Special Presentation “Cattleya Rhapsody – Orchids Blossom Colombia Version”
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The JP Tower Museum INTERMEDIATHEQUE (IMT) will be holding a special presentation “Cattleya Rhapsody – Orchids Blossom Colombia Version”.
This exhibition in Tokyo is an international collaboration between the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Bogotá (a cultural entity of UNIMINUTO), Colombia and the University Museum, the University of Tokyo (UMUT) realized through the Mobilemuseum project, as part of the tenth anniversary celebration of Intermediatheque.
As a Colombian version of the “Orchids Blossom” exhibition series, which focuses on the natural history of orchids, this exhibition introduces a selection of botanical arts made in Colombia from the late 18th to the early 19th century by the botanist Mutis, who led a botanical expedition in Colombia, including that of Cattleya trianae, the current national flower of Colombia, and other orchids that have been rarely introduced in Japan and that are distinctive of the “Mutis style”. Also on display will be colored woodblock prints of Japanese paintings depicting Colombian and other Latin American orchids from A Record of an Orchid Collection, picture prints of foreign orchids cultivated in Kyoto by businessman Kaga Shōtarō, in the first half of the 20th century. The newly acquired collection of UMUT, A Record of an Orchid Collectio will be changed periodically during the exhibition period to showcase the diversity of Cattleya trianae and other Colombian cattleyas and their artificial hybrids.
Key Information
Title: Special Presentation “Cattleya Rhapsody – Orchids Blossom Colombia Version”
Dates: February 7 – June 4, 2023
Opening Hours: 11:00-18:00 (until 20:00 on Fridays and Saturdays) *Opening hours may change.
Closed: Mondays (or the following Tuesday if Monday is a National Holiday). February 20-27. May close irregularly.
Venue: Intermediatheque 2F [FIRST SIGHT (GUIMET ROOM)]
Organizers: The University Museum, the University of Tokyo (UMUT) + Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Bogotá / Entidad cultural de UNIMINUTO
Address: KITTE 2-3F, 2-7-2 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JAPAN
Admission: Free of charge
Access: JR lines and Tokyo Metro Marunouchi line Tokyo Station (Marunouchi South Exit). Nijubashimae Station (Exit 4) on the Chiyoda Line (about 2 minutes on foot).
Exhibition Page
http://www.intermediatheque.jp/en/schedule/view/id/IMT0259
Contact
+81-47-316-2772
From Japan: 050-5541-8600 (NTT Hello Dial Service)