Final Days for Japanese Screen Art
Unfolding Beauty: Japanese Screens from the Cleveland Museum of Art ends its three-month summer run on Sept. 16. The exhibit features painted folding screens called byobu, which are used as portable walls and ceremonial decor in Japanese culture.
Byobu of birds, trees, flowers and animals, as well as Japanese landscapes highlight the exhibit. Some of the screens on display are nearly 500 years old.
The Cleveland Museum of Art is located at 11150 East Boulevard, University Circle, Cleveland. This exhibit is free. For more information, visit www.clemusart.org or call (216) 421-7340. The museum is open 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Tuesday-Sunday, and 10 a.m.- 9 p.m., Wednesday and Friday.
Japanese Cultural Festival
After viewing the Japanese screen art at the art museum, walk across Wade Oval for a celebration of Japanese culture at the Cleveland Natural History Museum on Sept. 15.
The events start at 10 a.m. and run through 5 p.m., and feature a Japanese tea ceremony, kendo and laido (sword-play) and karate demonstrations, a kimono fashion show and much more.
The events are free of charge with museum admission, and several hands-on workshops are available for additional fees. Those include an Ikebana (the art of Japanese flower arrangement) workshop ($20), an Oragami (the art of paper-folding) workshop ($20) and a Japanese cuisine demonstration ($20).
For more information, click to www.cmnh.org or call (216) 231-4600. The Cleveland Museum of Natural History is located at 1 Wade Oval, University Circle, Cleveland.
