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The Morikami Museum offers a variety of educational programs for all ages. Providing informative and unique experiences in learning Japanese culture through classes, workshops, lectures, family programs, cultural demonstrations, and educational outreach. In addition, gallery talks, discussions, videos and film showings are held in conjunction with the lecture series and exhibits, enhancing and adding a new dimension to the educational programming.
Classes
The Morikami Museum offers an assortment of classes taught by experienced instructors in the arts of bonsai, flower arrangement (ikebana), Japanese tea ceremony (sado), Japanese language and other cultural aspects.
Workshops
The Museum features workshops on diverse cultural arts taught by local and guest instructors. Workshops offered include taiko drumming, Japanese tea ceremony, sushi making, Japanese garden design and more.
Lecture Series
The Morikami's special presentations focus on a variety of topics related to Japan's culture and society. Guest speakers from academic, literary, art and international circles cover exhibit-related and general interest topics focusing on the humanities.
Family Programs
Weekend family programs are open workshops that explore the everyday culture of Japan through simple craft making.
Cultural Demonstrations
Demonstrations in Japanese cultural arts lets the audience experience a rare and unique taste of Japan. Demonstrations of Sado, the Japanese tea ceremony, are performed by Japanese masters on a monthly basis from October through June in the Seishin-an tea house. Join us for our new cultural demonstration, Demonstration of Koto, and listen to the tranquil sounds of this stringed instrument demonstrated by instructor Mrs. Yoshiko Carlton.
Educational Outreach
Outreach programs are designed to promote understanding of Japanese culture through hands-on activities, presentations and interactive discussions tailored to meet the needs of schools, businesses or groups at their own locations.
For a complete listing of programs, please click here for our calendar of events.
*2010-2011 NEWS UPDATE*
• Where did Godzilla come from? What were those weird creatures
that Ultraman often fought to save the citizens of Japan? Learn
about Kaiju, Japanese monsters, from our guest speakers
Professor James B. Levy and Mark Nagata on October 6, 2010.
Click here for more details.
• Check out our new workshop, Fun with Japanese Writing, and learn
how to write Japanese characters: hiragana, katakana, and kanji.
• Do you like music? Come to our Demonstration of Koto and learn
about this unique stringed instrument and listen to its captivating and
tranquil sounds demonstrated by koto teacher, Mrs. Yoshiko Carlton.
• Learn Japanese! Now offered on Saturdays!
Classes available on Tuesdays and Saturdays. Click here to view our
class schedule. Click on Calendar to begin your registration process.
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