Art and Culture
TIFO supports exhibitions of Japanese arts and culture held at museums and galleries, and other activities that introduce Japanese arts and culture to communities outside Japan.
- The Americas
- The Americas
- Europe
- Europe, Middle East And Africa
- Asia
- Asia and Oceania
- Japan
- Japan
The projects shown on this page are those that were awarded grants at the start of the fiscal year. Their schedules and completion will be affected by circumstances, particularly the impact of the coronavirus, and some may be modified or rescheduled.
2012
The Americas
- Quebec Museum of Civilization
- Exhibition on "Japan : Tradition. Innovation" (April 4, 2012-January 27, 2013)
The Americas
- Asia Society
- Exhibition on "Kamakura : Realism & Spirituality in the Sculpture of Japan"
The Americas
- Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble
- Noh Training Project (July 16-August 4, 2012)
The Americas
- Japan Society of Boston
- "Sakura Festival 2012" (March-May, 2012)
The Americas
- Mead Art Museum
- Exhibition on "Re-Inventing Tokyo : Japan's Largest City in the Artistic Imagination"
The Americas
- The Textile Museum
- Exhibition on "Woven Treasures of Japan's Tawaraya Workshop" (April 1-August 12, 2012)
The Americas
- Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
- Digitalization of the museum's Edo-era books
The Americas
- The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art
- Exhibition on "Deco-Japan : Shaping Art and culture, 1920-1945" (June 14-September 30, 2012)
Europe
- Victoria and Albert Museum (UK)
- Sample boards of the Maki-e process manufactured by Murose Kazumi to be exhibited in the V&A Furniture Study Galleries
Europe
- The British Museum (UK)
- Conservation of Japanese illustrated books in the 17th-20th centuries
Europe
- Museum of Japanese Art & Technology Manggha (Poland)
- Publication of a catalogue of woodblock-prints and printed albums concerning the Ako affair and the Chushingura subjects (December 2012)
Europe
- Committee for the Biennale, Town of Vallauris (France)
- Japanese themed exhibition: "Arts of Fire, Pleasure of Form: Contemporary Japanese Porcelain" (July-November 2012)
Asia
- Sogetsu Ikebana Aibi (China)
- Demonstration of flower arrangement and performance of Japanese drums (June, 2012)
Asia
- Wall Art Project (India)
- Making wall arts and holding Workshops (February, 2013 )
Asia
- Karakuri Culture Exhibition Executive Committee
- Exhibition on "Karakuri Art in Seoul –Japanese traditional technique, beauty and spirit" (November, 2012 and January, 2013)
Asia
- Art Gallery of New South Wales (Australia)
- Symposium on "the Rinpa Style : Japanese art and design symposium" (June 23, 2012)
Japan
- Tokyo National Museum
- Production of the English version of half-an-hour navigation of the Gallery of Horyuji Treasures (January 2013)