![]() The museum holds the world’s largest international folk art collection of more than 150,000 objects from six continents and over 150 nations, representing a broad range of global artists whose artistic expressions make Santa Fe an international crossroads of culture. Programs and exhibits are generously supported by the Museum of New Mexico Foundation, through the generous support of donors.įounded in 1953 by Florence Dibell Bartlett, the Museum of International Folk Art’s mission is to shape a humane world by connecting people through creative expression and artistic traditions. The Museum of International Folk Art is a division of the Department of Cultural Affairs, under the leadership of the Board of Regents for the Museum of New Mexico. During Sensory Sensitivity Hours, MOIFA extends a special invitation to learners with special needs to explore the Ghost House with their families when the exhibit is altered to reduce extra stimuli.Ībout the Museum of International Folk Art: MOIFA is committed to offering an interactive experience that is accessible to all. WORLD OF DEMONS USHI ONI FREESensory Sensitivity Hours during NM Resident Free Sundays for "The Yokai Library." Acquaint yourself with all manner of monsters in anticipation of MOIFA’s Yokai: Ghosts and Demons of Japan exhibition. Join us on Sunday, December 1 from 10 a.m. (Youth 16 and under and Museum of New Mexico Foundation members are always free.) New Mexico residents admitted FREE the first Sunday of each month. artist Joel Nakamura will be leading a Yokai drawing workshop in the Atrium. along with Satori Murata who will be sharing Japanese ghost stories. Joe Hayes, American author and storyteller of the folklore from the American Southwest, will tell New Mexican ghost stories from 1 to 2 p.m. In addition to participatory gallery crafts, the exhibition will include an immersive obake yashiki (a Japanese “ghost house”), a popular form of entertainment in Japanese amusement parks. Location: Museum of International Folk Art, 706 Camino Lejo, on Museum Hill in Santa Fe, NM 87505. Yokai: Ghosts and Demons of Japan Public Opening Yokai: Ghosts and Demons of Japan is organized by Felicia Katz-Harris, senior curator and curator of Asian folk art.įor more information, visit the original release. Perhaps, like the people of 16 th century Japan, today’s society still seeks to explain the strange and unknown pieces of the human experience. Through Yokai: Ghosts and Demons of Japan, museum guests may contemplate what pop-culture looked like centuries ago, and why contemporary entertainment carried these supernatural figures into current media. The Museum of International Folk Art brings yokai to the United States so that audiences might glean insight and an appreciation for Japanese art and literature, as well as its influence on contemporary Japanese popular culture. The museum will also partner with artist Kono Junya of Kyoto-based art collective, Hyakuyōbako (“Box of 100 Yokai”) to create an immersive obake yashiki, (a Japanese-style ghost house). While many of these items come from the existing permanent collection, the museum will collaborate with major institutions including the newly opened Yumoto Koichi Memorial Yokai Museum in Miyoshi City (Hiroshima Prefecture). Contemporary folk art includes works from master artists of Noh masks and Awa Ningnyo Jururi (puppets). In addition, the exhibit will include demon festivals such as the Ushioni festival of Uwajima and the Namahage festival of Oga. The Museum of International Folk Art’s exhibit features scroll paintings, woodblock prints, and kimonos as well as costumes, puppets, and masks used in classical theatrical performances. These ghost and demon images have surfaced throughout Japanese history, and have even influenced modern entertainment and popular culture. They gained popularity beyond religious contexts, beginning perhaps as early as the Muromachi period (1392-1573). Yokai are supernatural beings (like ghosts, demons, ogres, shapeshifters, and monsters) and strange, unexplainable phenomena. The Museum of International Folk Art will be one of the first museums to present a large-scale yokai-centered exhibition in the United States. Information on the public opening and associated programming included below. (Santa Fe, New Mexico) – The Museum of International Folk Art (MOIFA) presents Yokai: Ghosts and Demons of Japan, opening Decemand running until January 10, 2021. ![]()
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