Beauty of Use: The World of Ceramics

"Beauty of Use" refers to the beauty that resides in everyday utensils, as proposed by Soetsu Yanagi, the founder of the Mingei movement. This exhibition focuses on the beauty of use in ceramics and introduces works by artists who participated in the Mingei movement alongside Yanagi from the collection of the Shotoen Ceramic Museum. Works from Imari ware and Chinese and Korean ceramics will also be showcased.

Map & Location

Details about Beauty of Use: The World of Ceramics

Date & Time

6/25(Wed) 09:00～17:006/26(Thu) 09:00～17:006/27(Fri) 09:00～17:006/28(Sat) 09:00～17:006/29(Sun) 09:00～17:006/30(Mon) 09:00～17:007/2(Wed) 09:00～17:007/3(Thu) 09:00～17:007/4(Fri) 09:00～17:007/5(Sat) 09:00～17:007/6(Sun) 09:00～17:007/7(Mon) 09:00～17:007/9(Wed) 09:00～17:007/10(Thu) 09:00～17:007/11(Fri) 09:00～17:007/12(Sat) 09:00～17:007/13(Sun) 09:00～17:007/14(Mon) 09:00～17:007/16(Wed) 09:00～17:007/17(Thu) 09:00～17:007/18(Fri) 09:00～17:007/19(Sat) 09:00～17:007/20(Sun) 09:00～17:007/21(Mon) 09:00～17:007/23(Wed) 09:00～17:007/24(Thu) 09:00～17:007/25(Fri) 09:00～17:007/26(Sat) 09:00～17:007/27(Sun) 09:00～17:007/28(Mon) 09:00～17:007/30(Wed) 09:00～17:007/31(Thu) 09:00～17:008/1(Fri) 09:00～17:008/2(Sat) 09:00～17:008/3(Sun) 09:00～17:008/4(Mon) 09:00～17:008/6(Wed) 09:00～17:008/7(Thu) 09:00～17:008/8(Fri) 09:00～17:008/9(Sat) 09:00～17:008/10(Sun) 09:00～17:008/11(Mon) 09:00～17:008/13(Wed) 09:00～17:008/14(Thu) 09:00～17:008/15(Fri) 09:00～17:008/16(Sat) 09:00～17:008/17(Sun) 09:00～17:008/18(Mon) 09:00～17:008/20(Wed) 09:00～17:008/21(Thu) 09:00～17:008/22(Fri) 09:00～17:008/23(Sat) 09:00～17:008/24(Sun) 09:00～17:008/25(Mon) 09:00～17:008/27(Wed) 09:00～17:008/28(Thu) 09:00～17:008/29(Fri) 09:00～17:008/30(Sat) 09:00～17:008/31(Sun) 09:00～17:009/1(Mon) 09:00～17:009/3(Wed) 09:00～17:009/4(Thu) 09:00～17:009/5(Fri) 09:00～17:009/6(Sat) 09:00～17:009/7(Sun) 09:00～17:009/8(Mon) 09:00～17:00

Note

Closed on Tuesday. Last admission is until 16:30.

Venue

Shotoen Ceramic Museum

Address

2277-3 Shimoshima, Kamagari-cho, Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture

Fee

Admission fee: Adults 800 yen (640 yen), High school students 480 yen (380 yen), Junior high and elementary school students 320 yen (250 yen) * (The prices in parentheses are for groups of 20 or more)

parking

Use the free parking lot in front of the Kamagari Community Center.

Access

About 1 hour from Hiroshima Station / About 35 minutes from Kure Station via National Route 185 towards Takehara.

Access (Public)

Take the bus from the Hiro Station front bus stop on the Setonaika Kanko operation 'Eino Center / Okitomo Tenmangu bound' and get off at 'San-no-se' in Kamagari-cho.

Contact

0823-65-2900 （Shotoen）

URL

http://www.shimokamagari.jp/