The Hirayama Ikuo Silk Road Museum will celebrate its 20th anniversary in 2024.
To commemorate this milestone, the museum will hold the exhibition “Ikuo Hirayama: The Transmission of Buddhism and Traces of His Journeys.” The exhibition will feature The Transmission of Buddhism (1959), which marked the starting point of Ikuo Hirayama’s artistic career, as well as early works such as Southern Route of Tianshan at Night, presented the following year. It will also include the “Life of the Buddha” series, works depicting various regions along the Silk Road, and materials related to Hirayama’s creative process.
With special cooperation from the Saku Municipal Museum of Modern Art and the Hirayama Ikuo Museum of Art, this exhibition looks back on Ikuo Hirayama’s early creative years and introduces the richly varied world of his paintings.
● Exhibition Title:
20th Anniversary of the Museum / 70th Anniversary of Yamanashi Broadcasting System
“Ikuo Hirayama: The Transmission of Buddhism and Traces of His Journeys”
● Exhibition Period:
Saturday, March 23 – Monday, September 9, 2024
*Some works will be changed from May 9.
● Venue:
Hirayama Ikuo Silk Road Museum
1st Floor: Exhibition Rooms 2, 3, and 5
2nd Floor: Exhibition Room 6
● Opening Hours:
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
*Admission until 30 minutes before closing.
*Open every day during the exhibition period.
● Admission:
Adults: ¥1,200
High school and university students: ¥800
Elementary and junior high school students: Free
● Organized by:
Hirayama Ikuo Silk Road Museum Foundation; The Yamanashi Nichinichi Shimbun and Yamanashi Broadcasting System
● Special Cooperation:
Saku Municipal Museum of Modern Art; Hirayama Ikuo Museum of Art; Hayano Corporation
● Supported by:
Yamanashi Prefecture; Yamanashi Prefectural Board of Education; Hokuto City; Hokuto City Board of Education; Asahi Shimbun Kofu General Bureau; Yomiuri Shimbun Kofu General Bureau; Shinano Mainichi Shimbun; Yatsugatake Journal; TV Yamanashi; FM Fuji; FM Yatsugatake
