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      Past Exhibition

      Japanomania! Japanese Art Goes Global

      On view March 31, 2018 to January 5, 2025

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      Monday

      10 am–5 pm

      Tuesday

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      Wednesday

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      Thursday

      10 am–5 pm

      Friday

      10 am–5 pm

      Saturday

      10 am–5 pm

      Sunday

      10 am–5 pm

      Monday

      10 am–5 pm

      Tuesday

      Closed

      Wednesday

      Closed

      Thursday

      10 am–5 pm

      Friday

      10 am–5 pm

      Saturday

      10 am–5 pm

      Sunday

      10 am–5 pm

      Discover the beauty and complex stories behind PEM’s celebrated Japanese export art collection.

      The installation takes visitors on a journey through time — from the arrival of Portuguese merchants in the 1500s through Japan’s emergence on the world stage in the late 19th century and beyond. Throughout, the story is punctuated with stunning works of art, including extraordinary loans from a private collection and many objects on view for the first time since PEM’s 2016 exhibition Asia in Amsterdam. Located in the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation Gallery.

      Share your impressions with us on social media using #Japanomania.

      Japanomania! Japanese Art Goes Global is made possible by the generous support of an anonymous donor, the late Mrs. Lammot du Pont Copeland and The Lee and Juliet Folger Fund.

      ABOVE IMAGE: Sanrio Company, Ltd. Hello Kitty rotary telephone, 1980s. Plastic, metal, and electrical components. Museum purchase. 2018.4.1
      Artists in Arita, Incense holder, about 1690, Porcelain and lacquered silver. Gift of the estate of Mrs. Lammot du Pont Copeland, 2001. AE85878.A

      Artists in Arita, Incense holder, about 1690, Porcelain and lacquered silver. Gift of the estate of Mrs. Lammot du Pont Copeland, 2001. AE85878.A

      Virtual gallery tour

      Click to embark on a 360° tour of Japanomania! Japanese Art Goes Global. Just click on the rings to move throughout the space and use your mouse or keyboard to zoom in/out and to look all around.

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