Private Art Tour: Japanese Laborers in Hawai’i
VIEW EVENT DETAILSFor Members of Asia Society Switzerland only
Asia Society Switzerland invites you to a private tour of the exhibition «A Painting for the Emperor: Japanese Laborers on Sugar Plantations in Hawai’i» at the Johann Jacobs Museum guided by its director, Roger Buergel.
This exhibition is centered around a famous oil painting of Japanese Laborers working on a Hawaiian sugar cane plantation painted by J. Strong on commission to the Hawaiian King Kalākaua (1836- 1891), who intended it to be a personal gift to the Japanese emperor. After an extensive restoration by Japanese conservators, this exhibition displays the painting for the first time outside of Japan, reconstructing its historical context and the lives of its protagonists. The work will serve as the center of a wide-ranging exhibition that will feature several themes, all related to Japan at the end of the nineteenth century and the lives of ordinary Japanese citizens of the Meiji period.
Program
5.30pm – Doors open
6:00pm – Guided tour through the exhibition followed by a discussion of the themes of the exhibition
7.30pm – Apéro
Registration
This event is free of charge, however, there is limited seating. If you would like to participate, kindly register here.
This tour is for Asia Society Switzerland members only. How to become a member?
This exhibition was created in collaboration with the University of Zurich, Prof. Dr. Hans Bjarne Thomsen, Section for East Asian Art and Prof. Dr. Martin Dusinberre, Global History.
This event is held in cooperation with the Johann Jacobs Museum.
Event Details
Johann Jacobs Museum
Seefeldquai 17
8008 Zurich
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