference should have ended. Time is running out and agreement feels a world away. The greatest obstacle: American oil lobbyist and master strategist, Don Pearlman… Kyoto, featuring Togo Igawa, is a new political thriller brought to you by the Royal Shakespeare Company and Good Chance.