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Tour & Toast | “Meiji Modern: Fifty Years of New Japan”

Date & Time

Thu. Aug. 22, 2024 6:15 PM-7:15 PM
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Location Main Campus | Beck Building

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Tour & Toast | “Meiji Modern: Fifty Years of New Japan”

Date & Time

Thu. Aug. 22, 2024 6:15 PM-7:15 PM
This event has passed

Location Main Campus | Beck Building

Parking at Beck Garage
Drop off at Beck Building

Summer 2024
Join fellow art enthusiasts for a private group tour of Meiji Modern: Fifty Years of New Japan. Come see and learn about Japan’s Meiji era (1868–1912). The exhibition explores themes including the role of the sea in Japanese culture; the changing gender roles of the period; the nation’s religion, traditions, and myths; and plants and animals embraced internationally as motifs for export. Following the tour, head over to Cafe Leonelli for a complimentary drink. 

Tickets

  • $24 per person
  • $20 for MFAH members

Plan Your Visit

  • Tickets include admission to the MFAH Permanent Collections and all special exhibitions.
  • No need to find a group on your own to book this tour.
  • Meet in the lobby of the Beck Building.
  • Parking Information | Museum Hours | MFAH Campus Map

Questions?
Contact [email protected] or 713.639.7878.

Email Your Questions [email protected]

“Meiji Modern: Fifty Years of New Japan” is organized by the Japanese Art Society of America (JASA), with funds provided by JASA members, to celebrate its 50th Anniversary, in collaboration with the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.

In Houston, major support is provided by:
Bobbie Nau

Additional generous support is provided by:
Kathy and Glen Gondo
Frank and Michelle Hevrdejs
Mitsubishi Corporation (Americas)
Anne and Albert Chao
Daikin Comfort Technologies 
Marty and Kathy Goossen
Milton D. Rosenau, Jr. and Dr. Ellen R. Gritz
Dr. Ritsuko Komaki
Local Foods Group
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America, Inc.
Mitsui & Co. (U.S.A.), Inc.
Miwa Sakashita and Dr. John R. Stroehlein
Sumitomo Corporation of Americas
Nanako and Dale Tingleaf

The exhibition catalogue is made possible with funds provided by The E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation and The Mary Griggs Burke Center for Japanese Art, Columbia University.