The Three-Thousandfold Universe: 130 Masterpieces from the Nara National Museum
Thu, Jun 12
|Online
n celebration of the 130th Anniversary of the Narahaku (Nara National Museum), which is highly renowned for its Buddhist art, join us to learn about some of the collection's masterpieces which have recently been published in the art book "The Three-Thousandfold Universe."
Time & Location
Jun 12, 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Online
About the event
The Three-Thousandfold Universe:
130 Masterpieces from the Nara National Museum
THURSDAY, JUNE 12 | 6PM EDT
FRIDAY, JUNE 13 | 7AM JST
Hosted online via Zoom
(Zoom link will be in your confirmation email)
This year marks 130 years since the Narahaku (Nara National Museum) was established on April 29, 1895, a museum that has since become highly renowned for its Buddhist art. In commemoration of the 130th anniversary, the museum's curators and photographer Tomohiro Muda selected 130 masterpieces from its collection of about 2,000 works and Muda captured them in the recently published art book The Three-Thousandfold Universe: 130 Masterpieces from the Nara National Museum.
Join us to hear from the photographer, Tomohiro Muda, the Chief Curator of Buddhist Decorative Art at the Nara National Museum, Kakuyuki Mita, and the Chief Editor of Kyuryudo Art Publishing, Kyoko Shimizu.
You can purchase a copy of this beautiful bilingual photography book of Buddhist art here.
This is a free, hour-long presentation hosted on Zoom.